archdiocese
noun
arch·di·o·cese
(ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs 
-ˌsēs,
-ˌsēz
plural archdioceses
(ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-sə-səz
-ˌsē-zəz,
-ˈdī-ə-ˌsēz
: the diocese of an archbishop
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The Bensons’ foundation has given tens of millions of dollars to the archdiocese and other Catholic causes.
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Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Today, many cardinals are engaged in pastoral ministry, as bishops of a diocese or archbishops of a larger archdiocese.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Past leaders of the archdiocese of Washington have navigated the inherently political nature of the posting in their own ways.
—Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
By the end of 2025, no Girl Scout troops will be permitted in the archdiocese.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
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Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Today, many cardinals are engaged in pastoral ministry, as bishops of a diocese or archbishops of a larger archdiocese.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Past leaders of the archdiocese of Washington have navigated the inherently political nature of the posting in their own ways.
—Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
By the end of 2025, no Girl Scout troops will be permitted in the archdiocese.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
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archdiocese
noun
arch·di·o·cese
(ˈ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs
-ˌsēz,
-ˌsēs
: the diocese of an archbishop
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