Women Clergy

Women Clergy

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Details

Location

Belfast

Year

1990

Date

Production 31/07/1990

Length

03min 19sec

Audio

sound

Format

Betacam SP

colour

Source

Digitised as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 project.

Courtesy

British Film Institute, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

In May 1990, the Church of Ireland's General Synod approved the ordainment of women as priests and bishops. The following month Reverends Irene Templeton and Kathleen Young became the first female priests in Ireland. They were ordained at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast. Today, about one in five Church of Ireland clergy are women. This report details reaction to the news, though despite the topic, no women appear to have been asked for their opinion.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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