The area includes a lot of the Shannonside region, including Boyle, Castlerea, Roscommon town and Athlone.
Over half of the priests working in parishes in the Diocese of Elphin are from abroad.
The area includes a lot of the Shannonside region, including Boyle, Castlerea, Roscommon town and Athlone.
Bishop of Elphin, Kevin Doran, said he would not be against allowing priests to marry, after a new Pope was appointed last week.
Boyle parish priest, Fr Gerry Hanly, reflected on the drop in Irish priests during his homily on Vocations Sunday.