archbishop
noun
arch·bish·op
(ˌ)ärch-ˈbi-shəp 
: a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank
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He was elected as pontiff in 1963 after being appointed archbishop of Milan.
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Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Saturday's events At 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, archbishops and bishops will gather at the Braccio di Costantino in the Vatican, wearing the amice and alb white liturgical vestments, the rope-like cincture worn around the waist, and a simple white miter on their heads.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
The Argentinian national was known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, when he was elected the Catholic Church's 266th supreme pontiff -- and the first ever from Latin America -- on March 13, 2013, replacing the retiring Pope Benedict XVI.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
From Buenos Aires to the Vatican In 1992, Bergoglio was appointed an assistant (auxiliary) bishop of Buenos Aires, and five years later became archbishop.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
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Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Saturday's events At 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, archbishops and bishops will gather at the Braccio di Costantino in the Vatican, wearing the amice and alb white liturgical vestments, the rope-like cincture worn around the waist, and a simple white miter on their heads.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
The Argentinian national was known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, when he was elected the Catholic Church's 266th supreme pontiff -- and the first ever from Latin America -- on March 13, 2013, replacing the retiring Pope Benedict XVI.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
From Buenos Aires to the Vatican In 1992, Bergoglio was appointed an assistant (auxiliary) bishop of Buenos Aires, and five years later became archbishop.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
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archbishop
noun
arch·bish·op
(ˈ)ärch-ˈbish-əp
: the bishop of highest rank in a group of dioceses
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