Only two priests have been ordained in capital’s archdiocese since 2020, with none so far this year
Mass offering: No priest was ordained for the Dublin Archdiocese this year and only two have been ordained for the archdiocese since 2020. Photograph: iStockwill have dropped by 70 per cent from current levels in 2044, while cash reserves at one of its two major charities will run out within 16 years.The figures are provided in the 2023 financial statements for the archdiocese, published on its website.
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He spoke of parishes now where “Sunday Mass is on a Thursday”, and one diocese where a priest is serving 12 churches. “In rural Ireland, it is very difficult,” he said. “The expectation on an older group of priests is unfair.”
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