Bishop Michael F. Burbidge Archives - Church Executive


Ordination class of 2015 shows increase in number ordained, reflects positive impact of support from families, Catholic schools, parish priests

WASHINGTON — The 2015 class of men ordained to the priesthood report that they were, on average, about 17 when they first considered a vocation to the priesthood and encouraged to consider a vocation by an average of four people.

Seven in 10 (71 percent) say they were encouraged by a parish priest, as well as friends (46 percent), parishioners (45 percent), and mothers (40 percent). On average, they lived in the diocese or eparchy for which they will be ordained for 15 years before entering seminary. Religious ordinands knew the members of their religious institute an average of six years before entering.

Read More >
Share

HTML Snippets Powered By : XYZScripts.com