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Six times fewer priests than in 1965: in the Oise, it is the end of the country priest

2022-11-26T13:08:41.525Z


From 356 active priests in 1965 to 59 currently, the spiritual landscape has evolved in the Oise. Confronted with the crisis of vocations and


The day ends in Lamécourt (Oise), the streets are deserted.

A few cars are already back, parked along the sidewalks.

The shutters gradually begin to lower, only a few rays of light pierce through the windows of the pavilions, signaling the presence of their inhabitants.

Standing in the center of the village, the stone church tells the time, its wooden doors are closed.

Since when ?

Impossible to know for sure.

For Françoise

(the first name has been changed)

, the last mass must have taken place "before the Covid", well, it seems to her.

"Oh dear, that's a trick question," exclaims David.

I would say it's been a few months or a few weeks…” Yet another states with a little more conviction: “At least a year.

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Source: leparis

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