Pontifical Chancery · Confidential

Application for Clergy and Religious Life

For clerical postulancy, clerical incardination, and religious postulancy under the Holy Apostolic See.

Please read before beginning. Complete every applicable field; enter “N/A” where appropriate. Admission, ordination, incardination, licensing, or appointment is never guaranteed. The Curia may request references, background and psychological evaluations, original certificates, witnessed signatures, notarization, or other documentation after preliminary review. Do not place passport, driver-licence, Social Security, banking, or similarly sensitive numbers in this form or its optional attachment.
1. Type of Application
2. Personal Information
3. Education

List degrees actually granted. Do not substitute a résumé.

Degree 1

Degree 2

Degree 3

4. Professional History

List employers for approximately the past ten years.

Employer 1

Employer 2

Employer 3

5. Background, Psychological, and Medical Information

These questions are required for ministry assessment. Provide concise, truthful information. Detailed records may be requested through a more secure process.

6. Service, Honours, and Ecclesiastical History
7. Faith and Vocation
8. Holy Orders and Incardination

Complete if already ordained or seeking incardination; otherwise enter “N/A” in the summary.

9. References and Supporting Dossier
10. Required Instruments and Acknowledgements

Open and read each document before affirming it. Electronic acknowledgement records the applicant’s assent for preliminary review; the Curia may require separately signed, witnessed, or notarized originals.

Read Child Protection Policy (PDF)

Read Clerical Oath (PDF)

Read Clerical Affiliation and Ministry Agreement (PDF)

Read Oath Against Modernism (PDF)

Read Agreement of Ecclesiastical Service and Non-Political Engagement (PDF)

11. Declaration and Electronic Signature

I attest that the information and accompanying material supplied are, to the best of my knowledge, correct, complete, true, and accurate. I authorize the Holy Apostolic See, United Roman-Ruthenian Church, and its authorized representatives to verify relevant information and contact the references and institutions named. I understand that Holy Orders and faculties are gifts and privileges governed by ecclesiastical authority; that submission creates no right to admission, ordination, incardination, office, financial support, or employment; and that, if admitted, I will be subject in Church matters to the Roman-Ruthenian Pope, the competent hierarchy, Canon Law, and lawful directives of the Church.

Please submit only once. Large attachments may require additional time.