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Recent Examples of diocesan
David Tarrant, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2020
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
Their database contains many clergy who don’t appear on official diocesan lists and so aren’t in our database.
—Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2020
The Vatican has been under increasing pressure to cooperate more with law enforcement, and its failure to do so has resulted in unprecedented raids in recent years on diocesan chanceries by police from Belgium to Texas to Chile.
—Fox News, 18 Dec. 2019
The Vatican has been under increasing pressure to cooperate more with law enforcement, and its failure to do so has resulted in unprecedented raids in recent years on diocesan chanceries by police from Belgium to Texas and Chile.
—NBC News, 17 Dec. 2019
Insurers have covered a large portion of settlements reached in previous diocesan bankruptcy cases, a 2018 study by Penn State professor Marie Reilly found, with victims receiving an average award of $371,500.
—CBS News, 23 Sep. 2019
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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
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
Their database contains many clergy who don’t appear on official diocesan lists and so aren’t in our database.
—Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2020
The Vatican has been under increasing pressure to cooperate more with law enforcement, and its failure to do so has resulted in unprecedented raids in recent years on diocesan chanceries by police from Belgium to Texas to Chile.
—Fox News, 18 Dec. 2019
The Vatican has been under increasing pressure to cooperate more with law enforcement, and its failure to do so has resulted in unprecedented raids in recent years on diocesan chanceries by police from Belgium to Texas and Chile.
—NBC News, 17 Dec. 2019
Insurers have covered a large portion of settlements reached in previous diocesan bankruptcy cases, a 2018 study by Penn State professor Marie Reilly found, with victims receiving an average award of $371,500.
—CBS News, 23 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diocesan
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The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination.—
Julia Hobbs,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2024
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Congregations have been disaffiliating by vote in individual episcopal area conferences, and more than 4,000 congregations have already disaffiliated under the law, including 71 previously in Kentucky.—
Caleb Wiegandt,
The Courier-Journal,
5 June 2023
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Before being called to the Vatican, the future Leo XIV was bishop of Chiclayo, which performed even better than most other regions of Peru.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Image As a cardinal and head of the Vatican office that selects and manages bishops around the world, Pope Leo was already thinking about artificial intelligence.—
Motoko Rich,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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In 2014, the university awarded Prevost, then the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, an honorary doctor of humanities.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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By 2014, Prevost was back in Peru after Pope Francis appointed him apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo and later the bishop of Chiclayo.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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For the formal event, Scary Spice has had to meet with several archbishops in preparation.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Plus, the archbishop of Chicago, who was part of the historic conclave, joins us.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2025
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Prevost, 69, and chose Pope Leo XIV as his papal name.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Admittedly, the papal conclave is unique in the selection of a successor.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Onlookers learned that a new pope had been elected after white smoke rose from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel that afternoon.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first American pope and is seen as a diplomat in the church.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
12 May 2025
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The only pontifical name that hasn't been used more than once is Peter, the name of the first pope, though there's no prohibition against doing so.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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Gregory and Benedict are also popular pontifical names with 16 and 15 uses, respectively,while Innocent and Leo come close behind with 13 uses each.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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The other eight cardinals are from all over the U.S. Raymond Cardinal Burke, an American cardinal prelate who was appointed as cardinal by Benedict XVI, is known as a traditionalist.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2025
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Other church officials assisted, including the Venezuelan archbishop, the Brazilian prelate and the late pope’s secretaries, according to the Vatican press office.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Diocesan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diocesan. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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