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Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy (also spelled Archeoastronomy) is the study of ancient or traditional astronomies in their cultural context, utilising archaeological and anthropological evidence. The anthropological study of astronomical practices in contemporary societies is often called ethnoastronomy, although there is no consensus as to whether ethnoastronomy is a separate discipline or is a part of archaeoastronomy.
Archaeoastronomy and Stonehenge The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge has long been studied for its possible connections with ancient astronomy. Archaeoastronomers have claimed that Stonehenge represents an "ancient observatory," although the extent of its use for that purpose is in dispute.
Archaeoceratops Archaeoceratops, meaning "ancient horned face", was a neoceratopsian from the early Cretaceous in North Central China. It appears to have been bipedal and quite small (1 metre long), with no horns and only a small frill.
Archaeoceti Archaeocetids, or "ancient whales", are a paraphyletic group of cetaceans that gave rise to Autoceti - the new cetaceans. The archaeoceti were once thought to have evolved from the mesonychids based on dental characteristics.
Archaeocyatha The Archaeocyatha or Archaeocyathids were sessile, reef-buildingArchaeocyathid reef structures ("bioherms"), though not as massive as later reefs, may be as deep as ten meters (Emiliani 1992:451). marine organisms of warm tropical and subtropical waters that lived during the Early Cambrian period; they appeared in the Tommotian period about 530 Ma and quickly diversified into over a hundred families, which are recognizable by small but consistent differences in their fossilized structures, some built like nested bowls, others as long as 30 cm, some solitary, others colonial.
Archaeological context In archaeology, not only the context (physical location) of a discovery is a significant fact, but the formation of the context is as well. An archaeological context is an event in time which has been preserved in the archaeological record.
Archaeological field survey Archaeological field survey is the methodological process by which archaeologists (often landscape archaeologists) collect information about the location, distribution and organisation of past human cultures across a large area (e.g.
Archaeological geophysics Archaeological geophysics most often refers to geophysical survey techniques used for archaeological imaging or mapping. More broadly defined, the term could refer to any geophysical techniques applied to archaeology.
Archaeological horizon In Archaeology, the term horizon is used in more than one way; the less rigourously defined ones being more likely to be met in conversation rather than in a professional report. All have in common, the idea of a distinctive level in the archaeological sequence of the features of a site, an area within the site or in a wider, geographical area.
Archaeological industry An archaeological industry is the name given to a consistent range of assemblages connected with a single product, such as the Langdale axe industry. Where the assemblages contain evidence of a variety of items and behaviours, the more correct term is "archaeological culture".
Archaeological Institute of America The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is a North American nonprofit organization devoted to the promotion of public interest in archaeology, and the preservation of archaeological sites. It is based at Boston University.
Archaeological Museum of Asturias The Archaeological Museum of Asturias is housed in the 16th century Benedictine monastery of Saint Vicente in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. Its findings include collections of the Asturian Neolithic, Megalithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Astur hill fort culture, Roman period, and of the Gothic, Pre-Romanesque and Romanesque periods of the Kingdom of Asturias.
Archaeological natural Natural in Archaeology is a term to denote a horizon in the stratigraphic record representing the point from which there is no man made activity on site and the archaeological record ends. Natural is often the underlying geological makeup of the site and is formed by geological processes.
Archaeological phase Archaeological phase and phasing refers to the logical reduction of contexts recorded during excavation to near contemporary archaeological horizons that represent a distinct "phase" of previous land use. These often but not always will be a representation of a former land surface or occupation level and all associated features that were created into or from this point in time.
Archaeological plan In an archaeological excavation, an archaeological plan is a drawn record of features (and artifacts) in the horizontal plane. It can either take the form of a "multi context" plan, which is drawn with many contexts on it to show relationships between these features as part of some phase or alternatively a single context plan with a single feature is drawn .
Archaeological record The archaeological record is a term used in archaeology to denote all archaeological evidence including the physical remains of past human activities which archaeologists seek out and record in an attempt to analyise and reconstruct the past. In the main it denotes buried remains unearted during excavation.
