archbishop

noun

arch·​bish·​op (ˌ)ärch-ˈbi-shəp 

: a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank

Examples of archbishop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pierre, the papal nuncio, will install Grob as the new archbishop. —Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024

Puerto Rico’s Catholic archbishop also called on Trump to apologize. —Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024

Among those who attended the Mass, which featured a prayer in Mandarin, were Catholics who traveled from Hong Kong for the event, including the Chinese territory’s archbishop, Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan. —Reuters, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024

Mahony, the archbishop of Los Angeles for more than two decades, was a youthful and high-profile leader who used his position atop the diocese in the 1980s and 1990s to champion social and economic justice, among other causes large and small. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English arcebiscop, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Late Greek archiepiskopos, from archi- + episkopos bishop — more at bishop

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

archbishop

noun

arch·​bish·​op (ˈ)ärch-ˈbish-əp 

: the bishop of highest rank in a group of dioceses