archdiocese

noun

arch·​di·​o·​cese (ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs How to pronounce archdiocese (audio)
-ˌsēs,
-ˌsēz
plural archdioceses (ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-sə-səz How to pronounce archdiocese (audio)
-ˌsē-zəz,
-ˈdī-ə-ˌsēz
: the diocese of an archbishop
archdiocesan
ˌärch-dī-ˈä-sə-sən How to pronounce archdiocese (audio)
 also  -ˈdī-ə-ˌsē-sᵊn
adjective

Examples of archdiocese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Every new Catholic church had to be registered by the archdiocese. Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024 Despite the outrage from the archdiocese and some Catholics, other worshippers didn’t seem to take issue with Gentili’s service. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024 The archdiocese isn’t cutting parishioners any slack this year, however. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 The archdiocese said Baniewicz has emphatically denied any allegations of wrongdoing throughout. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024 According to the Catholic Spirit newspaper, Dempsey grew up in Minneapolis and was ordained in the Twin Cities archdiocese in 1980. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2024 The bishops of Zambia, Malawi and the principal archdiocese of Kazakhstan prohibited their priests from offering such blessings. Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2023 In the archdiocese of Lisbon, Cardinal Manuel Clemente initially refused to suspend active priests named in the commission’s report. Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023 The archdiocese devoted an entire website addressing the report. Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 8 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of archdiocese was in 1762

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“Archdiocese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archdiocese. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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archdiocese

noun
arch·​di·​o·​cese (ˈ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs How to pronounce archdiocese (audio)
-ˌsēz,
-ˌsēs
: the diocese of an archbishop

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