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archdiocese

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

noun

  1. the diocese of an archbishop.


archdiocese British  
/ ˌɑːtʃˈdaɪəˌsiːs, -sɪs /

noun

  1. the diocese of an archbishop

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of archdiocese

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


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But the archdiocese source condemned "a culture of complicity and silence" among those around the cardinal, accusing them of helping to protect him.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

He said the pope risked seeing "a completely skewed reality" if he met only with victims assisted by the Repara project of the archdiocese of Madrid.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Over the decades, the archdiocese leased the land to several oil companies including Standard Oil of California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

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

“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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