archdiocese• Hygeberht's archdiocese, therefore, embraced Mercia and its dependentborder territories in the midlands and East Anglia.• Very soon afterwards, the archdiocesewithdrew its plans and the church thankfully continues in use.• Jim gave the liturgy planning team his tentativeapproval and waited to see how the community and the archdiocese would react.• More nettlesome was the prosecutorial attitude the archdiocese had assumed.• By mid-February the archdiocese had yet to release its report on the parish, and he was beginning to worry.• Two weeks later a letterarrived from the solicitors for the archdiocese providing the assurance that we sought.• And this, the archdiocese believes, is sometimes done at the expense of Catholicdoctrine.• The archdiocese had already settled with about 10 plaintiffs, but several other men are still involved in the lawsuit.