Priests in The Archdiocese: Diocesan and Religious
There are now 88 diocesan priests incardinated to the archdiocese. By the end of the celebration of the Golden Jubilee there may be 6 or 7 more. Most of them are in the parishes but there are also others without a parish maybe because they are either in the seminary or are having diocesan or apostolate tasks. Some are outside the archdiocese either on study-leave, on mission, working in other dioceses, or just on leaves from the ministry, while some are now in retirement.
Most of the diocesan priests have become members of a society of diocesan priests founded by Archbishop Teofilo Camomot: the Society of St. John Vianney (SSJV). Some religious priests who are now taking care of 3 parishes help the priests in the parishes.
At present there are 9 male religious congregations in the Archdiocese
- Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (SSS)
- Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ (CSS)
- Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (FFI)
- Missionary Society of St. Columban (SSC)
- Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP)
- Poor Servants of Divine Providence (PSDP)
- Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SCJ)
- Society of Jesus (SJ)
- Society of Saint Paul (SSP)
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