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Recent Examples of archpriest
As evening fell over the square on Monday, hundreds of people gathered in front of Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the archpriest of the nominal basilica, who led a rosary prayer.
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
The archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) said that High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) strikes on Russia by Ukraine are God's punishment for abortions, according to the Moscow Times.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
An archpriest, ordained for over 10 years, Bock, 66, shared with The Arizona Republic some of the traditions and customs Eastern Orthodox Christians adhere to during their Lenten and Holy Week.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
On this cloudless afternoon, beneath a gossamer canopy of pine trees, archpriest Bogdan Dumindiak has finished a graveside service for a grandmother killed in the apartment attack.
—Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
Before the general populace were allowed into the basilica, prayers were recited and the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, sprinkled holy water over the body.
—Fox News, 3 Jan. 2023
Before the rank-and-file faithful were allowed into the basilica, prayers were recited and the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, sprinkled holy water over the body, and a small cloud of incense was released near the bier.
—Time, 2 Jan. 2023
Don Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, was the archpriest of Casnigo, a town in northern Italy about 50 miles northeast of Milan.
—Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020
Law moved to Italy to serve as archpriest of the Papal Liberian Basilica of St. Mary Major after he was forced to resign in 2002 as archbishop of Boston.
—Laura Smith-Spark and Delia Gallagher, CNN, 21 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archpriest
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Prevost was becoming a bishop of consequence.—
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The attack hit the Sokoto region of northwestern Nigeria, an area where a local Catholic bishop said in October that Christians aren't facing persecution.—
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The new archbishop succeeds Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who last month turned 80 and is past retirement age.—
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New York's new archbishop was first an affable Chicagoan, and those who knew him during his life in the south suburbs are not surprised by Pope Leo XIV's decision to elevate him.—
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The abbot later said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.—
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The abbot said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.—
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Many of the homes that have collapsed were hundreds of feet away from the ocean’s shoreline when they were initially built, said Reide Corbett, the dean of the Coastal Studies Institute at East Carolina University.—
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In his nearly 20 years in Miami as dean of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and of all things jazz in this town, Berg has proven his knack for bringing unexpected combinations of great artists together under one roof.—
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The occasion was the pope’s annual audience with the Vatican diplomatic corps, which traditionally amounts to his yearly foreign policy address.—
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But the late pontiff also did not hold many formal meetings with the College of Cardinals, something which cardinals said a future pope should change during meetings held before the last conclave.—
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The Colombian prelate also recognised the call for the Church to move faster in tackling abuse.—
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Debates and complaints between prelates have historically been handled behind the scenes in hopes of maintaining an image of cohesion despite obviously divergent mindsets.—
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
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When the university rector, church historian Karl Heussi, opposed Frick’s request, the students’ association, already dominated by National Socialist sympathizers, rebelled.—
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In an eight-page letter, Rachel Sheridan, the school’s rector, said there were no assurances from the federal government its scrutiny of the university would end with Ryan’s resignation.—
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“Archpriest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archpriest. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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