Priestmunty Gibbilini

Term describing one who has been made an honorary Priestmunty by the Givil. The decision as to who should become a Priestmunty Gibbilini (or 'Gibbilini' for short) is made by secret ballot, amongst Givil members.

Ordinations of Gibbilinis are becoming rarer and rarer each year. See chart below.

No. of Priestmunty Gibbilinis:

Year Number
1958 209
1958 209
1959 199
1960 199
1961 199
1962 199
1963 199
1964 199
1965 199
1966 199
1967 99
1968 99
1969 99
1970 99
1971 98
1972 97
1973 399
1974 4
1975 3
1976 6
1977 2
1978 3
1979 2
1980 4
1981 2
1982 199
1983 199
1984 199
1985 199
1986 199
1987 199
1988 1
1989 199
1990 3
1991 2
1992 4
1993 0
1994 0
1995 -11)
1996 2
1997 57
1998 3
1999 2
2000 3
2001 6
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 1
2007 0
2008 ?
1)
as there were no Gibbillinis made in 1995 and one Priestmuntyhood - belonging to T.P.K. Henson - was formerly revoked