Angela Palacious

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Angela Palacious
Born
Angela C. Bosfield

1953 (age 6970)
NationalityBahamian
Other namesAngela Bosfield Palacious
Occupationminister / theologian
Known forfirst Bahamian woman to serve as an Anglican deacon (1999) and priest (2000)

Angela Palacious (born 1953 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a Bahamian minister of religion and author.

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She was the first woman deacon and the first woman priest of the Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Early life and education

Palacious obtained a BA in English from Durham University, England in 1975 and an MA in English from Concordia University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1978. [1]

Palacious met her husband, James Palacious, while they were both students at Princeton University in 1981. [2] In 1984, she obtained her Master of Divinity and the following year, she obtained a Master of Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey. [1]

Ordination

Palacious returned to the Bahamas and became an elementary school teacher. [2] In 1992, the Anglican diocese agreed to allow women's ordination and the following year, Palacious applied to become a deacon.

She went to New York to further her training [2] and, in 1994, she earned a Certificate in Anglican Studies from the General Theological Seminary in Manhattan. [1]

On 11 May 1999, Palacious was ordained as the first woman deacon in the Anglican Diocese's 138-year history. [3]

Ministry

She and her husband, who at the time was rector of St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Nassau, became the first ordained husband and wife team in the region. [2]

From 1999 to 2000, Palacious served as the Coordinator of the Diocese and, on 31 May 2000, [4] Palacious was ordained as the first Bahamian woman Anglican priest of the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. [5]

Since her ordination, she has served as the assistant curate of St. Matthew's Church, [4] and as the assistant Priest of St. Mary the Virgin Church and St. Margaret's Church.

Writing career

Palacious is also the author of 8 books.

Selected works

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rev. Angela Palacious authors book, "Praying for Families"". Nassau, Bahamas: Bahamas Weekly. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bahamas Ordains First Female Anglican Deacon". Kingston, Jamaica: Kingston Gleaner. 13 May 1999. p. 2. Retrieved 8 December 2015 via Newspaperarchive.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Dupuch 2000, p. 76.
  4. 1 2 Hanna-Ewers 2013, p. 80.
  5. McCartney 2004, p. 16.

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