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The 25-year-old studying to become Australia's youngest Catholic priest

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At the age of 25, BJ Perrett is tall, engaging, eloquent and in all honestly, quite the catch.

But he's not looking for a partner - instead, he's weeks away from becoming Australia's youngest Catholic priest.

It's not an easy road - six years of study, including a masters in theological studies and vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

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At the age of 25, BJ Perrett is tall, engaging, eloquent and in all honestly, quite the catch.But he's not looking for a partner - instead, he's weeks away from becoming Australia's youngest Catholic priest.

BJ Perrett is weeks away from becoming Australia's youngest Catholic priest. A Current Affair

But if all goes well, he will be ordained a priest mid-year, perhaps helping to write a new chapter for the Toowoomba church.

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