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This United States Conference of Catholic Bishops call for an hour of prayer, which can be offered publicly or privately, went out to every bishop, priest and the laity, according to Rockford Diocese spokesperson Penny Wiegert.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Denver Catholic shared an announcement on Saturday welcoming their new bishop.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
After returning to Chicago, Hicks served as Cardinal Cupich’s vicar-general, or deputy, then as a bishop, and was known for unshowy efficiency.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Hicks, 58, who most recently was bishop of Joliet, Illinois, was appointed last month by Pope Leo, a fellow Chicagoan, signaling a more progressive New York archdiocese.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Denver Catholic shared an announcement on Saturday welcoming their new bishop.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
After returning to Chicago, Hicks served as Cardinal Cupich’s vicar-general, or deputy, then as a bishop, and was known for unshowy efficiency.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Hicks, 58, who most recently was bishop of Joliet, Illinois, was appointed last month by Pope Leo, a fellow Chicagoan, signaling a more progressive New York archdiocese.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bishop
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Meanwhile, the archbishop attends to his duties and the mayor attends to his.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hicks’s relative youth and low profile make his elevation to big-city archbishop significant.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
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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The late pope chose his papal name in honor of the medieval saint’s embrace of the poor and his teachings on the moral responsibility of caring for all creatures on Earth.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 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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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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Jahneel Small, chief of staff and special organizing projects for Educators for Excellence, worked as a teacher and dean of students for 17 years.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Prior to becoming interim principal, Misicka was Larkin’s assistant principal of culture and climate for six years and freshman dean of students for two years.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
13 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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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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Though discreet, their budding romance was no secret to her parents or the pastor.—
Yolanda Harris,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The pastor helmed a trust, of which Nathan Gingles was a co-trustee.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Bishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bishop. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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