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Recent Examples of bishop
Any member of Catholic clergy can be a cardinal but the appointment is traditionally reserved for high-ranking clergy such as bishops and archbishops.
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, April 23, the first day of Francis lying in state, Genevieve entered an area generally reserved for cardinals, priests and bishops, all of whom are male, to pay respects to the pope, according to the news agency.
—David Chiu, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
He was also often seen wearing a simple silver ring with a cross, which was his ring in his years as a bishop before being elected pontiff.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
At that gathering, Latin American bishops agreed to prioritize liberalizing people from inequality, poverty, and political oppression, even at the expense of spreading the gospel.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, April 23, the first day of Francis lying in state, Genevieve entered an area generally reserved for cardinals, priests and bishops, all of whom are male, to pay respects to the pope, according to the news agency.
—David Chiu, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
He was also often seen wearing a simple silver ring with a cross, which was his ring in his years as a bishop before being elected pontiff.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
At that gathering, Latin American bishops agreed to prioritize liberalizing people from inequality, poverty, and political oppression, even at the expense of spreading the gospel.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bishop
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He was elected as pontiff in 1963 after being appointed archbishop of Milan.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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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
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Onlookers learned that a new pope had been elected after white smoke rose from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel that afternoon.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first American pope and is seen as a diplomat in the church.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
12 May 2025
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As the village abbot never far from the woods, or from Martine’s little dining room table, Jacques Develay manages the trick of utter simplicity in his motives and line readings.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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When Kaldi shared the berries with an abbot of a local monastery, the monk ended up wide awake during the evening prayers.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops’ Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations.—
Nicholas Rowan,
Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2020
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, will lead the funeral Mass.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Mass was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, and attended by leaders from all over the world.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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Parolin is a mild-mannered, thoughtful Italian prelate who oversees the Vatican’s diplomacy, which has included a provisional agreement with China over the appointment of bishops.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Echoing his time as a prelate in Argentina, Pope Francis was at times criticized from both sides of the aisle for his heavy hand enforcing Catholic unity on national and international levels.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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According to Deadline Hollywood, which first reported the news, Hudson will portray Reverend Peters, a Baptist pastor at the head of a prominent Boston law enforcement dynasty that includes his daughter, District Attorney Mae Silver, and his granddaughter, Det.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, a Catholic parish in Logan Heights that has served immigrant peoples for its 100-year existence, where I am humbled to serve as its pastor, has entered as one of five plaintiffs in a suit against the federal government’s immigration agencies.—
Scott Santarosa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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“Bishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bishop. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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