prelate
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He knew even back in college that he wanted to be a priest, and I knew he would be both an amazing prelate and friend for life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero holds one of the most revered positions in the Buddhist world - the chief prelate or custodian of eight sacred sites in Sri Lanka.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
The diplomatic source said negotiations between the government and the country's Catholic bishops are ongoing over Alvarez's future, and that the formerly jailed prelate was currently at the Catholic episcopal compound in the capital.
From Reuters ● Jul. 5, 2023
He said the prelate had sent him a 2017 letter saying Mr. Pavone should seek to be released from the ministry.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
The story of a prince who could not be killed, a priest who warned of a goddess’s wrath, a French prelate who believed he’d bought the same stone centuries later.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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