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  2. Ordination - Wikipedia

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    Ordination of a Catholic deacon, 1520 AD: the bishop bestows vestments.. Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. [1]

  3. Ordination exams - Wikipedia

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    Each reader assigns a grade of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory to each essay question. Then if the student passes a majority of questions for that reader, the reader assigns a Satisfactory grade. If one reader passes a student, and a second fails that student, a third reader is then called in to make a final judgment and the use of the third ...

  4. Appointment of Catholic bishops - Wikipedia

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    The exact process varies based upon a number of factors, including whether the bishop is from the Latin Church or one of the Eastern Catholic Churches, the geographic location of the diocese, what office the candidate is being chosen to fill, and whether the candidate has previously been ordained to the episcopate.

  5. Clergy of the United Church of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Upon ordination or commissioning, the minister's membership with his or her sponsoring community of faith is transferred to the Regional Council where he or she has been called. From that point on, the minister is never again a member of a community of faith; even after retirement, a minister is a member of Regional Council rather than a ...

  6. Loss of clerical state - Wikipedia

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    The latter is a censure prohibiting certain acts by a cleric, whether the acts are of a religious character deriving from his ordination ("acts of the power of orders") or are exercises of his power of governance or of rights and functions attached to the office he holds. [19]

  7. Template:Ordination - Wikipedia

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    A template for displaying information related to the ordination history of a member of the clergy. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Denomination denomination Manual override of Wikidata listing for subject's denomination. Use only if there is reason not to rely on Wikidata info. Case sensitive ...

  8. Ordination mill - Wikipedia

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    An ordination mill is a religious organization or denomination in which membership is obtainable by trivial means and all members are qualified for self-ordination as a minister of religion, bishop, priest or deacon without any prerequisite training, work, experience, seminary study or other qualification. In some cases, ordination may be ...

  9. Eight-legged essay - Wikipedia

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    The eight-legged essay format did not become prevalent as a standard essay in the civil service examination until early Ming dynasty, when the composition of the essay was clearly specified. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] In the seventeenth century, Gu Yanwu stated that this form of essay-writing became standardized precisely during the 15th century, when the ...