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Alberto Cutié
Alberto R. Cutié (born April 29, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), is an Episcopal cleric better known as Padre Alberto.
Alberto R. Cutié (born April 29, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), is an Episcopal cleric better known as Padre Alberto.
András Kun
András Kun was a defrocked Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order.
András Kun was a defrocked Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order.
Barthélemy Boganda
Barthélemy Boganda was the leading nationalist politician of what is now the Central African Republic.
Barthélemy Boganda was the leading nationalist politician of what is now the Central African Republic.
Bruce Kent
Bruce Kent is a British political activist and a former Roman Catholic priest.
Bruce Kent is a British political activist and a former Roman Catholic priest.
Charles Chiniquy
Charles P. Chiniquy was a Canadian Catholic priest who left the Catholic Church and became a Presbyterian pastor.
Charles P. Chiniquy was a Canadian Catholic priest who left the Catholic Church and became a Presbyterian pastor.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, 1st Prince de Bénévent was a French diplomat.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, 1st Prince de Bénévent was a French diplomat.
Dale Fushek
Dale Fushek (born 1952) is the leader of the Praise and Worship Center in Chandler, Arizona and the former Vicar General of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.
Dale Fushek (born 1952) is the leader of the Praise and Worship Center in Chandler, Arizona and the former Vicar General of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.
Defrocking
To defrock, unfrock, or laicize ministers or priests is to remove their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry.
To defrock, unfrock, or laicize ministers or priests is to remove their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry.
Donald Kimball
Donald Wren Kimball (December 10, 1943 — September 15, 2006) was a Roman Catholic priest with a radio ministry directed toward youth, until he was removed from the priesthood over allegations of...
Donald Wren Kimball (December 10, 1943 — September 15, 2006) was a Roman Catholic priest with a radio ministry directed toward youth, until he was removed from the priesthood over allegations of...
Fr. Tomislav Vlasic
Tomislav Vlasic, formerly Rev. Father Tomislav Vlašić, OFM, (born January 16, 1942) is a member of Central Nucleus.
Tomislav Vlasic, formerly Rev. Father Tomislav Vlašić, OFM, (born January 16, 1942) is a member of Central Nucleus.
Francisco J. Ayala
Francisco José Ayala Pereda is a Spanish-American biologist and philosopher at the University of California, Irvine.
Francisco José Ayala Pereda is a Spanish-American biologist and philosopher at the University of California, Irvine.
Frank Cordaro
Frank Cordaro (born 1951) is a peace activist and co-founder of the Des Moines, Iowa Catholic Worker group.
Frank Cordaro (born 1951) is a peace activist and co-founder of the Des Moines, Iowa Catholic Worker group.
Fulbert Youlou
Abbé Fulbert Youlou was a Brazzaville-Congolese Roman Catholic priest, nationalist leader and politician.
Abbé Fulbert Youlou was a Brazzaville-Congolese Roman Catholic priest, nationalist leader and politician.
Ivan Illich
Ivan Illich was an Austrian philosopher, Roman Catholic priest, and "maverick social critic" of the institutions of contemporary western culture and their effects on the provenance and practice ...
Ivan Illich was an Austrian philosopher, Roman Catholic priest, and "maverick social critic" of the institutions of contemporary western culture and their effects on the provenance and practice ...
James Carroll (novelist)
James Carroll is a noted author, historian and journalist and Roman Catholic dissident.
James Carroll is a noted author, historian and journalist and Roman Catholic dissident.
James Porter (Catholic priest)
James Porter (January 2, 1935 - February 11, 2005) was a Roman Catholic priest who was convicted of molesting 28 children; he admitted sexually abusing at least 100 children of both sexes over a...
James Porter (January 2, 1935 - February 11, 2005) was a Roman Catholic priest who was convicted of molesting 28 children; he admitted sexually abusing at least 100 children of both sexes over a...
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a Haitian former Catholic priest and politician who served as Haiti's first democratically elected president.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a Haitian former Catholic priest and politician who served as Haiti's first democratically elected president.
John McLaughlin (host)
John McLaughlin is an American television personality and political commentator.
John McLaughlin is an American television personality and political commentator.
Juan María Fernández y Krohn
Juan María Fernández y Krohn is a former Roman Catholic priest and former Belgian lawyer who tried to physically attack Pope John Paul II in 1982.
Juan María Fernández y Krohn is a former Roman Catholic priest and former Belgian lawyer who tried to physically attack Pope John Paul II in 1982.
