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
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The archdiocese is planning significant property sales to fund the settlements.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Since 2009, the larger-than-life leader has served as New York's archbishop, overseeing the second-largest archdiocese in the nation.
—Jessica Moore, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
He was then made vicar general of the archdiocese in 2015 by the Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich.
—Connor Greene, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
Hicks grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago and was ordained as a priest for the archdiocese in 1994.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Since 2009, the larger-than-life leader has served as New York's archbishop, overseeing the second-largest archdiocese in the nation.
—Jessica Moore, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
He was then made vicar general of the archdiocese in 2015 by the Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich.
—Connor Greene, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
Hicks grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago and was ordained as a priest for the archdiocese in 1994.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Archdiocese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archdiocese. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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archdiocese
noun
arch·di·o·cese
(ˈ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs
-ˌsēz,
-ˌsēs
: the diocese of an archbishop
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