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Facing a growing shortage of clergy, the Archdiocese of Boston has announced that it is raising the retirement age of priests from 70 to 75.
The archdiocese announced the change, which is effective Aug. 1, in an e-mail to priests sent July 21 by vicar-general Fr Richard M. Erikson, the Boston Globe reports.
Erikson said that healthy priests can continue to seek the status of "senior priest’’ at 70, but then will be required to fill in for priests who are sick or on vacation.
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The archdiocese announced the change, which is effective Aug. 1, in an e-mail to priests sent July 21 by vicar-general Fr Richard M. Erikson, the Boston Globe reports.
Erikson said that healthy priests can continue to seek the status of "senior priest’’ at 70, but then will be required to fill in for priests who are sick or on vacation.
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