Who ordains the head of an archdiocese?
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The Pope, as the supreme leader of the Catholic Church, has the exclusive authority to ordain archbishops, who are the highest-ranking bishops in the church hierarchy. This ordination, known as episcopal ordination, is a sacred ceremony where the Pope confers upon the chosen individual the fullness of the priesthood and the responsibility to lead and govern an archdiocese.
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