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archdiocese

American  
[ahrch-dahy-uh-sees, -sis] / ˌɑrtʃˈdaɪ əˌsis, -sɪs /

noun

  1. the diocese of an archbishop.


archdiocese British  
/ ˌɑːtʃˈdaɪəˌsiːs, ˌɑːtʃdaɪˈɒsɪsən, -sɪs /

noun

  1. the diocese of an archbishop

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Other Word Forms

  • archdiocesan adjective

Etymology

Origin of archdiocese

First recorded in 1835–45; arch- 1 + diocese

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Dolan, who has led New York’s Roman Catholic archdiocese since 2009, submitted his required letter offering to resign upon reaching the age of 75 in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

While Pope Leo spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, Hicks worked at an orphanage in El Salvador from 2005 to 2010, according to a biography released by the New York archdiocese.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Hicks, who will lead the second-largest U.S. archdiocese, with 2.5 million members, grew up in South Holland, Ill., just south of Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

An archdiocese spokesperson said Gomez was unavailable for comment because he was at a retreat for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

“Whenever the archdiocese learns something, it will inform the parish priests so that we can inform our congregants.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer