[JohnnyZ]

But you were certainly correct in pointing out that very few dioceses these days have the luxury of three ptiests.

There are several 3-priest parishes (including mine) within 20 minutes of my house.

[saradippity]

You are truly blessed in your diocese,which one our you in?

[sitetest]

Dear JohnnyZ,

That would be unusual here for a "moderately large parish," with two exceptions:

As I explained to Kolokotronis, we have a lot of priests from other parts of the country here to study at the Catholic University of America, or to work for various national Catholic organizations (like the USCCB).

These priests will sometimes live in residence at parishes. They help out with Mass and stuff, but don't really do pastoral work.

And, with regard to the article, they derive their support from their own orders or dioceses, and thus, married or no, would present no financial burden on our parishes.

The second exception is that there are a few priests here and there who work in secular fields and who are not assigned to parishes. They don't live at any parish, and receive no real income from any parish. Nonetheless, they will often help out with the weekend schedule of Masses.

Again, with regard to the article, these priests would place no additional burden on parish finances.


sitetest

[Francis McClobber]

We have one part time priest in our parish.

Can we have one of yours?