As the number of vocations are constantly deceasing, the news however is very encouraging from the Far East and Africa, as the number of seminarians is quite healthy. In New Zealand, 18 seminarians are studying for the priesthood, along with 5 deacons who will be ordained later on this year. They range from the age of 18 to 33 and are now in the Holy Cross Seminary.10 of them are from Vietnam, 3 from New Zealand and others are from Samoa, Tonga, Argentina and the Philippines. Among these seminarians, some of whom are obviously late vocations, there is a psychologist, a university graduate in Business Administration and another one is a graduate in Graphic design. Established in 1900 by Bishop Verdon of the diocese of Dunedin, the Seminary was sited at Mosgiel (just outside Dunedin) for nearly 100 years. At the end of 1997 the seminary moved to Auckland. Close to it there are also the St Columba Conference Centre, and St. John Vianney rest home for retired priests.
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