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Bishop Ceremonies

Black and white photographs capturing solemn bishopric ceremonies, showcasing clergy in ceremonial attire and significant religious events.

Anefo photo collection. Blessing Ritchside Office Anna Paulownastraat in Den Ha by the Pope Internuntius Mgr. Beltrani. October 19, 1959. The Hague, South Holland

Global Church Huddle -- Delegates from distant lands enjoy a chat following today's session of the World Council of Churches. Left to right are : The Rt. Rev. P. Mar Chrysosom , Malabar, India; The Rev. George A. Appleton, Leatherhead, Surrey, England; Dr. Luther A. Gotwald, New Rochelle, N.Y.; and M. Derasahayam of Rajahmundry, India. August 17, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Madrid, 03/05/1976. HRH Prince Felipe kisses the image of Christ in the religious ceremony held in the church of Jesús de Medinaceli on the first Friday of the month of March.

Anefo photo collection. DS. Martin Niemöller takes part in Ecumenical gathering in the Great Kert in The Hague. From left to right VRNL in mirror image!. DS M.N.N. W. Smitvoors (from the Hague Ecumenical Council), Rev. Niemöller and Prof. P. Kaetske, pastor of the German Evangelical Municipality in The Hague. May 27, 1952. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Congress world council of churches in the new church. August 22, 1948

Anefo photo collection. Funeral service for Bishop Zwartkruis in St. Bavo in Haarlem. October 27, 1983. Haarlem, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Mgr. Don Hélder Cmara at Kardinaal Alfrink, Utrecht. May 29, 1970. Utrecht, Utrecht

Madrid, 05/09/1969. Exhibition of the incorrupt body of San Isidro, in an event held in the sacristy of the Royal Collegiate Church, presided over by Archbishop Casimiro Morcillo.

Blessing the marriage of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard in the St. Jacobskerk in The Hague, January 7, 1937. One of 10 postcards in a folder.

Anefo photo collection. Mgr. Don Hélder Cmara Archbishop of Olinda and Rezife in Brazil, gets honorary doctorate in theology in Leuven, Belgium; Rector-Magnificus of Leuven University. May 21, 1970. Belgium, Leuven

Archbishop Of Cologne Arrives To Visit German P.O.W. -- Cardinal Frings (left) is greeted by Cardinal Griffin at Victoria Station, London, today.Cardinal Joseph Frings, 59-years-old Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne, arrived in London.***** this afternoon (Monday). He is here as the guest of Cardinal Griffin, Archbishop of Westminster, and will make a seven day tour of prisoner-of-war camps. The two Cardinals last met in Rome last February when they both received the Red Hat from His Holiness the Pope. Cardinal Frings was consecrated Archbishop of Cologne during the war, and his stubborn opposition to Nazism earned the backing of responsible German of all creeds. September 23, 1946.

Australia's 160th Birthday -- Lord Gowrie and The Lord Bishop of London ( The Rt. Rev.J.W.C.Wand) pictured after this morning's service at St. Martin's.The 160th anniversary of the foundation of Australia was celebrated this morning (Monday) with a service of commemoration at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar-square, where the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of London delivered an address. January 26, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Anefo photo collection. Russian church leaders at Schiphol on transit America, second from left Archbishop Nicodeiem. February 25, 1963

Photograph of Mayor Wagner meeting the Archbishop Makarios at the City Hall. By Fernandez Orlando. Dated 1962

Anefo photo collection. Archbishop of York (England) memorial plaque revealed to Begijnhof, the memorial plaque. June 22, 1964

Rev. Papkan Maksoudian. Diran Leylekian. Santough and Leon Abdalian , Spouses, Priests, Photographers. Leon Abdalian Collection

Anefo photo collection. Funeral of Queen Elizabeth of Belgium in Brussels; Guests during the service in the Catredral of Sint Michiel and Saint Goedele. November 30, 1965. Belgium, Belgium, Brussels

Anefo photo collection. Visit Schout at Nacht Moorman in church. July 8, 1949

Anefo photo collection. "Winterlaer" from the Catholic youth movement of the Diocese of Haarlem in the RAI in Amsterdam. Bishop of Haarlem Mgr. J.P. Huibers and Mr. G.P. v.d. Burg, blanket from Amsterdam. January 4, 1948. Amsterdam

Valencia, 04/17/1953. The Marquis of Valdavia inaugurating the IV National Congress of Former Captives held in Valencia.

