Diocesan priesthood

The Diocesan Priest is dedicated to the immediate priestly service of the People of God in a specific geographic area: i.e., a Diocese.

Nearly all Diocesan Priests are engaged in parochial ministry or otherwise assisting the Bishop in the work of shepherding.

Men who feel called to the priesthood , but not to a religious order, and are free to respond should generally contact their own parish priest or the Vocation Director of their own Diocese.

Some young men may also be interested in serving a Diocese where they have not yet taken up residence (many Dioceses welcome such inquiries - Dioceses, of course, will insist on prudent measures to verify the suitability of any man for seminary studies and the priestly ministry).

The following are links to vocation websites for a handful (chosen partly at random) of the thousands of Dioceses throughout the United States and the world:

USA

Arlington, Virginia

Boston, Massachusetts

Charlotte, North Carolina
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
Fall River, Massachusetts
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Lincoln, Nebraska
Miami, Florida
Phoenix, Arizona
St. Petersburg, Florida
Winona, Minnesota

Christchurch, New Zealand
Cloyne, Ireland
Middlesbrough, England
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sydney, Australia

Links to the Vocations pages of many US Dioceses can be found at

http://www.ncdvd.org/resources.html

Happy National Vocation Awareness Week!