defrock
Example Sentences
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Only the Pope can appoint or defrock a bishop.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024
The information released by the Jesuits did not show any attempt to discipline Rupnik more severely or to defrock him.
From Reuters • Dec. 19, 2022
It wasn’t until 2016 that the Toledo diocese’s request to defrock Meiring was granted.
From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2019
After the charter was established in 2002, some critics say dioceses were more likely to simply defrock priests and return them to private citizenship.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2019
Brennan said the reason the Vatican did not defrock Bransfield was that it would lose leverage.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2019
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