bishop

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Born in Mexico, Gomez is the first Latino person to serve as archbishop of Los Angeles, and the highest-ranking Latino bishop in the United States, according to the church.

From Los Angeles Times

“I do. I used to. But I’ve been away at boarding school, and then university, and then here…Why bishop takes knight? I can just capture back, improve my pawn structure.”

From Literature

Advocates for victims and survivors of church abuse have long complained about bishops making rulings about each other in relation to safeguarding cases.

From BBC

It has meant that as archbishop, Dame Sarah will now lead such bishops in England.

From BBC

There were widespread calls for the bishop to step aside after the Channel 4 programme aired, with church leaders calling his position "untenable".

From BBC