1. the office, rank, or tenure of an archbishop
2. the territory or jurisdiction under an archbishop’s authority

Examples

• He was elevated to the archbishopric of Canterbury in 2013.
• The archbishopric includes dozens of parishes across the region.
• She held the archbishopric for over twenty years.
• The boundaries of the archbishopric were established in medieval times.
• His appointment to the archbishopric was announced by the Vatican.
• The archbishopric encompasses three major cities and their surrounding areas.