pontificate's Usage Examples:

Cardinal Napoleone was diplomatically active during the pontificates of Pope Clement V and Pope John XXII.

Consalvi however was already dead by the time of the 1829 conclave having died during the pontificate of Pope Leo XII.

consistories during his pontificate, and elevated three nephews to the cardinalate, including Carlo Borromeo.

His pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum.

later period, the available data are probably complete, but, for some pontificates (particularly in the 12th century), it is impossible to establish the.

was an antipope in Italy from 12 May 1328 to 25 July 1330 during the pontificate of Pope John XXII (1316–1334) at Avignon.

His pontificate was dominated by the struggle with Monothelitism.

The pope created 60 cardinals in ten consistories held during his pontificate.

His pontificate occurred during the Eastern Roman domination of the papacy.

Paul VI wore plain red leather shoes throughout the rest of his pontificate.

visited 129 countries during his pontificate, beatified 1,340 people, and canonised 483 saints, more than in all of the preceding five centuries.

At just twenty-six days, he had one of the shortest pontificates in papal history.

recorded as: "I, Gregory, bishop, servant of the servants of God, do hereby adjudge myself to be removed from the pontificate of the Holy Roman Church, because.

Synonyms:

administer, administrate,

Antonyms:

keep quiet, specify, close up, shout, whisper,