Anefo photo collection. Rural pastoral consultation in Noordwijkerhout; Mgr. Simonis (Rotterdam) in conversation with papal Nuntius Mgr. Felice (R). August 30, 1974. Noordwijkerhout, South Holland

Elsevier photo collection. commissariat Hague, marriage completed famous Indonesian dancer guessing Mas Jodjana Siti Marian Pop Indonesian Penghulu (priest). March 16, 1956. Hague, South Holland

Madrid, 05/28/1908. The sick at the Provincial Hospital received Easter communion.

Anefo photo collection. Sitting Dutch Commanderije of the knighthood of the holy grave in Jerusalem in Utrecht, links Cardinal tisserant and commander high order lempers. May 25, 1968. Utrecht

New Dean of St Andrews - L to R:The new Dean of Sydney the Rev. Dr. S.B. Barton Babbage, N C Newth, and the Archbishop of Sydney Mowllt. Taken at stand news before. March 13, 1947. (Photo by Adrian Greer Michael Short/Fairfax Media).

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Princess Christina and Jorge Guillermo; The closure of the ecclesiastical wedding in the Domkerk in Utrecht. Father bone hands over the Bible to Princess Christina and Jorge Guillermo, right next to Father Bone Pastor van der Werf. 28 June 1975. Utrecht (Prov.), Utrecht (city)

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration priests and pastors against war in Vietnam. December 24, 1966. Vietnam

Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. Hollandia, arrival Monsignor Staverman in Hollandia. January 1957. New Guinea

Lebanese Priest, Father Abdullah Habkouk head priest at the Lebanese town Kfarsghab, greeting one of the many excited compatriots who met him when he reached Sydney by Qantas constellation today. May 27, 1950.

At Left is Prince Ismail, minister of health another of King Ahmed's seven brothers. January 1, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press Photo)

Cardinal Sir James Freeman - General Scenes - Personality. September 11, 1937.

12/31/1949. Ávila: The Prelate of the Diocese Dr. Moro, in the presence of the governor and the mayor, signs the notarial act by which he takes charge of the Virgin of Sonsoles, a ceremony that is carried out every time the Virgin is brought from her sanctuary to the capital, and that comes only in times of great drought or other evils.

Reception to Bishop Booth Archbishop elect of Melbourne , at Melbourne Hall. Mr. Lenten congratulates Bishop Booth. April 01, 1942.

Mr. Joseph L. Sacco married to Miss Martha Mahakian , Brides, Grooms Weddings, Weddings, Churches, Wedding attendants, Priests. Leon Abdalian Collection

Anefo photo collection. Marriage in Portuguese Israelite synagogue. April 11, 1954

Anefo photo collection. Christmas game in the big or St. Bavo church in Haarlem. December 17, 1945. Haarlem, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Commonge Volkskrant; Congress "Church in society" by Sepriaprint in Nispenhuis, Amsterdam; v.l.n.r. Pastor J. Reuten, Mgr. Ernst, Jan Ruyter /. September 30, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

12/26/1963. Baptism of Infanta Elena María Isabel de Borbón, firstborn of Princes Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía.

Anefo photo collection. Cardinal Alfrink receives Dalai Lama. October 8, 1973

Photograph of Faisal II (1935-1958) the last King of Iraq visiting the holy mosques in Jerusalem. He was murdered during the July Revolution together with numerous members of his family. Dated 1945

Pastor Niemoller leaving his last confirmation service. A Rare Picture Taken In 1937.Pastor Niemoller, victim of Nazi brutality, leaving Jesus Christus Kirche, Dahlem, at Easter 1937, after taking his last confirmation Service before his arrest and imprisonment in July of that year. March 01, 19452.

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsal passion games in Tegelen, rehearsal for the last supper, 2nd from the right (Christ) Piet Niessen in the middle of his apostles. February 15, 1960. Limburg, Tegelen

Meeting with Paul Boutros Meouchi, Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Lebanon, 12:03PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Lebanese Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Paul Boutros Meouchi (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.

Memorial Service For Calouste Gulbenkian - Mr. Nubar Gulbenkian (son) and his wife leaving the Church after the memorial service. On the right is Mr. A.P Macobian who has for many years looked after the Gulbenkian family's interests in London. Behind him is the Very Reverend Bassak Toumayan, rector of the Armenian Church, who took the service.A memorial service for the late Calouste Sarkis "Five percent" Gulbenkian was held at the Armenian Church in London on Wednesday. July 28, 1955. (Photo by Daily Express Picture).

