Greg Community
Reflection and experience of Latin-American communion by GILBERTO FREIRE, S.J. Rector of the Pontifical Pius Latin American College
T
he Pontifical Pius Latin American College was established on 21 November 1858 under the pontificate of Pius IX by Chilean priest José Ignacio Víctor Eyzaguirre, and it was immediately entrusted to the Society of Jesus. In the early years of its foundation, the College welcomed seminary students starting from 11 years of age, raised to 14 in 1904. Since 1976 and under the present Statutes, the College welcomes only student
priests from dioceses and archdioceses in Latin America who wish to pursue higher studies in Rome. Moreover, over the years, the Pius Latin American College gave rise to three more Colleges: the Pontifical Pius Brazilian College (3 April 1934), the Pontifical Philippine College (7 October 1961) and the Pontifical Mexican College (12 October 1967). All of them constitute an extension of the mission of formation for priests from Latin America and Asia.
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