Archaeological Recording Kit Ark (Archaeological Recording Kit) is a kit of tools for collection, storage and dissemination of archaeological data. Ark is based on industry standard data technologies (Apache/MySQL/PHP/UMN Mapserver) and is opensource.
Archaeological section In archaeology a section is a view in part of the archaeological sequence showing it in the vertical plane, as a cross section, and thereby illustrating its profile and stratigraphy. This may make it easier to view and interpret as it developed over time.
Archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the Archaeological record
Archaeological sub-disciplines As with most academic disciplines, there are a number of archaeological sub-disciplines typically characterised by a focus on a specific method or type of material, geographical or chronological focus, or other thematic concern. In addition, certain civilisations have attracted so much attention that their study has been specifically named.
Archaeological Society of Athens The Archaeological Society of Athens (Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογική Εταιρεία) is a branch of the Hellenic Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Also termed the Greek Archaeological Society, it was founded in 1837, just a few years after the establishment of the Greek State, with the aim of encouraging archaeological excavations, maintenance, care and exhibition of antiquities in Greece.
Archaeological Survey of India The Archaeological Survey of India is an Indian government agency in the Department of Culture that is responsible for archaeological studies and the preservation of cultural monuments. According to its website, the ASI's function is to "explore, excavate, conserve, preserve and protect the monuments and sites of National & International Importance.
Archaeological tourism The archaeotourism or Archaeological tourism is an alternative form of cultural tourism that, within the frame of tourist activities, aims to promote the passion for historical-archaeological and the conservation of the historical sites.
Archaeology Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes.
Archaeology (magazine) Archaeology is a bimonthly mainstream magazine about archaeology, published by the Archaeological Institute of America; the editors estimate that less than one-half of one percent of their readers are professional archaeologists. The magazine was launched in 1948, and is published six times a year.
Archaeology and the Book of Mormon Both LDS and non-LDS scholars have long attempted to use archaeology to support their respective views of the origin(s) of the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is considered an inspired sacred text by the denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, and Latter Day Saint scholars accept the view that the people described in the Book of Mormon lived somewhere on either North or South America.
Archaeology Museum of Catalonia The Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, (Abbreviated MAC, for Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya) was created under the Museums of Catalonia Act in 1990 and answers to the Department of Culture of the Generalitat of Catalonia. The head office is located in the former Palace of Graphic Arts, which was built for the 1929 World's Fair, in Barcelona, Spain.
Archaeology of shipwrecks Resarchers investigating the archaeology of shipwrecks need to understand the processes by which a wreck site is formed so that they can allow for the distortions in the archaeological material caused by the filtering and scrambling of material remains that occurs during and after the wrecking process.
Archaeology of the Americas The archaeology of the Americas is the study of the archaeology of North America, Central America (or Mesoamerica), South America and the Caribbean. This includes the study of pre-historic/Pre-Columbian and historic indigenous American peoples.
Archaeomagnetic dating Archaeomagnetism (adjective 'archaeomagnetic') is the science of how to interpret signatures of the Earth's magnetic field at past times that are recorded in archaeologic materials. These paleomagnetic signatures can be recorded when materials were heated by ancient fires.
Archaeopteris Archaeopteris is an extinct genus of tree-like ferns that many scientists believe to be the first tree. A useful index fossil, this tree is found in strata dating from the Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous.
Archaeornithoides Archaeornithoides deinosauriscus is an indeterminate maniraptoriform theropod dinosaur that was found in Late Cretaceous Djadokhta formation beds located in Bayn Dzak, Mongolia. The remains, consisting of a juvenile skull fragment comprehending paired maxillae and dentaries and also palate bones found in river sandstone, were described by Elzanowski et al.
Archaeornithomimus Archaeornithomimus (meaning "Before Bird Mimic") was an ornithomimosaur from late Cretaceous China, 80 million years ago. As its name suggests, this was the precursor to the more famous ornithomimid, Ornithomimus.
Archaeospheniscus lopdelli Lopdell's Penguin (Archaeospheniscus lopdelli) was the largest species of the extinct penguin genus Archaeospheniscus, standing about 90-120 cm high, or somewhat less than the extant Emperor Penguin. It is only known from bones of a single individual (Otago Museum C.
