Foreign born priests ministering in America – similar experience to those in Ireland?

Ireland is not the only country with foreign born priests in ministry. This is an interesting look at some of the experiences of foreign born priests ministering in America.

It is taken from the NCR:

When Atlanta Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer was invited to a 2013 ordination ceremony in Nigeria, the experience was striking — 2,000 people packed into a cathedral with seating for 900, no air conditioning, a five-hour service.

But another thing stood out to him: 17 priests were ordained.

https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/filling-vital-us-ministry-roles-foreign-born-priests-need-deliberate-support-thrive

 

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Tony Flannery writes: This is a true account of one priest’s experience with his superiors, and I think it is worth putting up here as an example of the type of attitude still being adopted by some Church superiors in dealing with their priests.

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(Some changes simply to preserve the identity of the priest in question.) One anonymous person made a series of complaints against this priest, who worked in a parish and was…

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