curate

noun

Definition of curatenext
as in bishop
a person who is in charge of a Christian parish The curate met with the bishop in the cathedral.

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  1. bishop
  2. archbishop
  3. pope
  4. rector
  5. clergyman
  6. vicar
  7. pastor
  8. prelate
Noun
  • On the front lines during natural disasters Janinna Sesa, former director of Caritas Chiclayo, worked with the bishop for eight years, including during the pandemic, the flooding caused by the coastal El Niño in 2017, and Cyclone Yaku in 2023.
    — Claudia Rebaza, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
  • His last stop is Peru, where Leo holds citizenship and spent two decades as a missionary and bishop.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of bishop
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  • After Mass, Leo surprised the crowds with a brief appearance on the balcony of the archbishop’s residence in downtown Córdoba, the same balcony from which John Paul II greeted Córdoba in 1987.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Argentine Jesuit, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, never returned home during his 12-year pontificate, confounding friends and foes alike.
    — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of archbishop
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  • The doubleheader between the two Catholic universities, dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off, was created to honor the first American pope, who was not in attendance for the games.
    — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The pope joins the nearly 50 million Americans who have already voted early for Tuesday’s election, according to the early-voter tracker at the University of Florida’s Election Lab.
    — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of pope
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  • Following his passing, those who knew Mateucci have expressed their deep sadness at the accident and spoken highly of the late rector.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Scottsdale Police Department has identified the deceased as Brazilian national Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, who had traveled to the US for an event at Arizona State University.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of rector
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  • Some years ago, the State met me in behalf of the Church, and commanded me to pay a certain sum toward the support of a clergyman whose preaching my father attended, but never I myself.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But the heart of this production is the dramatic soprano Christine Goerke, who plays a deceased clergyman known as the Reverend.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of clergyman
Noun
  • The couple were married by a female vicar, per the Daily Mail.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Nearly every murder is solved by the end of the episode, but despite the unusual twist of having the village vicar team up with the police, the real action comes from the relationships among the characters.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Definition of vicar
Noun
  • Earlier this week, Reverend Jeff Hood, an Arkansas pastor, asked for Donalds to put a 6-month moratorium on executions.
    — News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Kiribati lawmaker Kaotitaake Rakoroa told news outlets the survivors were taken in by a local church pastor, who provided immediate shelter and care.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of pastor
Noun
  • The group was founded in 1970 in Switzerland by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, a French prelate, but five years later was officially suppressed by the Bishop of Fribourg.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • In roughly 33 hours over the course of two days, the diverse group of international prelates elected Prevost on the fourth ballot.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Definition of prelate
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