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Recent Examples of episcopal
Two days after his election, over 10,000 people flooded the streets of Pope Leo XVI’s former episcopal diocese.
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Raúl E. Zegarra, Time, 17 May 2025
Built in 1875, this Gothic stone building was first an Episcopal church and, later, a synagogue before being remodeled as a residence in 2005.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
President Trump, his family and top administration officials attended an interfaith prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21, 2025, presided over by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
His leadership and witness have shaped my episcopal priorities and ministry over these past 11 years.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Raúl E. Zegarra, Time, 17 May 2025
Built in 1875, this Gothic stone building was first an Episcopal church and, later, a synagogue before being remodeled as a residence in 2005.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
President Trump, his family and top administration officials attended an interfaith prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21, 2025, presided over by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
His leadership and witness have shaped my episcopal priorities and ministry over these past 11 years.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for episcopal
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Formosus’ corpse was found guilty of violating papal law.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The pope spoke aboard the papal plane on his way to Angola.—
Melissa Adan,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The leader of the Roman Catholic Church directed his remarks to university students at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, during an 11-day apostolic journey in Africa.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Kast and his wife are part of Schoenstatt, a Catholic apostolic movement devoted to the Virgin Mary.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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This had to be a weird clerical mistake.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The positions include 11 elementary school counselors, 17 exceptional service education counselors, 16 social workers, 21 clerical support assistants and 40 district management positions, according to a document provided by the school district.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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In each of the 11 countries, a national agency or dedicated ministerial department was set up to implement and track the project, with a coordinating entity, the Pan-African Great Green Wall Agency, based in Mauritania.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Opponents also object to the city’s review process for the project, which is ministerial, meaning the applicants do not need to seek public input and that review by city staff does not need to include public hearings.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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On Sunday, the Jewish priestly blessing at the Western Wall -- normally attended by tens of thousands -- was limited to just 50 people.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Sunday, the Jewish priestly blessing at the Western Wall — normally attended by tens of thousands — was limited to 50 people.—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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The bishops further authorized a new edition of the Roman Pontifical for pontifical Masses, expected to be completed by 2027, with Vatican approval pending for some rites, according to the Catholic News Agency.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Nov. 2025
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In its report, the pontifical commission highlights failures in the Italian church.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Prosperity is lauded dozens of times in the Book of Mormon, so knocking for commissions can feel almost sacerdotal.—
Tad Friend,
The New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2022
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Diminution drains this office of the sacerdotal pomposities that have encrusted it.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2017
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Unlike Barnes, who was born and raised Catholic, Imam had found his way to Catholicism later, after growing up in an interfaith household, with a Palestinian Muslim father and an evangelical mother.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Horrified reactions followed from prominent conservative evangelical voices, and that post was deleted.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Episcopal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episcopal. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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