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Recent Examples of bishop
Churchgoers mourn beloved pastors People passing by the Pentecostal City Mission Church were overcome with emotion Friday after learning the horrific details of the crash that killed their beloved bishop and assistant pastor.
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Mark Prussin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The 2018 agreement stipulates that Beijing proposes candidates for bishop, which the pope can veto, though the full text has never been made public.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
In 1530 the Spanish bishop Bartolome de las Casas urged the Spanish Cortes to ban the enslavement of Indigenous persons.
—Bishop Peter A. Rosazza, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Trump unleashed a tirade against Pope Leo XIV after the pope delivered an antiwar message, leading John Dolan, the bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, to come to the pope’s defense.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Mark Prussin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The 2018 agreement stipulates that Beijing proposes candidates for bishop, which the pope can veto, though the full text has never been made public.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
In 1530 the Spanish bishop Bartolome de las Casas urged the Spanish Cortes to ban the enslavement of Indigenous persons.
—Bishop Peter A. Rosazza, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Trump unleashed a tirade against Pope Leo XIV after the pope delivered an antiwar message, leading John Dolan, the bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, to come to the pope’s defense.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bishop
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Thomas Wenski, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami, asked for the decision to be reviewed in an April 16 opinion piece published to the organization’s website.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The first female Anglican priests were ordained in 1994, its first female bishop in 2015, and now Mullally as the first archbishop of Canterbury.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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When the president goes low, the pope goes high.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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But what kind of president picks a fight with the pope?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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But when Niesen presented the plans to the abbot of the monastery, he was met with hesitation.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The abbot of Wat Saman Rattanaram in Chachoengsao province, about 50 miles east of Bangkok, warned that cremation services may have to be suspended.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
22 Mar. 2026
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The first is the strikingly Gothic diocesan throne, which sits in the cathedral choir and dates from the Victorian era.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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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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Possibly this was the case at élite law schools in the nineteen-nineties, where even the most obdurate deans could not afford to ignore their militant students indefinitely.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Many move around the country, going from deans to vice presidents, and on to president, and by that time they are conditioned to stay within the traditional behaviors of corporate expectations, where regularity is valued, and disruption is thought to create corporate liability.—
Matthew G. Andersson,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 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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Barron’s criticism of the president was a rare public disapproval from the prelate, Winona-Rochester diocese’s highest-ranking Catholic figure, who, for the most part, has had a comfortable relationship with the Trump administration.—
Matthew Stolle,
Twin Cities,
15 Apr. 2026
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George was a highly influential, politically astute prelate who died almost a decade before Leo XIV’s election.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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Kozak was appointed parish pastor in 2002, and served in that role until his retirement in 2015.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The pastor who's leading that refuge is also taking personal precautions.—
Irene Gonzalez,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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“Bishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bishop. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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