monsignor

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Recent Examples of monsignor And finally, that Jud had hidden a flask the monsignor dropped when dying to protect his reputation. Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025 The plan is to film Samson (as Jefferson) walking out with the hopes that people will believe the monsignor's risen from the dead. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025 This go around, Blanc (Daniel Craig) descends on an upstate New York town to solve the murder of a domineering and hate-spewing monsignor (Brolin). Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2025 The plot revolves around a young priest (Josh O'Connor) who's accused of killing the monsignor (Josh Brolin). Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monsignor
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Noun
  • Barron’s criticism of the president was a rare public disapproval from the prelate, Winona-Rochester diocese’s highest-ranking Catholic figure, who, for the most part, has had a comfortable relationship with the Trump administration.
    Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
  • George was a highly influential, politically astute prelate who died almost a decade before Leo XIV’s election.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In a trailer for a new documentary about the his years in Rome, Leone a Roma, eagle-eyed sneaker enthusiasts were able to spot the pope's unconventional footwear choice.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Mayor Brandon Johnson’s visit will be the first time a pope has hosted a Chicago mayor in over a decade, since Pope Francis held a 2016 ceremony attended by Mayor Rahm Emanuel for the elevation of Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich to cardinal.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • McMahon’s resume in education includes working as a teacher, coach, dean, activities director, assistant principal and principal.
    Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Walz, who was previously associate dean and department chair of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, as well as as assistant dean for special projects at CONHP, will officially begin her new duties July 1.
    Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The bishop, speaking with the Washington Examiner ahead of the address, called belief in the Christian God a fundamental underpinning of American civil society that guarantees minority faiths’ freedoms.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
  • Bishop Robert Barron, who leads the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who recently retired from his position as bishop of the Archdiocese of New York, both Catholic, are also scheduled speakers.
    Yonat Shimron, NPR, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Pope Leo in December appointed Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks as archbishop of New York, signifying a move to a more pastoral and missionary-inspired leadership in one of the largest archdiocese in the nation.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Thomas Wenski, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami, asked for the decision to be reviewed in an April 16 opinion piece published to the organization’s website.
    Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.
    Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021
  • The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.
    Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2017
Noun
  • The first is the strikingly Gothic diocesan throne, which sits in the cathedral choir and dates from the Victorian era.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • But when Niesen presented the plans to the abbot of the monastery, he was met with hesitation.
    Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The abbot of Wat Saman Rattanaram in Chachoengsao province, about 50 miles east of Bangkok, warned that cremation services may have to be suspended.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Monsignor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsignor. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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