A Catholic man, in love with the Lord Jesus and His Church, with a heart that longs for adventure, to lay down his life for the people of God as a priest of the Archdiocese of Hartford.
Courageous souls, or those who would be by God's grace, should call 860.761.7456.
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Since the Archdiocese began praying the Prayer for Priestly Vocations at the end of every Mass:
~ 151 young men have called to begin discerning a vocation to the priesthood.
~ A class of 5 new men entered seminary in 2024, our largest class in almost 20 years!
~ 11 new seminarians entered formation in 2025, our largest class in many decades!
~ 20+ projected new seminarians to begin formation in 2026.
~ 77 parishes have started a Parish Vocations Committee.
~ Over 500 nominations of possible priests and religious through the Called by Name program.
~ 22 men have begun formation for the permanent diaconate.
~ 31 young women have begun discerning a vocation to religious and consecrated life!
~ 1 young woman has begun formation to give her life to the Church as a Consecrated Virgin
~ 1 young man has begun discernment and living in community as a Religious Brother
~ one parish in the Archdiocese is now preparing 50 couples for marriage!