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I've heard that ministers ordained elsewhere (Lutherans, e.g.), can be married, apply for Catholic priesthood,and remain married even when they receive their vestments. I emphasize I've only heard this anecdotally, and am not sure this is a fact (and am not really sure how to check on it).

In 1980 the Pope allowed for a procedure for married Protestant ministers to convert to Catholicism and be ordained as priests. Do a google search on +married +priests +pastoral +provision and you will find many personal accounts & stories; you can also look at the official Pastoral Provision website.

I did the Google search on married Latin Rite Roman Catholic priests.They are converts who received a dispensation from Rome.I believe most were Anglican, Episcopalian or Lutheran. There are 90 of them. I alwo read,I believe in FIRST THINGS,that there were 100.So its probably reasonable to say there are between 90 and 105.105 married priests out of 48,000,3 of them in Fort Worth and I know one out here in Arizona.When the time is right it should be easy to do a survey;however,currently with all the heat and attention it would not be fair to even ask them.