Louis Evely
Louis Evely (1910–1985) was a Christian spiritual writer from Belgium.
Louis Evely (1910–1985) was a Christian spiritual writer from Belgium.
Luke Timothy Johnson
Luke Timothy Johnson is the R. W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at ...
Luke Timothy Johnson is the R. W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at ...
Martin Adolf Bormann
Martin Adolf Bormann is the eldest of the ten children of Martin Bormann and a godson of Adolf Hitler.
Martin Adolf Bormann is the eldest of the ten children of Martin Bormann and a godson of Adolf Hitler.
Michael Charles Glennon
Michael Charles Glennon (b. ca.
Michael Charles Glennon (b. ca.
Michael Glennon
Michael Charles Glennon (b. ca.
Michael Charles Glennon (b. ca.
Michael Harding
Michael Harding (born 1953) is an Irish short-story writer, novelist, and playwright, born in County Cavan.
Michael Harding (born 1953) is an Irish short-story writer, novelist, and playwright, born in County Cavan.
Michael Ledwith
Miceal Ledwith, L.Ph., L.D., D.D., LL.D., was Professor of Systematic Theology for sixteen years at Maynooth College in Ireland, was Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Vice-President, and subseque...
Miceal Ledwith, L.Ph., L.D., D.D., LL.D., was Professor of Systematic Theology for sixteen years at Maynooth College in Ireland, was Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Vice-President, and subseque...
Neil Horan
Cornelius "Neil" Horan, sometimes referred to as The Grand Prix Priest or The Dancing Priest, is a laicized Irish Roman Catholic priest who is noted for his interference with the run...
Cornelius "Neil" Horan, sometimes referred to as The Grand Prix Priest or The Dancing Priest, is a laicized Irish Roman Catholic priest who is noted for his interference with the run...
Paudie Fitzmaurice
Paudie Fitzmaurice is a successful hurler from Jarvis Island in the South Pacific Ocean, who featured prominently in Limerick hurling during the 1970s.
Paudie Fitzmaurice is a successful hurler from Jarvis Island in the South Pacific Ocean, who featured prominently in Limerick hurling during the 1970s.
Paul Shanley
Paul Richard Shanley, is an American laicized priest who was accused and convicted of raping a child.
Paul Richard Shanley, is an American laicized priest who was accused and convicted of raping a child.
Peter Hebblethwaite
Peter Hebblethwaite (30 September 1930, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire — 18 December 1994, Oxford, Oxfordshire), was a British priest, editor, journalist and biographer.
Peter Hebblethwaite (30 September 1930, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire — 18 December 1994, Oxford, Oxfordshire), was a British priest, editor, journalist and biographer.
Peter Levi
Peter Chad Tigar Levi, FSA, FRSL, (16 May 1931, Ruislip – 1 February 2000, Frampton-on-Severn), Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford (1984–1989) was a poet, archaeologist, some...
Peter Chad Tigar Levi, FSA, FRSL, (16 May 1931, Ruislip – 1 February 2000, Frampton-on-Severn), Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford (1984–1989) was a poet, archaeologist, some...
Phillip Berryman
Phillip E. Berryman (born 1938) is the author of several books on both liberation theology and the Christian experience in Latin America.
Phillip E. Berryman (born 1938) is the author of several books on both liberation theology and the Christian experience in Latin America.
Pierino Gelmini
Pietro "Pierino" Gelmini (born 20 January 1925) is a prominent Italian former Roman Catholic priest who founded the drug abuse rehabilitation center Comunità Incontro (Community Encounter).
Pietro "Pierino" Gelmini (born 20 January 1925) is a prominent Italian former Roman Catholic priest who founded the drug abuse rehabilitation center Comunità Incontro (Community Encounter).
Tomislav Vlasic
Tomislav Vlašić, formerly Rev. Father Tomislav Vlašić, OFM, is a former Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Tomislav Vlašić, formerly Rev. Father Tomislav Vlašić, OFM, is a former Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Tomislav Vlašić
Tomislav Vlašić, formerly Rev. Father Tomislav Vlašić, OFM, is a former Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Tomislav Vlašić, formerly Rev. Father Tomislav Vlašić, OFM, is a former Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Xabier Arzalluz
Xabier Arzalluz Antia (born 24 August 1932) is a Spanish Basque nationalist politician, who has been the leader of the Basque Nationalist Party for two decades, until 2004.
Xabier Arzalluz Antia (born 24 August 1932) is a Spanish Basque nationalist politician, who has been the leader of the Basque Nationalist Party for two decades, until 2004.