1975 Jubilee ordination

1975 Jubilee ordination
The ordinandi lying prostrate during the ceremony
Date29 June 1975 (1975-06-29)
Duration31⁄2 hours
VenueSt. Peter's Square
LocationVatican City
Participants
  • Over 350 priests ordained
  • 100,000–150,000 in attendance

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 elevated to the cardinalate.


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