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UNBELIEVABLE: Looking back at when sinead o connor was ordained as a priest | History Defined

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Here we look back at one of the most interesting news stories to come about during the late 1990s - Sinead O'Connor's ordination.

Exactly 23 years ago on April 22, the singer-songwriter was ordained as a priest. O'Connor was ordained as a Latin Tridentine priest and took the name Mother Bernadette Marie.

The ceremony that sparked both national and international interest took place in a hotel suite in Lourdes, France, and was performed by Bishop Michael Cox.

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