Great report
They come mostly from Africa, but also from Europe, and increasingly from Asia and Latin America: foreign priests. Commonly called “priests fidei donum », they are 2,000 in France for 5,000 French priests, or a third of the workforce. According to a 1957 text, their mission should be of short duration, but faced with an unprecedented crisis of vocations, some remained for years. And may never leave…
“Foreign priests in France: the great essentials”, a major report by Justine Rodier in the diocese of Nice.
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