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Recent Examples of archbishop
Hicks’s relative youth and low profile make his elevation to big-city archbishop significant.
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Bishop Ronald Hicks will officially assume his new title as New York's archbishop at a service Friday afternoon.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Dolan served as the archbishop of New York since 2009.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Leo’s nomination of Hicks is his most significant appointment to the church in the United States since his election, with the archbishop of New York holding an important position on the national stage both in the church and across the US.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Bishop Ronald Hicks will officially assume his new title as New York's archbishop at a service Friday afternoon.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Dolan served as the archbishop of New York since 2009.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Leo’s nomination of Hicks is his most significant appointment to the church in the United States since his election, with the archbishop of New York holding an important position on the national stage both in the church and across the US.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archbishop
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Meanwhile, Cucculelli Shaheen introduced three detachable sleeve shapes — fluted, bishop and drop-shoulder — for mix-and-match styling opportunities.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The church’s bishop at the time was Walter McCollough, a fellow South Carolinian whom Jackson sometimes turned to for inspiration.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
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Before becoming pope, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost would also work out at the Vatican-area Omega gym two to three times a week, with hourlong sessions focusing especially on posture and cardiovascular health, according to his personal trainer at the time.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hicks will be formally appointed as the official document from the pope is read.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Phommasan, abbot of a temple in Snellville, Georgia, rejoined the monks near Washington and entered American University's arena in a wheelchair.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The most recent abbot, Father Charles Albanese, will be splitting time between Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey in Oregon and Santa Rita Abbey in Arizona.—
John Mossman,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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However, the bishops took the extra step of releasing a video of various prelates reading the message into the camera, a component that observers interpreted as an unusually direct and personal rebuke.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Dec. 2025
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The Colombian prelate also recognised the call for the Church to move faster in tackling abuse.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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Noelcius acknowledged that the issuance of the warrant did not follow normal procedures, which would involve an investigation and the participation of the dean of the courts.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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The message was sent from Pat Poitevien, vice president for campus life and student services, and Ethan Pollock, dean of the college.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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“Archbishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archbishop. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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