7 sentences with 'archbishops'
Example sentences and phrases with the word archbishops and other words derived from it.
• « Originally, the archbishops of cities such as Alexandria and Damascus were of comparable importance to the Roman archbishop, but over time the Roman archbishops sought to assert their authority over the entire Western church hierarchy. »
• « Roman archbishops could thus argue that the Christian church itself was centred in Rome, and that they inherited the spiritual keys of heaven upon taking office - this concept was known as the "Petrine Succession". »
• « When the western empire fell, the archbishops of Rome had begun their attempts to assert their authority over the church (however, they would not succeed even in the west for many centuries). These assertions were never accepted in the East, where it was the emperor who had the final say in matters of religious doctrine. »
• « The monasteries and convents were not alone in their wealth. The upper ranks of the Church - bishops, archbishops, cardinals and the popes themselves - were almost exclusively from the European nobility. »
• « One notorious practice was that of bishops or archbishops who controlled and received income from many different territories (called "bishoprics") at once, but never actually visited them. »
• « Seven great rulers scattered throughout the empire (four princes and three archbishops) were entitled to vote in the imperial succession. »
• « The Pope in Rome, for example, oversaw a huge bureaucracy led by cardinals, known as 'princes of the church', who were followed by archbishops, bishops and then priests. »