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archdiocese

[ahrch-dahy-uh-sees, -sis] / ˌɑrtʃˈdaɪ əˌsis, -sɪs /


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I intend to visit and learn about this entire archdiocese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Over the decades, the archdiocese leased the land to several oil companies including Standard Oil of California.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

While Pope Leo spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, Hicks worked at an orphanage in El Salvador from 2005 to 2010, according to a biography released by the New York archdiocese.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has appointed a bishop from Illinois as the new leader of New York’s Catholic archdiocese, succeeding conservative Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is retiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

“Before we celebrate Mass, I have been instructed by the archdiocese to take a survey,” Father Mulrooney thundered.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer




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