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Pope Paul VI ordains some 350 priests in St. Peter's Square in the largest ordination in history
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Pope Paul VI
Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978
Pope Paul VI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding John XXIII, he continued the Second Vatican Council, which he closed in 1965, implementing its numerous reforms. He fostered…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1975 Jubilee ordination
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On Sunday, 29 June 1975, Pope Paul VI ordained over 350 men as Catholic priests in an open air ceremony in St. Peter's Square in what has been considered the largest ordination in history. Sixteen of the ordinands would go on to be consecrated bishops, and three of them would be…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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