Priest, diocesan or secular: also known as a secular priest, diocesan priests make promises to obey a bishop and serve in a particular diocese or archdiocese. They are “incardinated” into that diocese, which means that they bind themselves to a local bishop’s authority. Diocesan priests are primarily assigned by the bishop to serve at a parish, although they can be assigned to other duties, such as hospital chaplain, prison ministry, social work, or diocesan administration.
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