bishopric
Example Sentences
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When he was elected in 2006, he reinstated bishoprics and dioceses abolished in medieval times, expanded the Synod to its former size and restored the church’s full decision-making capability.
From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2022
Chilean authorities also launched a wide-ranging investigation and raided multiple bishoprics.
From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2022
No one can do more than close his eyes and guess at how many Christians there are in Russia; pink-cheeked Archbishop Nikodim round-figures his constituency at 50 million, with 20,000 parishes, 40 monasteries, 73 bishoprics.
From Time Magazine Archive
Prophet and preacher of social reform and church unity, he took England's fusty bishoprics into his impatient hands and shook them till the dust flew.
From Time Magazine Archive
See Advowson. µ All church preferments are called benefices, except bishoprics, which are called dignities.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
