Rising Catholics priest shortage linked to sex abuse scandals and loss of moral commitment in Vatican

Rising Catholics priest shortage linked to sex abuse scandals and loss of moral commitment in Vatican

There were 2,466 diocesan priests in Indonesia in 2022, up from 2,203 in 2017, according to Vatican statistics as of December 31, 2022, the last year for which data is available. That number is supplemented by even more religious order priests, such as Jesuits or Franciscans, whose numbers reached 3,437 in 2022.

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