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noun

• the head of the Roman Catholic Church

25%11 Feminine bishops
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25%10 Assistant bishops
noun

• an assistant to a bishop

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New York Times20 Mar 1983 Down 97
New York Times25 Sep 1977 Across 62 ECCLESIASTICALOFFICIALS
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