archbishop
Americannoun
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archbishops
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of archbishop
before 900; Middle English; Old English arcebisceop ( arce- arch- 1 + bisceop bishop ), modeled on Late Latin archiepiscopus < Greek archiepískopos; replacing Old English hēahbisceop ( see high)
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Medieval Europe - Middle School
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Today, Argentina’s church is closely shaped by Francis, who many recall fondly as the former Buenos Aires archbishop, Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Colchado is one of the volunteers in charge of maintaining the modest church that will receive Pope Leo, who served as archbishop in this region from 2015 to 2023.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Though his first love was always parish work, we were there for his elevations to auxiliary bishop of San Francisco, bishop of San Diego and, most recently, archbishop of Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
But Rossetti’s comments ran afoul of his boss, the Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., who announced Wednesday he had “removed” Rossetti from his position as an exorcist.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
The priests had decided they could not wait forever for the pope and the archbishop to come around.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
They will take their seats alongside around 700 existing life peers, who are appointed to the role, and 26 Church of England archbishops and bishops.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
By 08:30, archbishops and bishops will gather in the Constantine Wing, adjacent to the basilica, wearing liturgical clothes including simple white miter.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
He and 25 other Church of England bishops and archbishops have seats in the House of Lords and can vote on legislation.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024
The archbishops of Canterbury and York have told the BBC they are “still working” to get Church processes right and “must learn” from past mistakes.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024
Composers spent half their lives walking across Germany to work for different archbishops and archdukes.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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