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Church in Argentina

Argentina faces complex vocational decline

The situation doesn’t seem poised to improve any time soon.

Edgar Beltrán
Aug 12, 2024
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Argentina is in the midst of a vocational crisis.

Cathedral interior in La Plata, Argentina. Credit: Alamy.

In 1990, the country saw a high of 2,260 seminarians.

This year, there are 481 diocesan seminaries, according to the Organization of Seminaries of Argentina. The number of religious seminarians is not available for this year. But in 2020, the last ye…

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