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Belgian bishop announces plan to ordain married men as priests

The bishop said he will “make every effort to ordain married men as priests for our diocese by 2028.”

Edgar Beltrán
Mar 20, 2026
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A Belgian bishop said he intends to start ordaining married men to priesthood by 2028, in a move seemingly intended at pressuring Pope Leo XIV on the issue.

Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp speaks to the press in September 2023. Credit: Nicolas Maeterlinck / Belga Photo.

Bishop Johan Bonny of the Diocese of Antwerp published March 20 a document outlining the…

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