archdiocese
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- archdiocesan adjective
Etymology
Origin of archdiocese
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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
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