Archbishop - A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior…

A full-dressed ecclesiastic is a sort of go-cart of divinity; an ethical automaton. A clerical prig is, in general, a very dangerous as well…

— William Hazlitt

I would say here something that was heard from an ecclesiastic of the most eminent degree: The intention of the Holy Spirit is to…

— Galileo Galilei

“Henry,” the archbishop says, “I have seen you promote within your own court and council persons whose principles and morals will hardly bear scrutiny.…

— Hilary Mantel

“Thankfulness,” the Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey, said, “is a soil in which pride does not easily grow.”9”

— David Brooks

I wrote to my bishop, the Archbishop of Utrecht, Holland, and explained that I wanted not just permission to stay longer, but a mission.…

— Henri Nouwen

Though the archbishop may rightly argue that they are objectively wrong in their positions, I don't understand how he can presume to know the…

— John I. Jenkins

What I think is that we in the church - and especially I as an Archbishop - I'm responsible for maintaining our rules, and…

— George Carey

A butler in an English household should, however, be English, and as much like an archbishop as possible.

— Ada Leverson

“Joy,” as the Archbishop said during the week, “is much bigger than happiness. While happiness is often seen as being dependent on external circumstances,…

— Douglas Abrams

“What are we going to do now?' Archbishop Albert asked. 'The Fuggers are holding a knife to our throat.' 'They are called the 'Kings…

— Alexander Taylor

“But I thought I might have to go to church on Sunday, and although the Archbishop has said one needn’t, I still think that…

— Agatha Christie

Is the Archbishop's blessing any more meaningful than the Politician's handshake? The come, they go, with bigger things than us on their minds.

— Edward Abbey

The Jackdaw sat in the Cardinal's chair! Bishop and Abbot and Prior were there, Many a monk and many a friar, Many a knight…

— Richard Harris Barham

I had a full exorcism performed on me from an archbishop.

— Zak Bagans

“The only thing--I tell you this straight from the heart--that disgusts me in Salzburg is that one can't have any proper social intercourse with…

— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart