How does one acquire a clergy pop?

[Professor Von-Wulfen ]

Hello all.
How does one acquire a clergy pop?
Is it a regional decision?

[Patrus]

There is a regional decision "ordinate priest". It changes one freemen pop into priest pop.

Maybe priests also grow naturally or there are other ways to get them, I don't know.

Keep in mind, that, to my knowledge, this decision preserves the pop's religion. I've made a mistake before, when, playing as a catholic nation, I conquered some pagan provinces. I used that decision on one of the captured regions and it produced a pagan priest, who was exactly as useful, as one can expect.

[Professor Von-Wulfen ]

Originally posted by Patrus:

There is a regional decision "ordinate priest". It changes one freemen pop into priest pop.

Maybe priests also grow naturally or there are other ways to get them, I don't know.

Keep in mind, that, to my knowledge, this decision preserves the pop's religion. I've made a mistake before, when, playing as a catholic nation, I conquered some pagan provinces. I used that decision on one of the captured regions and it produced a pagan priest, who was exactly as useful, as one can expect.

Very much obliged, sir.
I was thinking this was the case but have yet to get this decision.

[Poolboy]

The RGD is the best way but I have also had the Pope simply give me a priest. I didn't have a priest in that province so possibly that's why.

[Professor Von-Wulfen ]

Originally posted by Poolboy:

The RGD is the best way but I have also had the Pope simply give me a priest. I didn't have a priest in that province so possibly that's why.

Many thanks. There is no priest in this province and it is catholic so maybe I will get lucky if the regional decision does not come up 👍🏻