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Church in Germany
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German ordinations hit record low in 2024

Only 29 new diocesan priests were ordained last year.

Luke Coppen
Mar 28, 2025
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Only 29 new priests were ordained for Germany’s 27 Catholic dioceses in 2024 — a record low for the Church in the country.

A priestly ordination in Germany’s Cologne Cathedral on June 7, 2024. Screenshot from @domradio YouTube channel.

The figure was released this week by the German bishops’ conference, which also announced that 321,611 Catholics formally…

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