the priesthood
noun
: the job of being a priest
He is entering the priesthood.
He decided to leave the priesthood.
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Born in the Philippines in 1957, Tagle first entered the priesthood in 1982 and became a bishop in 2001.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 22 Apr. 2025
Older churchgoers recalled the very confessional where Bergoglio, at age 16, had first heard the call to the priesthood.
—Almudena Calatrava and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Initially, Francis studied to be a chemical technician before entering the priesthood in 1958 and eventually rising to become the Jesuit Archbishop of Buenos Aires, according to his official Vatican bio.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
McCarrick, who denies any wrongdoing, resigned as a cardinal and was later found guilty by a Vatican tribunal and removed from the priesthood.
—Philip Pullella, Crispian Balmer, Alvise Armellini, Joshua McElwee and Chris Scicluna, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 22 Apr. 2025
Older churchgoers recalled the very confessional where Bergoglio, at age 16, had first heard the call to the priesthood.
—Almudena Calatrava and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Initially, Francis studied to be a chemical technician before entering the priesthood in 1958 and eventually rising to become the Jesuit Archbishop of Buenos Aires, according to his official Vatican bio.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
McCarrick, who denies any wrongdoing, resigned as a cardinal and was later found guilty by a Vatican tribunal and removed from the priesthood.
—Philip Pullella, Crispian Balmer, Alvise Armellini, Joshua McElwee and Chris Scicluna, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
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“The priesthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20priesthood. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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