archdiocesan
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- adjective
- /ˌɑːrkˈdaɪəsɪsən/
- Specialized
- Three archdiocesan priests over the past few months have learned and begun offering the traditional Latin Mass weekly in the parishes in which they serve.
- Archdiocesan spokesman
- archdiocesan officials
- archdiocesan schools
Examples
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The Year of Faith, set to begin in October, is an opportunity for Catholics to walk more closely with Jesus and renew efforts to make his name known and loved in the world, said the director of the archdiocesan Office of Worship.
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During the U.S.-financed "contra" war, AID assisted the Archdiocesan Commission for Social Promotion (COPROS) and the diocese in Nicaragua in their opposition to the Sandinistas.
Academic text (1997) -
The bishop was murdered two days after the release of an archdiocesan human rights report entitled, "Guatemala: Nunca Mas!" (n71)
Academic text (2003) -
I served as a volunteer for Catholic-Jewish relations on the Archdiocesan Ecumenical Commission, taking part in the founding of the National Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers.
Academic text (2014) -
Reverend John Courtney Murray, S.J., commissioned to be the Declaration's "first scribe" in September 1964, also provided the language used by archdiocesan leadership in the birth control debate.
Academic text (2010) -
Most of these are coordinated by archdiocesan councils formed of laypersons and clergy, but some also have regional offices in the various episcopal units (quasi-dioceses) that make up the archdiocese.
Academic text (1990) -
Father Tranchese's embrace of social issues took a new turn in 1935 when, assisted by several lay leaders, including an exile printer and members of several religious societies, he first put out La Voz de la Parroquia, a weekly newspaper that served as a local counterpart to the archdiocesan publication aimed at several West Side parishes.
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The archdiocesan officials announced new programs to support local parishes.
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The annual meeting discussed archdiocesan initiatives to improve community outreach.
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Father Thomas serves as the archdiocesan representative for youth programs in the region.
Synonyms
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Relating to a senior church leader called an archbishop
About an archbishop or the archbishop's work in the church
Surface Forms
Morphology
archdiocesan = archdiocese (transparent) = arch + diocese + an
Formed by the regular adjectival suffix '-an' on the clear noun 'archdiocese', so the relation to the base is straightforward.
Etymology
The word archdiocesan comes from arch- meaning 'chief' and diocese meaning a church 'district'. So it describes things that belong to the main church area led by the archbishop.