Definition of Archbishop

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Archbishop

A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.

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Archbishop Quotations

Archbishop - A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ.
H. L. Mencken

I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Sydney Smith

Well the wedding in the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury was a fairy tale and there was a huge public impress, investment of goodwill, affection and indeed money in this Institution. It was a huge success at the time.
Anthony Holden

If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly not get it from their politicians.
Harold MacMillan

What I think is that we in the church - and especially I as an Archbishop - I'm responsible for maintaining our rules, and making sure we hold to unity in the Body of Christ.
George Carey

In my time as Archbishop of Canterbury I've seen a growing sense of unity and mission.
George Carey

Even when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, 'One of the things you will do as a bishop is disappoint people'.
Rowan Williams

After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted.
Abbe Pierre

Archbishop Translations

archbishop in Dutch is metropoliet, aartsbisschop
archbishop in German is Erzbischof
archbishop in Italian is arcivescovo
archbishop in Spanish is arzobispo

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