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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Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Phil Helsel The archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis delivered a message of hope after today’s mass shooting.
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Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In March 2025, Cosby and the Rev. Shelton J. Fabre, archbishop of Louisville, announced the 34,000-square-foot building would be donated to Simmons College for educational use.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
Chicago archbishops have tried to rein in Pfleger.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
In 2021, the archbishop delivered the first of two formal apologies to the Sami people for the Church of Sweden's role in their oppression.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
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Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In March 2025, Cosby and the Rev. Shelton J. Fabre, archbishop of Louisville, announced the 34,000-square-foot building would be donated to Simmons College for educational use.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
Chicago archbishops have tried to rein in Pfleger.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
In 2021, the archbishop delivered the first of two formal apologies to the Sami people for the Church of Sweden's role in their oppression.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
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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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