different between archdiocese vs archbishopric

English

Etymology

arch- (“chief, main”) +? diocese

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???t??da?.?.s?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???t??da??s?s/

Noun

archdiocese (plural archdioceses)

1. (Christianity) In Christian denominations, the area administered by an archbishop.

Related terms

• archbishop
• archdiocesan
• diocese

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English erchebyschopryke, archebischopric, from Old English ar?ebis?eopr?ce, ar?ebis?opr??e, equivalent to archbishop +? -ric.

Noun

archbishopric (plural archbishoprics)

1. (ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.

   Synonym: archiepiscopacy

   • 1958, T. H. White, The Once and Future King, New York: Putnam, Book 4, Chapter 3, p. 563,^[1]

     A bishop of Bath […] was considered after due reflection to be an unsuitable man for the Archbishopric, because he had too many illegitimate children—not some, but too many.

2. (ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.

   Synonyms: archbishopdom, archdiocese

   • 1724, Daniel Defoe, A General History of the Pyrates, London: T. Warner, Chapter 11, p. 213,^[2]

     St. Salvadore in the Bahia los todos Santos, is an Archbishoprick and Seat of the Viceroy, the chief Port of Trade for Importation […]

Related terms

• bishopric

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