Archaeplastida The Archaeplastida are a major line of eukaryotes, comprising the land plants, green and red algae, and a small group called the glaucophytes. All of these organisms have plastids surrounded by two membranes, suggesting they developed directly from endosymbiotic cyanobacteria.
Archaic Homo sapiens The term Archaic Homo sapiens refers generally to the earliest members of the species Homo sapiens, which may have included the Neanderthals of Europe and the Middle East, the Neanderthal-like hominids of Africa and Asia, and the immediate ancestors of all these hominids.
Archaic period In the sequence of North American pre-Columbian cultural stages first proposed by Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips in 1958, the Archaic period was the second period of human occupation in the Americas, from around 8000 BC to 1000 BC although as its ending is defined by the adoption of sedentary farming, this date can vary significantly across the Americas.
Archaic smile The Archaic smile was used by Greek Archaic sculptors, especially in the second quarter of the 6th century BC, possibly to suggest that their subject was alive. The smile is flat and quite unnatural looking, although it could be seen as a movement towards naturalism, if such a move is sought.
Archailect In the Orion's Arm Universe, an Archailect is an ascended post-singularity intelligence that has grown vastly beyond even the Transapient level. Within the context of this hypothetical universe, they represent the highest level to which living beings are currently known to have evolved.
Archaism In language, an archaism is the use of a form of speech or writing that is no longer current. This can either be done deliberately (to achieve a specific effect) or as part of a specific jargon (for example in law) or formula (for example in religious contexts).
Archambault report The Archambault Report was an influential study of the penitentiary system in Canada that was tabled in 1938. The report, the full title of which was the Royal Commission Report on Penal Reform in Canada, was the product of four years of study by the Royal Commission, chaired by Mr.
Archangelos Archangelos (in Greek: Αρχάγγελος) is a town of the island of Rhodes (Rhodhos) in the Dodecanese Islands in south-eastern Greece. It is located about 30 kilometers south of the town of Rhodes on the island's east coast at an elevation of 160 meters.
Archar Peninsula Archar Peninsula (Poluostrov Archar po-lu-'os-trov ar-'char) located in the North-Western extremity of Greenwich Island, Antarctica. The three km long peninsula is bounded by Razlog Cove to the North and McFarlane Strait to the South.
Archbishop In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Catholic Church and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an ecclestiastical province, but this is not always the case.
Archbishop Alter High School Archbishop Alter High School (aka Alter High School) is a Roman Catholic High School in Kettering, Ohio. It is one of the several schools operated by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and is named after Archbishop Karl Joseph Alter.
Archbishop Anastasios of Albania Archbishop Dr Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania (* November 4, 1929 in Piraeus, Greece) (born Anastasios Giannoulatos; Albanian: Anastas Janullatos; Greek: Αναστάσιος Γιαννουλάτος), Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, is the Head of the Holy Synod of the Albanian Orthodox Church. He is referred to by followers as "His Beatitude".
Archbishop Damaskinos Archbishop Damaskinos Papandreou (March 3, 1891 - May 20, 1949) was the archbishop of Athens from 1941 until his death. He was also the regent of Greece between the pull-out of the German occupation force in 1944 and the return of King Georgios II to Greece in 1946.
Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic Secondary School Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic Secondary School is located in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, within the Durham Catholic District School Board. The school has students in grades 9-12 and offers a wide range of academic and extra-curricular activities.
Archbishop Hovnan Derderian Archbishop Hovnan Derderian (born December 1, 1957) is the youngest Armenian clergyman to have been elevated to the rank of Archbishop. Born in Beirut, Derderian studied at the Antelias Seminary and the Seminary of the Holy See in Etchmiadzin, Armenia.
Archbishop Chrysostomos II His Beatitude Archbishop of New Justiniana and All Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos II (Greek: Χρυσόστομος Β΄)(born Herodotos Dimitriou Ηρόδοτος Δημητρίου on April 10, 1941) is the current Archbishop of Cyprus.
Archbishop John Joseph Williams John Joseph Williams (April 27, 1822 - August 30, 1907) was an American Roman Catholic prelate and the first Archbishop of Boston (4th Bishop). He was born in Boston, and educated at the Sulpican College in Montreal and at the Seminary of St.
