Women ordained (in Korea).Seoul Seoul (sā`  l, sā` l, sōl), city (1995 pop. 10,229,262), capital of South Korea, NW South Korea, on the Han River. The first three female deacons in the diocese DIOCESE, eccl. law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions. 1 B1. Com. 111. of Seoul were ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. in May at a service in Sts. Mary and Nicholas Anglican Cathedral. At the same service, a brother and sister were ordained deacons. Bishop Matthew Chung, of the diocese of Seoul, presided over the two-hour service, which included nearly 100 priests and deacons and 1,000 congregants. |
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