archbishop
noun
arch·bish·op
(ˌ)ärch-ˈbi-shəp 
: a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank
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The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop.
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Franklin Briceno, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
However, Tagle, a former archbishop of Manila, remains a close second in the betting odds.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Tagle has more than 40 years in the priesthood despite his relative youth and became the archbishop of Manila, capital city of the Philippines, in 2011.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Tagle then became Manila’s archbishop in 2011 and was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.
—Camille Elemia, NBC news, 4 May 2025
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Franklin Briceno, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
However, Tagle, a former archbishop of Manila, remains a close second in the betting odds.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Tagle has more than 40 years in the priesthood despite his relative youth and became the archbishop of Manila, capital city of the Philippines, in 2011.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Tagle then became Manila’s archbishop in 2011 and was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.
—Camille Elemia, NBC news, 4 May 2025
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archbishop
noun
arch·bish·op
(ˈ)ärch-ˈbish-əp
: the bishop of highest rank in a group of dioceses
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