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

archdiocesan

ˌärch-dī-ˈä-sə-sən

also -ˈdī-ə-ˌsē-sᵊn

adjective

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Key Facts San Diego bishop McElroy will lead the Washington, D.C. archdiocese after Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the 77-year-old archbishop who was the first African-American cardinal, steps down. —

Conor Murray, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 The archdiocese listed Harris as having 12 accusers spanning 1972 through 1990, according to the lawsuit. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Migrants are, of course, the lifeblood of the Catholic Church in the US, as shown by the Los Angeles archdiocese, the largest numerically and the most ethnically diverse in the country. —

Christopher Lamb, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 Proffitt added that Spanish-speaking priests are especially important at a time when the Hispanic Catholic population continues to grow in the archdiocese. —

Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for archdiocese