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Vatican - 338 student priests at St Peter and St Paul Colleges

Vatican City (Fides) - The Pontifical colleges St Peter and St Paul have published the list of their students priests for the academic year 2002-2003. The total number is 338 (186 at St Paul's college San Paolo and 152 at St Peter's college). Fifty countries are represented at St Paul's and 49 at St Peter's; the number of dioceses, vicariates, or prefectures represented is: 153 (St. Paul's) and 125 (St. Peter's). Africa is the continent with the most students present (101 priests at St Paul's and 82 at St Peter's), followed by Asia (77 and 62), America (6 and 5), Oceania (2 and 2) Europe (1 at St Peter's). The country with the highest number of student priests is India (26 at St .Paul and 12 at St Peter's). Most student study at Urban University, 90 from St Paul's and 84 from St Peter's, and the most popular subject is canon law: 25 students at St Paul's and 29 at St Peter's). (S.L.) (Fides Service 28/11/2002)

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