Pius XII added one year to the theological formation of future priests.

Because of the political relations between France and Guinea, he went to Sébikotane, Sénégal, to finish his theological formation.

The IRPGE engages in projects concerning theological formation, health and education.

The theological formation envisaged by Samanvaya is a process "from below" rather than "from above."

It is part of the cycle of baccalaureate, licentiate, doctorate in theological formation in the Roman Catholic Church.

Although the students receive the same theological formation as the other seminarians of the diocese, they go in mission for about two years during formation.

From 1979 he combined his theological formation with the study of medical ethics at Leiden University.

Elsewhere the report said: "The apostolic visitor noted, and heard from students, an 'anti-ecclesial bias' in theological formation."

He then attended the major seminary in Lyon for his spiritual and theological formation as a priest.

There are five years allotted for the theological formation of a seminarian: 4 for the course proper and 1 for the PSIY.