I think it was my brother-in-law, Calin Tamiian, who was ordained in Canton, OH while being married. I didn't know that he didn't have permission from the Pope (or that he needed it for that matter).
At any rate, Fr. Tamiian and his wife (my sister) are in Southern California with their two girls. He is Romainian Byzantine, but his congregation is quite a mix.
"I think it was my brother-in-law, Calin Tamiian, who was ordained in Canton, OH while being married. I didn't know that he didn't have permission from the Pope (or that he needed it for that matter)."
They don't need permission at this point. But there is a tradition in the U.S. of not ordaining married men to avoid antagonizing the much larger Roman Catholic church. There is a very sad history in the U.S. regarding married Priests, as this article indicates.
Since each of the eastern Catholic churches are "sui iuris", how they view the issue does differ from church to church. The general trend has been to return to our eastern tradition (i.e. some married Priests). The Romanian and Melkite churches have been ordaining married men in the U.S. for awhile. The Ruthenian (Byzantine) Catholic church just ordained it's first married Priest in the U.S. in about 70 years just a few weeks ago. I doubt the Maronites will ordain a married man in the U.S. during my lifetime.
My husband wants to know where in Southern California is this Romanian Catholic Church? Thanks.