Why is there no consideration given to seeking priests from the universal church?
Currently we have many priests who are from outside the Diocese, including some from outside the United States who serve in a part time capacity while pursuing their education at universities and colleges within the Diocese. We have welcomed priests from the universal Church whose own pastoral call has led them to live either permanently or temporarily in the United States. We have not diverted time and resources from our domestic vocation efforts to the recruitment of foreign priests. Differences in language and pastoral leadership styles make the recruitment of foreign priests a difficult and time consuming task. The United States and Canada have more priests per Catholics and fewer Catholics per parish than all other major geographic areas of the Church. For example, Africa has 46 percent more Catholics than the United States and Canada but 64 percent fewer priests and 64 percent fewer parishes. The Bishop has chosen to devote our limited resources to the development of our own voca
