defrocked

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McCarrick was eventually defrocked in February 2019, after an investigation by the Vatican.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

Baker remained in the ministry until 2000, when he was defrocked, church records show.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2024

Years ago Mike McCurry – during the Clinton administration – made a point of calling on a defrocked minister who always asked questions about Bigfoot and space aliens.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

The church — where Stroud had been a pastor for four years — set up a legal fund to assist with her defense and hired her as a lay minister after she was defrocked.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

In the records at Vallombrosa Abbey, Galileo Galilei became officially listed as a defrocked priest.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin