archbishop

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To fill smaller sees, the Pope usually accepts one of the province's nominees; major archbishoprics, more often than not, involve the elevation of a prelate who has proved his worth in lesser assignments.

From Time Magazine Archive

But some of his Ministers have been since convicted of malpractices concerning certain archbishoprics, which were bought for money.

From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.

We have also the statement of the establishment of the archbishoprics of Canterbury and York, the bishopric of London, and others.

From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry

Hence at my supplication, archbishoprics have been established in those districts and places where it seemed necessary.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander

The two archbishoprics of Armagh and Dublin are maintained in the disestablished Church of Ireland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various