jan 1, 302 - Spanish Council of Elvira imposes celibacy on bishops, priests, and deacons
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"We decree that all bishops, priests, deacons, and all clerics engaged in the ministry are forbidden entirely to live with their wives and to beget children: whoever shall do so will be deposed from the clerical dignity." Later, the Council of Carthage extended the celibacy requirement to the subdeaconate (a subsacred or major order in the Latin Church).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 302
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~ 1725 years ago