A deeply spiritual Christian, Christie is an ordained Doctor of Ministry, a professional singer, model, actor, and a former Mrs. America (1997-98), Mrs. New York 1997, and Mrs. New York United States (2011 & 2013).

Source: https://www.buffalorising.com/2023/09/lisa-christie-in-2nd-place-of-quarterfinals-in-online-contest-to-be-opening-act-of-major-concert-in-october/

After he was ordained a priest in 1986 with the Society of the Divine Word, also known as the Divine Word Missionaries, Archbishop Kikuchi was sent to serve as a missionary priest in rural Ghana for eight years.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/tokyo-archbishop-elected-new-president-of-caritas-internationalis

Because Ong had entered the Jesuit order in 1935, he devoted the subsequent years of his young life to his lengthy Jesuit formation - finally being ordained a Jesuit priest in 1946 - the year in which Ong turn thirty-four.

Source: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Walter-J-Ong-on-Historica-American-History_American-Republic_Cultural-Cognition_Cultural-Evolution-230910-771.html

Black History Month: In 2009, Alysa Stanton became the first Black woman ordained as a rabbi.

Source: https://forward.com/forward-newsletters/forwarding-the-news/534489/what-the-talmud-says-about-the-alec-baldwin-case/

Blase Cupich, of Omaha, Neb., was ordained the seventh Bishop of Rapid City by Cardinal James Hickey of Washington, DC.

Source: https://www.rapidcitydiocese.org/cupich-celebration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cupich-celebration

Born and raised in Kent, the Reverend studied in Oxford, Cambridge, and Rome, before he was ordained deacon in 1979, and priest in 1980.

Source: https://worcesterobserver.co.uk/news/dean-of-worcester-to-retire-after-16-years-in-post/

Cardinal Parolin was in Angola on Saturday, where he was ordained Archbishop-elect.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/vatican-secretary-of-state-parolin-arrives-in-juba/

Deacon Ceneviva was ordained by His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, on June 4, 1989, at the Cathedral-Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

Source: https://catholicphilly.com/2023/10/news/obituaries/deacon-vincent-g-ceneviva/

Father Paul Tomasso, current diocesan vicar general, was one of the first priests ordained by Bishop Clark in 1981 and served as the bishop’s secretary from 1986 to 1996.

Source: https://thecatholicsun.com/retired-rochester-bishop-matthew-h-clark-dies-at-85/

For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Source: https://s24477.pcdn.co/features/lifestyle/67609/to-be-tried-by-12-jurors

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was ordained as a Buddhist monk in Tibet at the age of eight.

Source: https://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/8192992/learn-to-mediate-enjoy-a-night-at-the-circus-or-do-a-deep-dive-into-law-week/?src=rss

Gonzalez-Farias was ordained in 1990 and has held numerous positions in the church including pastor, parochial vicar, administrator, chaplain and priest, the indictment states.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/catholic-priest-who-formerly-served-in-charleston-indicted-on-federal-sex-abuse-charges/article_920edb30-8f70-11ed-a45d-670cfe011bb5.html

Having been ordained on 24 May 1964 and consecrated as a Bishop on 4 May 1980 in Kinshasa, DR Congo by Pope John Paul II, the clergyman served as Bishop in Juba, Torit, and Tadamata from 1980-1983.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/late-bishop-emeritus-paride-taban-laid-to-rest/

Having said that, I am also grateful that the future Pope Benedict was the one who ordained me a deacon.

Source: https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2023/01/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-remembered-in-atlanta/

Having spent most of his life in Worcestershire, Mark has deep roots in the community, having grown up in Kidderminster and being ordained in Worcester Cathedral in 1996.

Source: https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/23693017.kidderminsters-mark-badger-new-archdeacon-worcester/?ref=rss

Hayley, who is originally from Worcester, was ordained as a deacon in Blackburn Cathedral in 2006 and priested the following year at Lancaster Priory.

Source: https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23246229.new-archdeadon-appointed-look-wrexham-area/?ref=rss

He said seeing their elder priests would be an inspiration for him and others, who were recently ordained, to bolster their commitment to stay on with priesthood.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1857262/2600-priests-bishops-on-holiness-retreat-in-cebu-city

He was ordained a priest of the diocese in 1997 and has a degree in theology with a specialization in sacred Scripture from the Universidad Católica Argentina.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-francis-continues-legacy-appointments-in-naming-archbishops-ferandez-s-successor

Idaho Supreme Court justices are seated at the public inauguration ceremony for Gov. Brad Little and other newly ordained state officials.

Source: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/01/idaho-chief-justice-asks-lawmakers-for-pay-raises-protection-amid-dangerous-climate/

“I just wanted to play dress up,” DuBalle, an ordained minister and also the director and host at Atomic Rose, the largest drag club in Memphis, told openDemocracy.

Source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/tennessee-drag-law-lgbtiq-transgender-history-america-republican/