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Recent Examples of bishop
In 1992 a Nigerian bishop ordained three women as deacons, but the primate soon nullified those ordinations.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
In chess, which has a far smaller grid, a rook can move only horizontally and a bishop only diagonally, but Go pieces can be placed on any open space.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
Among them was Sandra Olewine, a bishop of the United Methodist Church’s California-Nevada Conference.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Primal Fear charts the story of a Chicago defense attorney who believes that his altar boy client is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
In chess, which has a far smaller grid, a rook can move only horizontally and a bishop only diagonally, but Go pieces can be placed on any open space.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
Among them was Sandra Olewine, a bishop of the United Methodist Church’s California-Nevada Conference.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Primal Fear charts the story of a Chicago defense attorney who believes that his altar boy client is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bishop
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During the service, the archbishop and priests carried a cross down the cathedral’s center aisle in an emotions-stirring moment for those who witnessed the traditional procession.—
Holly Andres,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rebuke by an archbishop known as one of the more conservative Catholic figures will come as a shock to many conservative Catholics.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Apr. 2026
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Plans began shortly after the Chicago native became pope in May.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, who is a close ally of Leo, told Reuters that the pope was taking up the mantle of a long line of popes who have urged world leaders to turn away from war.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 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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Phommasan, a native of Laos and abbot at a Buddhist temple in Snellville, was recently fitted with a prosthetic leg at Mercer University.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
20 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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Cohen is now the dean of the gerontology school at the University of Southern California, and his lab has identified many more peptides.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Courtney Crappell is the current dean of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 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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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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Now both prosper: Spider spins undisturbed in the cottage rafters, and Gout affixes herself to a prelate, condemning him to a life in bed.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The pastor said that over the past decade or so, the church has sent thousands of illicit Bibles in Farsi to Iran with a WhatsApp number written inside, so the retriever overseas can call or text for more information.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Mitchell is the senior pastor of Trinity Bible Church in Severna Park.—
Stephen Mitchell,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Bishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bishop. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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