archbishop
noun
arch·bish·op
(ˌ)ärch-ˈbi-shəp 
: a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank
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Castro was among those arrested but was spared execution after appeals for leniency by an archbishop with ties to his family.
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Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
The charm of Pretorious’ tiny experiments quickly fades (even if the sequence depicting it is a stand-out, complete with an itty-bitty queen, archbishop, priest, devil, ballerina, and mermaid) — as his ambition pushes Frankenstein to once again challenge God.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
In the Residenz, the archbishop’s palace, stroll through the imposing state rooms, admiring the ceiling frescoes depicting the life of Alexander the Great.
—A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2024
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán O'Malley as archbishop of Boston on Monday and named the bishop of Providence, R.I., Richard Henning, to replace him as leader of one of the most important Catholic archdioceses in the United States.
—Nick Perry, arkansasonline.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
The charm of Pretorious’ tiny experiments quickly fades (even if the sequence depicting it is a stand-out, complete with an itty-bitty queen, archbishop, priest, devil, ballerina, and mermaid) — as his ambition pushes Frankenstein to once again challenge God.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
In the Residenz, the archbishop’s palace, stroll through the imposing state rooms, admiring the ceiling frescoes depicting the life of Alexander the Great.
—A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2024
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán O'Malley as archbishop of Boston on Monday and named the bishop of Providence, R.I., Richard Henning, to replace him as leader of one of the most important Catholic archdioceses in the United States.
—Nick Perry, arkansasonline.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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archbishop
noun
arch·bish·op
(ˈ)ärch-ˈbish-əp
: the bishop of highest rank in a group of dioceses
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