US Diocese of Columbus doubles number of seminarians in two years vaticannews.va
“When I was installed as bishop almost two years, there were no ordinations to the priesthood in our diocese. At the end of my episcopal ordination, I said to the congregation that more men will be ordained bishops than priests this year.”
Bishop Earl Fernandes, bishop of the US Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, recalled that anecdote in an interview with Vatican News on the same day Pope Francis released his message for the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which the Church celebrates on April 21, 2024.
Speaking to Vatican News, Bishop Fernandes said that 16 men entered the seminary last year, adding that the diocese has recorded an increase in the number of Catholics.
The diocese expects almost a dozen more young men to enter the seminary this year as well, he noted, attributing the rise in numbers to prayer and renewed pastoral outreach efforts….
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