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Ordinations in freefall in Britain

The number of ordinations to the diocesan priesthood in England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row. The statistics show a total of 21 ordinations in 2021, down from 35 in 2018, 32 in 2019, and 27 in 2020. [1]