defrockings
Priests losing vestments
Defrockings are acts of removing someone from their position as a member of the clergy.
A priest who is defrocked loses the right to perform religious duties and wear clerical garments.
The term extends to any formal stripping of professional status or authority: The defrockings of several doctors followed the scandal.
Removal from position
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- ousterForced removal from position
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
deposal · ejection · removal · disqualification · dethronement · unseating · displacement · decommissioning
Formal barring from sacraments
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- canon lawReligious institutional regulations
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
bishopric · ordination · vestments · vows · dispensation · monasticism · papacy · synod
Loss of dignity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- dishonorLoss of respect
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
ignominy · disrepute · disgrace · opprobrium · reproach · tarnish · ostracism · discredit
Cruel or violent treatment
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
impropriety · whistleblower · expose · revelation · accountability · inquiry · tribunal · victim
dismissal
Removal from position
revocation · deposal · ejection · removal · disqualification · dethronement · unseating · displacement · decommissioning · annulment
excommunication
Formal barring from sacraments
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- canon lawReligious institutional regulations
diocese · bishopric · ordination · vestments · vows · dispensation · monasticism · papacy · synod · sacrament
humiliation
Loss of dignity
infamy · ignominy · disrepute · disgrace · opprobrium · reproach · tarnish · ostracism · discredit · scandal
abuse
Cruel or violent treatment
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- investigationFormal examination of facts
testimony · impropriety · whistleblower · expose · revelation · accountability · inquiry · tribunal · victim · complaint
defrockingsordinations
Formal clergy induction ceremonies
consecrations · installations · investitures · inductions · anointings
defrockingsinstallations
Placed and secured equipment
appointments · elevations · reinstatements · restorations · promotions
defrockingsresignations
Formal job departures
retirements · stepping down · abdications · leaves of absence