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Recent Examples of episcopate
Vatican observers have long speculated that Francis saw Prevost as a potential successor, especially given his rapid rise and central role in shaping the modern episcopate.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The selection of Bishop McElroy, whose diocese has never been led by a cardinal, sends a message about the pope’s wish for a more liberal orientation for the U.S. episcopate.
—Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 29 May 2022
The Curia is also seriously underfunded and understaffed for the duties it is supposed to carry out, including the selection, vetting, appointment, and supervision of an episcopate that today consists of more than 5,000 Catholic bishops around the world.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The selection of Bishop McElroy, whose diocese has never been led by a cardinal, sends a message about the pope’s wish for a more liberal orientation for the U.S. episcopate.
—Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 29 May 2022
The Curia is also seriously underfunded and understaffed for the duties it is supposed to carry out, including the selection, vetting, appointment, and supervision of an episcopate that today consists of more than 5,000 Catholic bishops around the world.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for episcopate
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Inside Brixworth Church The choir, or presbytery—the heart of the church—is separated from the nave by a large arch.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Gretta wanted my grandparents to join her and a small group of other congregants in a formal complaint to the presbytery.—
Aryn Kyle,
Harper's Magazine,
26 Feb. 2024
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During the liturgical celebration, seminarian William O’Donnell, 25, will be ordained to the transitional diaconate.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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As the cardinals of the Catholic Church go into conclave to elect the next pope, many of them are reading a dossier that lists the statements their brother cardinals have made on climate change, allowing women into the diaconate, and the status of the Latin Mass.—
Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
7 May 2025
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But the Bernabeu hierarchy are well aware of the value of their club.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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There is so much to explore in that space between imagination and reality—interacting with a person and with their works, the various hierarchies and hopes.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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Since its launch, the clergy and faith leader investigation has brought charges against several people, and resulted in hundreds of reports gathered from religious organizations across the state.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Episcopate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episcopate. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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