Dismissal and Departure from the Order By Raffaele Della Torre

v In recent past there have been many young and old friars leaving the Order for various reasons

v Raffaele presented many valid reasons for the dismissal and departures

v He presented the statistics from 2000 to 2012

v The total of friars Dead are 2567

v Dismissals are 137

v The indults are 313

v Transfer to another diocese or congregations are 117

v The dispensations are 198

v On Expiry of vows are 140