archdiocese

noun

arch·​di·​o·​cese (ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs 

-ˌsēs,

-ˌsēz

plural archdioceses (ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-sə-səz 

-ˌsē-zəz,

-ˈdī-ə-ˌsēz

: the diocese of an archbishop

archdiocesan

ˌärch-dī-ˈä-sə-sən 

 also  -ˈdī-ə-ˌsē-sᵊn

adjective

Examples of archdiocese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the Catholic archdiocese hunts for ways to contract, it’s been shedding churches wholesale and having no trouble finding buyers that are tuned to the doings — or undoing — of religious organizations. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025

Gomez saved his most stinging remarks for this Tuesday in his regular column for Angelus News, the archdiocese’s publication. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025

Sawicki criticized the archdiocese for deciding to sell instead of using St. Adalbert’s to grow its Catholic ranks. —Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025

On Friday, David Clohessy, volunteer director of Missouri SNAP, criticized the archdiocese for releasing little information about the investigation. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

archdiocese

noun

arch·​di·​o·​cese (ˈ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs 

-ˌsēz,

-ˌsēs

: the diocese of an archbishop