bishops
- plural of bishop.
Example Sentences
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The Vatican has declared a formal schism with the Society of St. Pius X, excommunicating its bishops and priests in a sweeping crackdown on a traditionalist group that has vexed the Holy See for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Leo recently warned the group against moving forward with its plans to consecrate the bishops in open defiance of his authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Although Pope Benedict XVI repealed the excommunication in 2009 in an unsuccessful attempt to heal the rift, Pope Leo is also expected to exclude the new bishops from the Catholic Church.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The ultra-traditionalist breakaway group with about 600,000 followers worldwide intends to appoint four bishops: two French, one American and one Swiss.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
William thought about the texts that he and I had read together—the great Rashi, who had shown our bishops the errors in our translations of the Hebrew Bible.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
