incardination
Britishnoun
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the official acceptance by one diocese of a clergyman from another diocese
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the promotion of a clergyman to the status of a cardinal
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The Council of Trent set up the principle of incardination, which binds most parish priests to serve permanently in the diocese in which they are ordained.
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