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Three former Anglican bishops were ordained to the diaconate yesterday, becoming the founding members of the world’s first ordinariate.

Auxiliary-Bishop Alan Hopes of Westminster ordained Andrew Burnham, former Bishop of Ebbsfleet, John Broadhurst, former Bishop of Fulham and Keith Newton, former Bishop of Richborough to the diaconate at Allen Hall Seminary in London.

The three men will be the founding members of the English and Welsh ordinariate, which will be the model for other such structures around the world.

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