bishop

The brotherhood was founded in 1970 by Lefebvre, a French bishop.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

There, the four candidates for bishop prostrated themselves before an altar, their heads buried in red velvet pillows.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Now as a bishop, with a Church commitment to tangibly repent for its past sins, she felt the institution was starting to better represent the Church her mother and many others had stayed loyal to.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

After Vance criticized Leo this month, Italian bishop Antonio Staglianò responded by taking Francis’ logic even further in a pacifist direction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

His father must be someone very important—a bishop or a lord.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Leo recently warned the group against moving forward with its plans to consecrate the bishops in open defiance of his authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

On Thursday, the Vatican’s doctrinal office said the measures were a response to the group’s consecration of four bishops earlier this week without the consent of Pope Leo XIV.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

In response, the Society's total of six bishops were excommunicated - and, in a highly unusual move, the Vatican said all the group's lay members "are to be considered schismatic and excommunicated".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

The last time the Society ordained new bishops, in 1988, they were immediately excommunicated.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

The bishops topple, the queen falls, the king is encircled.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

In that county burnt milk is still said to be "bishoped."

From In a Green Shade A Country Commentary by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

All over the country the farmers and horse-dealers knew that neither Jasper nor Panuel ever bishoped a gry, or indulged in any other horse-dealing tricks.

From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore

He would be bishoped here, and bishoped there, before the eyes of all palatial men and women, till life would be a burden to him.

From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony

The archdeacon knew his subject, and really understood the business of bishoping, which the others did not.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur

His method was by no means soft; on the contrary, it was hard, rapid, severe,—somewhat on the model of Tryggveson's, though with more of bishoping and preaching superadded.

From Early Kings of Norway by Carlyle, Thomas

The archdeacon knew his subject and really understood the business of bishoping, which the others did not, and this was his strong ground.

From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony

Have not our Conformists in Scotland hitherto commonly omitted bishoping of children, and the ministration of the sacraments in private places?

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George

A term used among horse-dealers, for burning the mark into a horse's tooth, after he has lost it by age; by bishoping, a horse is made to appear younger than he is.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis