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Half a century ago, there were nearly 60,000 U.S. priests and about 90 percent of them were in active ministry -- serving about 54 million self-identified Catholics.
The number of priests was down to 36,580 by 2018 -- while the U.S. Catholic population rose to 76.3 million -- and only 66 percent of diocesan priests remained in active ministry.
According to a study by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University, half of America's priests hoped to retire before 2020. Meanwhile, 3,363 parishes didn't have a resident priest in 2018.
According to a study by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University, half of America's priests hoped to retire before 2020. Meanwhile, 3,363 parishes didn't have a resident priest in 2018.
Every year, on average, 900 are ordained to the priesthood in the USA.
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Discuss please. I would be interested in hearing more from those against Viri Probati Priests of how to turn this around in the USA.
The Amazon River flows into the Mississippi.
Discuss please. I would be interested in hearing more from those against Viri Probati Priests of how to turn this around in the USA.
The Amazon River flows into the Mississippi.
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