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Recent Examples of bishop
The first pope from the United States responded to Gualtieri's remarks, affirming his commitment as bishop of Rome.
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Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 25 May 2025
Vance also gifted Leo XIV a copy of The City of God by the 5th-century bishop and theologian St. Augustine of Hippo, a notable gesture of commonality between the leaders.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2025
The 2018 deal was aimed at uniting the flock, regularizing the status of seven bishops who weren’t recognized by Rome and thawing decades of estrangement between China and the Vatican.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Chicago Tribune One of the many titles that Leo assumed when he was elected May 8 was bishop of Rome.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 25 May 2025
Vance also gifted Leo XIV a copy of The City of God by the 5th-century bishop and theologian St. Augustine of Hippo, a notable gesture of commonality between the leaders.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2025
The 2018 deal was aimed at uniting the flock, regularizing the status of seven bishops who weren’t recognized by Rome and thawing decades of estrangement between China and the Vatican.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Chicago Tribune One of the many titles that Leo assumed when he was elected May 8 was bishop of Rome.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bishop
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As the College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican in the coming weeks to elect Francis’ successor, Gomez, a mere archbishop, will stay home.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Growing up in that parish, Martinez experienced devotions and ritual on a grand scale, with elaborate ceremonies conducted by bishops, archbishops and cardinals.—
Ellen Skerrett,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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The New York Times took deep dive into the new pope’s lineage and found that his cousins include Madonna, Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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The move fit into the pope's broader understanding of martyr as a social justice concept, allowing those deemed to have been killed for doing God's work and following the gospel to be considered for sainthood.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2025
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They would be led by an older, more experienced person – an abbot.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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As the village abbot never far from the woods, or from Martine’s little dining room table, Jacques Develay manages the trick of utter simplicity in his motives and line readings.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 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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In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops’ Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations.—
Nicholas Rowan,
Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2020
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Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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Kim Elaine Barrett, the vice dean of research at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, said her school lost grants aimed at building a biomedical workforce that is more representative of the population.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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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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However, Panorama magazine maintained that the NSA picked up the prelates’ telephone conversations in the days preceding the conclave, giving them an idea of what might happen before the first vote.—
Time,
Time,
7 May 2025
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Parolin is an Italian prelate and one of the highest-ranking officials in the Roman Catholic Church.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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But some were accompanied by a pastor, volunteer or family member.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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Randy Adams is a pastor at Church on the Rock, a Protestant church about an hour from Kentucky’s capital, Frankfort.—
Lisa Fletcher,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2025
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“Bishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bishop. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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