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Archbishop

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InChristianity,anarchbishopis an importantbishop.Thejurisdictionor area governed of an archbishop; an archdiocese; is called anarchbishopric.In theCatholic Church,when a bishop becomes an archbishop, he is not given any moreHoly Ordersor any othersacrament.The word comes from the Greek αρχι, which means "first" or "chief", and επισκοπος, which means "over-seer" or "supervisor".