missioner

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Recent Examples of missioner Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 June 2022 Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens. al, 1 Dec. 2020 After 15 years of doing mission promotion and spending time as a missioner in Tanzania East Africa, by special agreement with the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles and the Archbishop of Hartford, Fr. courant.com, 23 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missioner
Noun
  • To be sure, Grey’s novel is a literary protest against the mistreatment of American Indians by the federal government and Christian missionaries, and his original denouement is a little more complicated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Now, the Franciscan missionaries oppressing the Native Americans in the painting had arrows piercing their heads and bodies.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Catholic priest Maximilian Kolbe (Polish actor Marcin Kwaśny) volunteers to die in place of another prisoner, joining nine others condemned by the Nazis, and urges hope and resistance through faith inside the suffocating cell.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The diocese, meanwhile, continues to see high-profile abuse cases involving priests.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The bishop had no recollection of meeting Wilson’s husband.
    Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Christian city was a significant bishop's seat in the region during the Byzantine era.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Missioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missioner. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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