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archdiocese

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


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In 787, with the pope’s permission, Offa established the archdiocese of Lichfield in Mercia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

I intend to visit and learn about this entire archdiocese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

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

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has told him in a letter from its legal counsel not to have anything to do with archdiocese schools.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 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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