Can a diocesan priest join a religious order after being ordained?

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Or must he be a member of the religious order before becoming a priest?
 
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Yes. with permission a diocesan priest may join a religious order later in life. St. John Neumann was ordained a diocesan priest and later became a Redemptorist.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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