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Recent Examples of bishop
Last June, a month after becoming pope, Leo made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the agreement.
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
So how does the bishop of Rome and spiritual leader travel by air?
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the future pope was a bishop in Peru.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
And around 1389, the bishop of that region of France reported in a letter to the pope that an artist had confessed to making it.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
So how does the bishop of Rome and spiritual leader travel by air?
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the future pope was a bishop in Peru.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
And around 1389, the bishop of that region of France reported in a letter to the pope that an artist had confessed to making it.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bishop
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Thomas Wenski, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami, called for a review of the decision in an April 15 op-ed in the Miami Herald.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Its immediate background lay in the conflict over the new archbishop of Canterbury, whom Pope Innocent III had appointed in 1207.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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But when the real drama involving the pope is occurring thousands of miles and time zones away, being in the Vatican bubble is a somewhat jarring experience.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Trump later attempted to play down the comparison while refusing to apologize to the pope, but Catholic leaders nonetheless protested loudly against the post, which was later removed.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
16 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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Christina Economos, dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts, said diet is a primary driver of preventable disease.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dave Chappelle Has Long-Standing Ties to Yellow Springs Chappelle was raised in Maryland but spent summers in the village, where his father served as dean of students at Antioch College.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
17 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 show follows Nicky (Levy) and Morgan Dardano (Taylor Ortega), a pastor-and-teacher sibling duo from New Jersey who stumble into organized crime after Morgan steals a necklace from a postal store to bury with their dying grandmother.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cortes Vasquez is a pastor at The Gathering Place Church in Elizabeth.—
Naomi Ruchim,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Bishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bishop. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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