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Date 1947-09-30, descending — sort earliest first

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1947 30 Sep
194-		 George Townshend, at the age of 71 years, resigned his position with the Church of Ireland. [GT195]
  • He was the first ordained priest of a Christian Protestant church to renounce his Orders and to become a fully accredited member of the Bahá'í community. [GT183]
  • For the story of his resignation and transition to a lay life see GT199–200, 202.
    		• George Townshend; Ireland first ordained priest of a Protestant church to renounce his Orders and become Bahá'í
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