Ordination of Women in the Anglican Priesthood - Quebec, QC
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N 46° 48.764 W 071° 12.399
19T E 331655 N 5186718
This wooden plaque commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Ordination of Women in the Anglican Priesthood is located inside the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Quebec City.
Waymark Code: WMXPBX
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 02/07/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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Text of the Plaque

To the Glory of God
and in grateful recognition
of the thirtieth anniversary
of the Ordination of Women
to the Anglican Priesthood.
1976-2006

Legislation authorising the ordination of women as deacons was passed in 1986 and they were first ordained in 1987. The ordination of women as priests was passed by the General Synod in 1992 and began in 1994. In 2010, for the first time in the history of the Church of England, more women than men were ordained as priests (290 women and 273 men).

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Subject: Country

Commemoration: 2017

Date of Founding: 1992

Date of Commemoration: 2006

Address:
31, rue des Jardins Quebec, Quebec Canada


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Detail Photograph:

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Web site if available: Not listed

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