In the more distant past the archbishop did have a true metropolitan jurisdiction, with suffragan dioceses.

The remaining fifty-four canons dealt with metropolitan jurisdiction, monastic discipline, superstition etc.

The Primus does not have any metropolitan jurisdiction.

The metropolitan jurisdiction of Besançon also underwent changes.

Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction.

The bull ended the claim of the Archbishop of York to metropolitan jurisdiction in Scotland and established an independent national church, albeit one with no figurehead.

Exceptionally, the Archbishop of Canterbury has retained (and retains to this day) some metropolitan jurisdictions outside of England.

Thus Venice succeeded to the whole metropolitan jurisdiction of Grado's eccelsiastical province, including the sees of Dalmatia.

Bernard in the 1120s claimed metropolitan jurisdiction over Wales and presented his suit unsuccessfully before six successive popes.

The City maintains numerous parks within the metropolitan jurisdiction.