Are all priests members of an "order"?

[imagine7777]

For example, I know there are Holy Ghost fathers, Maryist (??), Redemptorist, etc. (I realize those are probably way off in terms of spelling & exact name, but you get the idea)…but are ALL priests part of an order, or are there “generic” ones?

 

[imagine7777]

p.s. Are there Discalced Carmelite priests in local parishes, or are those only monks in monasteries?

 

[epr1993]

imagine7777:

For example, I know there are Holy Ghost fathers, Maryist (??), Redemptorist, etc. (I realize those are probably way off in terms of spelling & exact name, but you get the idea)…but are ALL priests part of an order, or are there “generic” ones?

Priests are either members of an Order/Community or are Diocesan, which means that they are serve in their Diocese under the Bishop.

 

[AltarMan]

Diocesan priests are referred to as secular priests, while order/society priests (ex. Franciscans/Jesuits) are religious priests.

 

[Sir_Knight]

What are the pro’s and con’s of each? Meaning, why do some pick “secular” while others pick “religious”?

epr1993:

Priests are either members of an Order/Community or are Diocesan, which means that they are serve in their Diocese under the Bishop.

Don’t all priests serve under a Bishop?

 

[AltarMan]

Sir Knight:

What are the pro’s and con’s of each? Meaning, why do some pick “secular” while others pick “religious”?

Don’t all priests serve under a Bishop?

It would depend where God called you. As a religious priest you would take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Secular priests do not take the vow of poverty.

Religious priests often live in community – either as medecant friars in the world or as monks in a monestary.

Many religious priests “serve under” abbotts and not bishops.

 

[SnorterLuster]

imagine7777:

p.s. Are there Discalced Carmelite priests in local parishes, or are those only monks in monasteries?

Discalced Carmelites have a monastary and parish here in Oklahoma City. They moved here during the revolution in Mexico, founded Little Flower parish and have been a missionary parish serving the Mexicans ever since.

Here’s a link to their history in Oklahoma.

oksister.com/oklahoma_history.htm

 

[Sir_Knight]

AltarMan:

Many religious priests “serve under” abbotts and not bishops.

What’s an “abbott” and how do they compare to a bishop? Are they also considered successors to the apostles in the same manner as a bishop?

 

[Petergee]

Only about one-third of the priests in the world are members of a religious order. The proportion is a bit higher in mission countries. Not all men in religious orders are priests. (The non-priests are called religious brothers, monks or friars.) People join religious orders because they are inspired to join in the particular work or “charism” of that order. Men become secular priests to serve God and their local community in whatever capacity their bishop directs them.

A few Abbots have equivalent status to a bishop, but most do not. The head of a group of religious is usually called the Superior. A religious-order priest working in a diocese is not directly subject to the bishop, but if the bishop has a problem with him he may ask the superior of the order to take action against him. If the bishop is not happy with the religious order, he may order them to stop working in his diocese.

 

[AltarMan]

imagine7777:

For example, I know there are Holy Ghost fathers, Maryist (??), Redemptorist, etc. (I realize those are probably way off in terms of spelling & exact name, but you get the idea)…but are ALL priests part of an order, or are there “generic” ones?

You will enjoy reading this:

bls.gov/oco/ocos063.htm

 

[viktor_aleksndr]

Sir Knight:

What are the pro’s and con’s of each? Meaning, why do some pick “secular” while others pick “religious”?

Don’t all priests serve under a Bishop?

Religious priest are called to live a life of POVERTY, CHASTITY, and OBEDIENCE.

Secular priests are not bound to live like the religious in terms of POVERTY.

A secular priest told us that secular and religious are the same in response in terms of Chastity and Obedience but not in Poverty

Religious also follows a Rule of Life that have been established by their founding father.

 

[imagine7777]

Altarman…the OOH? Who’d of thought?

I had to laugh at this:

The shortage of Roman Catholic priests is expected to continue, resulting in a very favorable outlook.

The rest of the info was actually very good.

 

[hilde_the_dog]

Alterman

I know some of the folks at BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and one is a reader in my CC. Cool article. The part about “favourable outlook” made me laugh. Guess you have to make it sanitized so the government can put their name on it. I also liked the strong outlook for deacons.