![22% of all new priests ordained in the U.S. this year are Latino, including 6 of 8 priests ordained in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles this past weekend. 22% of all new priests ordained in the U.S. this year are Latino, including 6 of 8 priests ordained in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles this past weekend.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20220606200640_ff7c5aa8c63c99a25864251b6e000f5ef4155007aa8775cb973533da5449f3c2.png)
A Step in the ‘Right Direction’: Latinos Make Up Record Share of New US Priests
Among the priests ordained this year in the U.S., 22% are Latinos, though the figure is still considerably lower than the overall proportion of U.S. Catholics who are Latino.