Sentence examples for ecclesiastical bigwigs from inspiring English sources

Civic and ecclesiastical bigwigs vied for pride of place.

But whatever chill he may feel in the reception he is given by the ecclesiastical bigwigs, many Catholics in the pews will be drawing strength for the breath of fresh air that he represents.

But, by and large, he was left to his own devices by the ecclesiastical bigwigs in a fiefdom he shared uneasily for many years with another extraordinary priest, Father Jean-Marie Charles-Roux.

Party bigwigs may mumble.

So have the party bigwigs.

It's the ecclesiastical Oscars.

There were also ecclesiastical schools.

What are Archbishop Nichols' ecclesiastical qualifications?

With David Strathairn and Joan Allen as agency bigwigs.

Ah, large-scale ecclesiastical patronage.

He certainly held ecclesiastical benefices.