a person, usually a man, who has been trained to perform religious duties in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church, or a person with particular duties in some other religions

Father O'Dooley was ordained a priest in 1949. 奥杜利神父是1949年被授予神父职位的。

There is still a ban on women priests in the Catholic Church. 天主教会仍然不允许女性成为祭司。