bishop
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He said that he’d been referred to her by a bishop with Catholic Charities and that he’d help her obtain immigration papers.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
The Vatican announced the nomination of Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 55, currently an auxiliary bishop in Washington, to the diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in the poor mountainous state of West Virginia.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
In mid-April, the pope plans to visit Hippo, where Augustine served as bishop, in what is today Algeria.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
In 2024, after a bishop was stabbed in Sydney during a service that was livestreamed, Inman Grant asked for the video to be taken down from X. The company's owner, Elon Musk, refused.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
A bishop of Bath, under the imaginary Edward the First, was considered after due reflection to be an unsuitable man for the Archbishopric, because he had too many illegitimate children—not some, but too many.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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World Religions
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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