Green Bay priest Fr Blair has completed transfer

The announcement of Blair’s successor was planned Tuesday but delayed so members could meet with Bishop David Ricken, said Deacon Tim Reilly, director of administration for the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay.

The transfer also was because of “the lack of men saying yes to the call of being a priest,” Reilly said.

The diocese has 157 parishes and 86 pastors, he said. Of the 86 pastors, 18 of them are at or have exceeded the retirement age of 70, and nine or 10 of those have indicated they will retire over a 12-month period.

Reilly also said the homeless shelter, which is run ecumenically, is in no danger of closing because of Blair’s departure.

“The call to serve the homeless is much, much greater than the call to be connected to any priest,” he said

Green Bay Press Gazette 

Why this is making news, I'm not sure.  Priests get transferred weekly.  Is Bishop Ricken just going to let parishioners vote on who gets to go to what parish?  It's healthy for a priest to get a new start.