Archbishop Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville is the Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. He was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France on June 27, 1929, and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in the UK two days after his 28th birthday.
Archbishop Mitty High School Archbishop Mitty High School, in San Jose, California, USA, named for the late Archbishop John Joseph Mitty, the fourth Archbishop of San Francisco, was the first Diocesan Catholic high school in the Santa Clara Valley. Construction of the school began in 1963, and when completed, the campus occupied its present twenty-four acres.
Archbishop Molloy High School Archbishop Molloy High School (also called Molloy, Archbishop Molloy, or AMHS) is a co-educational catholic school for grades 9-12, located on 6 acres in the Briarwood (Western Jamaica) section of Queens in New York City, thirty minutes east of Manhattan. Molloy currently has an endowment of about about $4,700,000 (as of February 26, 2006).
Archbishop of America The Archdiocese of America, better known as the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, is a jurisdiction of the Eastern Orthodox Church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It was formally constituted in 1922 and has had seven incumbents.
Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) The Archbishop of Armagh in the Church of Ireland is the Primate of All Ireland and the leader of that church, as well as being the diocesan bishop for the Diocese of Armagh and metropolitan of the Province of Armagh. Since the retirement of Robin Eames at the end of 2006 the post is now vacant; Alan Harper will take over on 2 Feb 2007.
Archbishop of Berlin The Roman Catholic Diocese of Berlin was erected on 13 August 1930 by Pope Pius XI and was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese on 27 June 1994 by Pope John Paul II. As of 2004 the archdiocese has 377,000 Catholics out of the population of Berlin.
Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion The highest award within the Anglican Communion, it was created by Archbishop George Carey to mark the retirement of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, its first recipient. It has only been awarded to one other person: Archbishop Robin Eames.
Archbishop of Edmonton and Western Canada There is no current Ecumenical Patriarchate Ukrainian Orthodox Archbishop of Edmonton and Western Canada (Western Diocese). The last serving Bishop of Edmonton was His Eminence John (1990-2005), who is now known as, "Metropolitan John (Stinka), Archbishop of Winnipeg, and Metropolitan of All-Canada" of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada.
Archbishop of Gwangju The Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju is one of the three Metropolitan Catholic Church in Korea. It was first created in 1937 as an Apostolic Vicariate to be administered by a Monsignor, and was raised to the Archdiocese in 1962.
Archbishop of New Zealand The Archbishop of New Zealand is the primate, or head, of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. However, since the Most Reverend Whakahuihui Vercoe stepped down at the end of his two-year term as archbishop in 2006, the church has decided that three bishops shall share the position and style of archbishop, each representing one of the three tikanga, or cultural streams of the church: Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa (the Bishopric of Aotearoa, serving Māori), the Dioceses in New Zealand (serving Pākehā) and the Diocese of Polynesia.
Archbishop of Petra The Archbishop of Petra was established during the Crusader era and served the diocese of Palaestrina III, the Oultrejordain area, and traditionally included St. Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai, although Crusader protection rarely extended that far.
Archbishop of Seoul The Archbishop of Seoul is the head of the Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul, the Metropolitan see of Korea covering the country's capital, Seoul. As the see is the oldest one in Korea and it is in the capital, the Archbishop of Seoul is often considered to be a primate, though the title has not been granted by the Vatican.
Archbishop of Tuam The Archbishop of Tuam is the consecrated religious leader of the Archdiocese of Tuam and its constituent churches. Tuam is the largest diocese, by area, in Ireland, and it extends over a large portion of Connacht.
Archbishop of Uppsala The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until early 20th century) has been the primate in Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward under the Lutheran church.
Archbishop of Utrecht The Diocese of Utrecht was established in 695 when Saint Willibrord was consecrated bishop of the Frisians at Rome by Pope Sergius I, and with the consent of the Frankish ruler, Pippin of Herstal, settled at the market-town of Utrecht.
Archbishop of Vienna The Archbishop of Vienna is the prelate of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna who is concurrently the metropolitan bishop of its ecclesiastical province which includes the dioceses of Eisenstadt, Linz and St. Pölten.
