How to Use archbishop in a Sentence

archbishop

noun
  • By the end of this process, the archbishop has hope for the future.
    — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Galileo served the first six months of his house arrest at the archbishop's home.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 May 2020
  • The arena clapped and cheered for their new archbishop.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
  • We are being abused in the Catholic church by this priest and by this archbishop.
    — oregonlive.com, 11 Aug. 2019
  • But there is still one more step in the long process of appointing the new archbishop.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Each region is led by a bishop or archbishop.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Each region is led by a bishop or archbishop.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Chicago archbishops have tried to rein in Pfleger.
    — Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
  • At the time, the new archbishop vowed to offer hope and rebuild trust in the system.
    — CBS News, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Which was the stronger—bona fide devotion, or the fruits and rewards of an archbishop?
    — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
  • In a video address, Blair spoke of his ministry as archbishop.
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024
  • But in the archbishop’s telling, the church exists not for the Gospel, but for itself.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 15 Sep. 2021
  • That said, this is mitigated by the gift that this new archbishop already is.
    — Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The archbishop threatened to pull out of the march unless the speech was modified.
    — John Leland, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Viewers who wanted to join the archbishop in prayer were able to do so on You Tube.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2022
  • This kind of thought intrigued the archbishop, which led to him quitting his job and switching careers.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 May 2023
  • But here was the new archbishop, who had walked to the site unaccompanied.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Plus, the archbishop of Chicago, who was part of the historic conclave, joins us.
    — ABC News, 11 May 2025
  • At that time, chrism oil is poured on the spoon, which the archbishop dips their finger into to anoint the monarch on their head, chest and hands.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Some saw it as a sign of the pope’s displeasure that the archbishop failed to become a cardinal.
    — Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2020
  • William Warham, the archbishop of Canterbury, called for more copies to be bought up and burned.
    — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • This gave clergy and religious people a way to pray for the new archbishop and the diocese.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Pierre, the papal nuncio, will install Grob as the new archbishop.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The archbishop knocks on the door with a pastoral staff and humbly requests admission to the cathedral.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
  • After the Mass, the archbishop will invite people to view the altars at the plaza.
    — Carmina Danini, ExpressNews.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Meanwhile, the archbishop attends to his duties and the mayor attends to his.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This will give other clergy and religious people a way to pray for the new archbishop and the diocese.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The archdiocese said Tuesday the archbishop was alert and in good spirits.
    — Melissa Renteria, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • As is the case for leaders of the Catholic Church nationwide, the next archbishop's plate would be full.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2024
  • As is the case for leaders of the Catholic Church nationwide, the next archbishop's plate would be full.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024

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