The Coronation Crown -- The Dean of Westminster, Dr. Don bears St. Edwards Crown in the Regalia Procession in Westminster Abbey this morning where Queen Elizabeth II was being crowned. June 02, 1953. (Photo by United Press Photo).

A Word From The Cardinal - President Eisenhower leans closer to hear a remark from Edward Cardinal Mooney of Detroit at today's convocation of the The Catholic University. The President received and Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree and the University installed a rector, The Most Rev. Bryan J. McEntegart, Former Bishop of the Ogdensburg, N.Y., Roman Catholic diocese. November 19, 1953. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Elizabeth II's First public Engagement Her Majesty The Queen Performed the first public Engagement of Her Reign when She Distributed the Royal Maundy In west-Minister Abbey this Morning. Every Maundy Thursday a number of men and women receive the Maundy Pence which are specially minted for the occasion. The number of Pence each receives and the Numbers of receipients are both by tradition Equal to the number of years the Monarch has Attained. To-Day The number was 26, the smallest since the early years of queen Victoria's Reign.The Maundy Ceremony is of Great Antiquity and is known to have been Performed Regularly in thes country since at least the *****. In medical times the ***** by The King washing the *****. April 17, 1952.

Anefo photo collection. Baptism Prince Carlos Jr. Lignieres, France. February 11, 1970. France

Anefo photo collection. 150 Turks in Syrian Orthodox Church in Hengelo I.V.M rejection asylum application Turk and his wife. Two Turkish priests. January 15, 1981. Hengelo, Overijssel

Rev. Papkan Maksoudian. Diran Leylekian , Priests. Leon Abdalian Collection

Bishop (Vladika) Lavrentije of Sabac. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbian people, country, past or present

Meeting with Paul Boutros Meouchi, Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Lebanon, 12:03PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Lebanese Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Paul Boutros Meouchi. Left to right: an unidentified priest; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim al-Ahdab; Patriarch Meouchi; President Kennedy; Bishop Antoine Pierre Khoraiche; and two unidentified priests. Also listed in the Presidents schedule: Secretary to the Patriarch, Khalil Abi-Nader; Monsingor Joseph Feghali; and Monsignor Joseph Eid. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.

Luncheon With The Cardinal - Many Paris poor are fed daily by the Catholic ***** centre in the Rue Du Cherche-midi, Paris. February 3, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).

Churchill's Window at Chequers -- Mr. Rupert Moore giving a final glance at the Garter Windor, containing the new Arms of Sir Winston Churchill, at the white friars glass studios of James Powell and sons, Ltd of Wealdstone, today. The stained glass window depicting Sir Winston Churchill's coat of arms, has been removed from chequers, the official country residence of Britain's Prime Ministers. The insignia of the Garter is being added to it. Mr. Rupert Moore, A.R.C.A. is now giving a final glance at the Garter window containing the new Arms of Sir Winston Churchill at the Whitefriars glass studios of James Powell and sons Ltd. Wealdstone, Middlesex. The window will shortly be fixed in the gallery at chequers with the arms of other Prime Ministers, after it has been redesigned following the conferring of a Knighthood upon Sir Winston. November 19, 1954. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Nuns (file 1) 1959 - Prior - Religion. July 13, 1950. (Photo by International News Photos).;Nuns (file 1) 1959 - Prior - Religion.

Cuba, Guimero, Priest Shaking The Hand Of One Of His Worshipers Exiting The Church

India's ministers in Aust. Cardinal Graces. April 28, 1953.

Anefo photo collection. Archbishop from York (England) memorial plaque revealed on Begijnhof, Dr. F. D. Donald Coggan during the unveiling. June 22, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Visit by the French Cardinal tisserant to Grave. July 4, 1952. Grave

Boiler Kid Receives Blessing - Fred Snite, Jr., the self-styled "Boiler kid", who has spent the last 15 years in an iron lung, receives an Easter blessing from Father William Barry at St. Patrick's Catholic church here this morning. The service was so crowded the lung had to be placed in the entrance doorway. April 09, 1950. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Germany, Oranienburg, 04.10.1992, Estrongo Nachama, cantor of the Jews. Congregation of Berlin, Naftali Grimberg, rabbi of the Jewish Community of Potsdam, protest rally in Germany, following an arson attack on the Jewish barrack in the Sachsenhausen Memorial and Memorial

