archbishop
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If this sounds more Hollywood than parish church to you, well, it appears that Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, agrees.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
Still, the archbishop is hopeful that the sparring will blow over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The archbishop said men had also supported her but that this afternoon's service - would give the sense of being "something about celebrating women".
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
"I am sent as archbishop to serve you, to proclaim the love of Christ and with you to worship and love him with heart and soul, mind and strength," she responded.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Thomas Bradwardine, who was to become archbishop of Canterbury, tried to disprove atomism, Aristotle’s old nemesis.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Many vicars, bishops, and archbishops are known to have personally managed investments in plantations, and in the South Sea Company, sometimes paying for renovations to churches and cathedrals.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Asked if she felt "frozen out" by other bishops and archbishops since then, she said: "Yes, I do."
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2024
This led Mrs Pailing and other senior cathedral staff to write to the archbishops of Canterbury and York expressing their “profound concern” and asking them to intervene.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024
Francis made the unscripted comments at the end of Mass, calling up the former and current archbishops of Hong Kong, Cardinal John Tong Hon and Archbishop Stephen Chow, to flank him as he spoke.
From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2023
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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Medieval Europe - Middle School
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