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Posted December 3, 2003

Statistics on emotional exhausting in the priesthood

Taken from The Naked Parish Priest:
What Priests Really Think They’re Doing

by Stephen H. Louen and Leslie J. Francis
A Study Conducted in England


Emotional Exhaustion
Percent saying “yes” to statements


I feel burned out from my parish ministry 14%
I feel fatigued when I get up in the morning and have to face another day in the parish 16%
I feel emotionally drained from my parish ministry 19%
I feel frustrated by my parish ministry 23%
I feel used up at the end of the day in parish ministry 36%