Anefo photo collection. Mass. July 17, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Commissioner of the Queen of Zeeland reveals flood statues in Kruiningen. February 1, 1957. Kruiningen

Nigerian Christening at St. Martin-In-The-FieldsPhotographed after the christening ceremony at St. Martin-in-the-Fields yesterday. Left, the godfather, Oladigbolu-Coker, Chief Aerodynamist at Heston Aircraft Ltd., Hounslow; holding baby, the godmother, Mrs. Gladys Smith; and on right Chief Lapido Solanke.Using both water from the church font and from the river Niger, the christening ceremony was held yesterday at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London of the six-weeks-old son of the Lapido Solanke, chief of the 4,000,000 strong Yoruba tribe of Nigeria. The boy was christened Olagbaleken ("A person whose honour and dignity cover the whole world"), and later a Nigerian ceremony was held at South Villas, Camden Street, N.W. December 03, 1951. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Muslims in Britain- Eid Ul Fitr Celebrations, 1941 Amongst the congregation at prayer at the East London Mosque are Muslims from India, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, Transjordan, Syria, Arabia, Aden and Somaliland, and they include soldiers and merchant seamen.

VILLANOVA DEL GHEBBO ITALY APRIL 1968 Christian confirmation scene in the 60 s

Meeting with Paul Boutros Meouchi, Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Lebanon, 12:03PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Lebanese Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Paul Boutros Meouchi. Left to right: Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim al-Ahdab; Patriarch Meouchi; President Kennedy; Bishop Antoine Pierre Khoraiche; and an unidentified priest. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Carlos Jr. Bernardo baptized Church Lignieres, France, Cardinal Lefebre. February 10, 1970. France

Anefo photo collection. 100 years of crook. Stadium De Balgaard. Photographing priest. May 15, 1953. Utrecht (city)

The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. H.R. Gough (left), speaks with the commander of the 4th Submarine Division, Commander L.H. Oliphant, at St. Clement's Church, Mosman, where a special service was held yesterday for officers and men of the division. October 08, 1952.

Dom Hélder Cmara (1909 - August 27, 1999) Catholic Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, Brazil, serving from 1964 to 1985 during the military regime of the country.

Anefo photo collection. Marriage in Portuguese Israelite synagogue. April 11, 1954

Germany, Berlin, 05.12.1992, Jörg Zink, writer, German Protestant theologian, pastor, journalist, spokesperson for the peace and ecology movement. Greeting, reading in the Advent church

Anefo photo collection. Bishop Blayssen van den Bosch talks to State Secretan's hairs about the position of the Turkish occupiers of the Sint Janskathedral in Den Bosch. The bishop greets the State Secretary. April 17, 1979. Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant

Poll photo collection. Rome: visit to the Vatican City. Two pastors are on Sint-Pietersplein at one of the stones that form the focal point of the ellipse formed by the colon row with the Sint-Pietersbasiliek in the background. December 1937. Italy, Rome, Sint-Pietersplein, Vatican City

Anefo photo collection. The third rural pastoral consultation. V.l.n.r. Bishops Möller, Ernst, Cardinal Willebrands, Gijsen, Papal Nuntius Wüstenberg, Zwartkruis, Simonis and Bluesen. January 17, 1981. Utrecht (province), Utrecht (city)

Anefo photo collection. Baptism Prince Johan Friso in Domkerk in Utrecht entered church, in foreground DS. Kater. December 28, 1968. Utrecht

Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. An ambitious preacher leads the service in a primitive church in Pasir Poetih at Manokwari. May 1958. New Guinea

Anefo photo collection. Bishop Blayssen van den Bosch talks to State Secretan's hairs about the position of the Turkish occupiers of the Sint Janskathedral in Den Bosch. State Secretaries, Occupations, Bishops, Cathedrals, Haars, Bert. April 17, 1979. Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant

Mao extends Chinese influence wherever he can. Tibet for example, is now incorporated into China- and Panchen Larma, spiritual leader, went to Peiping to sign agreement. November 28, 1951.

The Reverend Lawrence Jenco pauses in his address to reporters and well-wishers to offer a prayer prior to his departure to Rome, Italy. Father Jenco who was held captive in Lebanon for 19 months before his recent release, is being accompanied by Terry Waite, Middle East envoy for the Church of England..

The Reverend Lawrence Jenco addresses reporters and well-wishers before his departure to Rome, Italy. Father Jenco who was held hostage in Lebanon for 19 months before his recent release, is being accompanied by Terry Waite, Middle East envoy for the Church of England..

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