Archbishop

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)tʃ.bɪʃ.əp/, SAMPA: /A:(r)tS.bIS.@p/
• (US) IPA: /ɑɹtʃ.bɪʃ.əp/, SAMPA: /ArtS.bIS.@p/

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Noun

Archbishop (plural Archbishops)

1. In the Roman Catholic Church and other churches, a senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province.

Related terms

• archbishopric
• archbishopship
• archepiscopal
• bishop
• bishopric
• episcopal

Thesaurus

Grand Penitentiary; Holy Father; abuna; antipope; archdeacon; archpriest; bishop; bishop coadjutor; canon; cardinal; cardinal bishop; cardinal deacon; cardinal priest; chaplain; coadjutor; curate; dean; diocesan; ecclesiarch; exarch; hierarch; high priest; metropolitan; papa; patriarch; penitentiary; pontiff; pope; prebendary; prelate; primate; rector; rural dean; subdean; suffragan; vicar