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Recent Examples of episcopate
Vatican observers have long speculated that Francis saw Prevost as a potential successor, especially given his rapid rise and central role in shaping the modern episcopate.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Amicable relations had long existed between the Catholic Church in Rome and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but the Roman episcopate embraced Mussolini’s regime and its aggressive foreign policy in the mid-1930s.
—Ian Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
The selection of Bishop McElroy, whose diocese has never been led by a cardinal, sends a message about the pope’s wish for a more liberal orientation for the U.S. episcopate.
—Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 29 May 2022
At their last meeting, in June, U.S. bishops voted by a large majority to proceed with drafting a statement on the matter, over the objections of Pope Francis’ strongest supporters in the U.S. episcopate.
—WSJ, 14 Oct. 2021
The letter, dated Jan. 1, is Pope Francis’ most explicit acknowledgment yet of the tensions between him and the U.S. episcopate.
—Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
Healing will not begin until the episcopate reveals to the world what true repentance looks like, and makes that repentance visible through a change in behavior.
—C.c. Pecknold, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
The delay shows that the Vatican simply doesn’t place the same value on speed and openness with the public that the U.S. episcopate does.
—Mene Ukueberuwa, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Amicable relations had long existed between the Catholic Church in Rome and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but the Roman episcopate embraced Mussolini’s regime and its aggressive foreign policy in the mid-1930s.
—Ian Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
The selection of Bishop McElroy, whose diocese has never been led by a cardinal, sends a message about the pope’s wish for a more liberal orientation for the U.S. episcopate.
—Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 29 May 2022
At their last meeting, in June, U.S. bishops voted by a large majority to proceed with drafting a statement on the matter, over the objections of Pope Francis’ strongest supporters in the U.S. episcopate.
—WSJ, 14 Oct. 2021
The letter, dated Jan. 1, is Pope Francis’ most explicit acknowledgment yet of the tensions between him and the U.S. episcopate.
—Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
Healing will not begin until the episcopate reveals to the world what true repentance looks like, and makes that repentance visible through a change in behavior.
—C.c. Pecknold, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
The delay shows that the Vatican simply doesn’t place the same value on speed and openness with the public that the U.S. episcopate does.
—Mene Ukueberuwa, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for episcopate
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Inside Brixworth Church The choir, or presbytery—the heart of the church—is separated from the nave by a large arch.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Gretta wanted my grandparents to join her and a small group of other congregants in a formal complaint to the presbytery.—
Aryn Kyle,
Harper's Magazine,
26 Feb. 2024
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As the cardinals of the Catholic Church go into conclave to elect the next pope, many of them are reading a dossier that lists the statements their brother cardinals have made on climate change, allowing women into the diaconate, and the status of the Latin Mass.—
Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
7 May 2025
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Despite two papal commissions studying the diaconate question—first in 2016 and again in 2020—neither produced definitive recommendations.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Like ants, nematodes didn’t appear to display any obvious role differentiation or hierarchy within the tower structures, Perez said.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Lasry spoke about how success is a combination of chemistry and talent, particularly in basketball, where there’s a hierarchy for who will have the ball in their hands at the most important moments.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Following Trump’s latest victory, White-Cain became the first female clergy member to pray at a presidential inauguration and now serves as the first female primary spiritual adviser to a U.S. president.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Ukraine’s foreign ministry in April also accused Russia of religious oppression in occupied territories, where hundreds of churches have been destroyed, and some 67 clergy members killed since the start of the war.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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“Episcopate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episcopate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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