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noun arch·di·o·cese \ (ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs , -ˌsēs , -ˌsēz \

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plural archdioceses play \-ˈdī-ə-sə-səz, -ˌsē-zəz, -ˈdī-ə-ˌsēz\

:the diocese of an archbishop

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play \ˌärch-dī-ˈä-sə-sən also -ˈdī-ə-ˌsē-sᵊn\ adjective

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Students enrolled at parish and regional Catholic elementary schools in the archdiocese are not affected by the negotiations.

— martha woodall, Philly.com, "Philly Archdiocese, Catholic high school teachers in talks as contract set to expire," 30 Aug. 2017
The Ethiers, Gary and Joyce Giannelli, and Suzanne Allen are challenging Archbishop Leonard P. Blair's pastoral plan that launched a series of mergers and closures of Roman Catholic parishes across three counties in the archdiocese.

— jordan otero sisson, Courant Community, "Parishes Challenging Archdiocesan Merger, Closure Plan," 25 Aug. 2017
The installation will take place during a special Mass. Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis Schnurr, who governs the archdiocese over all of Ohio and part of Michigan, will preside over the installation.

— emily bamforth, cleveland.com, "Excitement mounts as Cleveland diocese prepares to install new bishop: What you need to know," 15 Aug. 2017
Valdiza Carvalho, who coordinates migrant outreach for the local Catholic archdiocese, notes that the Warao’s choice of a campsite by the bus terminal was intended to draw people’s attention to their plight.

— david biller, Bloomberg.com, "Forced Into the City After 9,000 Years in the Jungle," 8 Aug. 2017
Monsignor Lentine was born on April 1, 1919 and was ordained a priest for the archdiocese on May 20, 1950.

— perry a. farrell, Detroit Free Press, "Monsignor Peter Lentine, oldest serving Archdiocese pastor in Detroit, dies at 98," 3 Aug. 2017
The Catholic archdiocese of Paris, however, is permitted to use it permanently for free.

— chanel vargas, Town & Country, "Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral is Crumbling and Short on Funds," 3 Aug. 2017
McKiernan's organization, which has no affiliation with the church, has published abuse documents from about a dozen archdioceses and religious orders.

— CBS News, "Netflix crime series "The Keepers" sparks calls for archdiocese to release priest's files," 19 July 2017
The archdiocese asked anyone with knowledge of inappropriate conduct by a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer to contact its confidential report line at 913-647-3051.

— judy l. thomas, kansascity, "KCK archdiocese suspends priest after two allegations of ‘boundary violations’," 18 July 2017

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