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Catholic World News: Typical New US Priest: 33-Year-Old Cradle Catholic Devoted to Rosary, Eucharistic Adoration – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Catholic World News: Typical New US Priest: 33-Year-Old Cradle Catholic Devoted to Rosary, Eucharistic Adoration

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By Catholic World News, April 20, 2026

The typical member of the priestly ordination class of 2026 is a 33-year-old cradle Catholic, according to a newly released survey of 334 of the 428 men slated to be ordained to the priesthood in the United States this year. The survey was conducted for the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate and posted on the USCCB’s website.

The typical ordinand regularly took part in Eucharistic adoration and prayed the Rosary before entering seminary, according to the survey.

81% of the men were preparing for the diocesan priesthood. 35% of the men attended seminaries in the Midwest, 28% in the Northeast, 19% in the South, 14% in the West, and 5% abroad. …

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