Archbishop of Westminster The Archbishop of Westminster heads the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, England. The incumbent is Metropolitan of the Province of Westminster and, as a matter of custom, is elected President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York, Primate of England, is the metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, and is the junior of the two archbishops of the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury. Since 5 October 2005, the incumbent is the Most Reverend John Sentamu; he signs himself Sentamu Ebor: (Sentamu is actually his Christian name and "Ebor:" is an abbreviation of Eboracum, the Latin name for York).
Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, is the Archdiocese of Chicago's high school for boys considering the priesthood. The predecessor of the school, Cathedral College of the Sacred Heart, was founded in 1905.
Archbishop Riordan High School Archbishop Riordan High School is an Archdiocesan, all-boys Catholic high school run by members of the Society of Mary in San Francisco, California. Originally called Riordan High School, the school was named after Archbishop Patrick William Riordan, the second Archbishop of San Francisco, and opened in the fall of 1949.
Archbishop Rummel High School Archbishop Rummel High School is a Christian secondary school located in Metairie, a community in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The school is named after Archbishop Joseph Rummel, a former Archbishop in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Archbishop Ryan High School Archbishop Ryan High School (often called Archbishop Ryan or simply Ryan) is a Roman Catholic high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Run by Franciscan priests of the Order of Friars Minor and administrated by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Archbishop Ryan is the largest Catholic secondary school in the city of Philadelphia.
Archbishop Temple School Archbishop Temple School (full name Archbishop Temple Church of England Technology and Humanities College) is a secondary school, situated in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. Its headteacher is Mr Darren Hugill and its deputy headteacher is Mr David Battarbee.
Archbishop's Palace, Charing Archbishop's Palace, Charing an important heritage site first mentioned in the Domesday Book as land held by the Archbishop of Canterbury at 'Meddestane', was redeveloped as a palace in 1348. This was one of a string of medieval palaces at Charing, Otford and Croydon, serving the archbishops travelling between Canterbury and London.
Archbishop-bishop In the Roman Catholic Church an archbishop-bishop is a bishop who possesses the personal title of archbishop but whose see is not an archdiocese, but a regular diocese. An archbishop-bishop may have been a metropolitan and later took a position in a suffragan see.
Archbishopric of Besançon The Archbishopric of Besançon is coextensive with the départements of Doubs, Haute-Saône, and the district of Belfort. Formerly it also was a prince-bishopric, an ecclesiastical state in the Holy Roman Empire.
Archbishopric of Bordeaux The archdiocese of Bordeaux comprises the entire département of the Gironde and was established conformably to the Concordat of 1802 by combining the ancient Diocese of Bordeaux (diminished by the cession of Born to the Bishopric of Aire) with the greater part of the suppressed Diocese of Bazas.
Archbishopric of Burgos The Archdiocese of Burgos has been since the tenth century an episcopal see of Spain, to which in the eleventh century the ancient Sees of Oca and Valpuesta were transferred. In 1574 Gregory XIII raised it to metropolitan rank, at the request of Philip II.
Archbishopric of Magdeburg The Archbishopric of Magdeburg was a Roman Catholic archdiocese from 968 to 1545, and a state of the Holy Roman Empire from the 12th century until 1806. Its capital was Magdeburg, and it was located along the Elbe River.
Archbishopric of Mainz Between 780–82 and 1802 the Archbishop of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince in the Holy Roman Empire. His see was established in ancient Roman times, in the city of Mainz, which had been a Roman provincial capital called Moguntiacum, but the office really came to prominence upon its elevation to an archdiocese in 780/82.
Archbishopric of Strasbourg The Archbishopric of Strasbourg (French Diocèse d'Alsace, German Erzbistum Straßburg, Latin Archidioecesis Argentoratensis o Argentinensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese at Strasbourg, Alsace, and is as immediate bishopric a direct subject to the Holy See in Rome, not to the Catholic Church in France.
Archbishopric of Trier The Bishopric and Archbishopric of Trier was one of the important ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Unlike the other Rhenish archbishoprics — Mainz and Cologne — Trier, as the important Roman provincial capital of Augusta Treverorum, had been the seat of a bishop since Roman times.
Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice (usually referred to as simply Archbold) is the leading practitioners' text for criminal lawyers in England & Wales and several other common law jurisdictions around the world.
Archbold's Bowerbird The Archbold's Bowerbird, Archboldia papuensis is a medium-sized, up to 37cm long, dark grey songbird with brown iris, grey feet and black bill. The male has narrow black scalloping with some trace of golden yellow crown feathers and dark grey forked tail, that shorter than the wing.
Archbutler The term arch-butler refers to a chief butler, who carried on horseback the first meal to the newly-crowned emperor. The term was also used, for example, for the King of Bohemia, whose business it was to present the first cup at an imperial entertainment; he was obliged not to officiate with his crown on.
Archdeacon A position of archdeacon is a senior position in Anglicanism and in some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. An archdeacon is responsible for administration of an archdeaconry, which is the principal subdivision of the diocese.
Archdeacon of Canterbury The Archdeacon of Canterbury is an office in the Diocese of Canterbury in the Church of England. As a member of the Archbishop of Canterbury's staff he or she shares in the leadership of the diocese, particularly of 9 of its 16 deaneries, acts as a Canon Residentiary of the cathedral, and acts on the Archbishop's behalf in enthroning diocesan bishops in 27 of the Province's 30 (and England's 43) dioceses.
Archdeacon of Lothian The Archdeacon of Lothian was the head of the Archdeaconry of Lothian, a sub-division of the Diocese of St Andrews. The position was one of the most important positions within the medieval Scottish church; because of his area's large population and high number of parish churches, the Archdeacon of Lothian may have exercised more power than many Scottish bishops.
Archdeacon of St Andrews The Archdeacon of St Andrews was the head of the Archdeaconry of St Andrews, a sub-division of the Diocese of St Andrews. The position was one of the most important positions within the medieval Scottish church; because of his area's large population and high number of parish churches, the Archdeacon of St Andrews may have exercised more power than many Scottish bishops.
Archdeacon Theophylact Theophylact was an archdeacon of the Roman Church. After the death of Pope Stephen II in 757, a faction wanted to place him on the Holy See, but the majority chose the deceased Pope's brother Paul as successor.
Archdeaconry of Lothian The Archdeaconry of Lothian was a sub-division of the diocese of St Andrews, one of two archdeaconries within the diocese. The Lothian archdeaconry was headed by the Archdeacon of Lothian, a subordinate of the Bishop of St Andrews.
Archdeaconry of St Andrews The Archdeaconry of St Andrews was a sub-division of the diocese of St Andrews, one of two archdeaconries within the diocese. The St Andrews archdeaconry was headed by the Archdeacon of St Andrews, a subordinate of the Bishop of St Andrews.
Archdiocese of Acapulco The Archdiocese of Acapulco (Latin: Archidioecesis Acapulcanus) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in Acapulco, Mexico. It is currently led by Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco, and auxiliary bishop Juan Navarro Castellanos.
Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni The Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni is a Roman Catholic archbishopric, which has its archepiscopal see at Amalfi, not far from Naples. Originally simply "Archdiocese of Amalfi", on 1986-09-30 it was officially renamed as Archdiocese of Amalfi–Cava de′ Tirreni.
Archdiocese of BahĂ­a Blanca The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of BahĂ­a Blanca (Archidioecesis Sinus Albi) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the eastern region of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its motherchurch, located in the city of BahĂ­a Blanca, is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy.
Archdiocese of Bangkok The (Roman Catholic) Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand (Archidioecesis Bangkokensis, อัครสังฆมณฑลกรุงเทพฯ) dates back to 1662, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Siam of created. It was renamed Vicariate Apostolic of Siam Orientale in 1841 and Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok in 1924.
Archdiocese of Buenos Aires The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (Archidioecesis Bonaerensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based on the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. The Archbishop since 28 February 1998 is Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio.
Archdiocese of Capua The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capua is an archdiocese (originally a suffragan bishopric) of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy, but its archbishop no longer holds metropolitan rank and has no ecclesiastical province.
Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly The Archiocese of Cashel and Emly consists of two entities: The Diocese of Cashel was established in the tenth century and was promoted to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel in1152Information on the history of the diocese. The diocese has been united since 1718.

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