14 priests killed this year so far

Fourteen priests have been killed in various parts of the world since the beginning of 2013, the most recent  being on Wednesday in the town of Marano, in the northern Italian Province of Trento, reports Vatican Insider.

According to religious news blog Il Sismografo, The Americas top the death list with 10 priests killed.

Of these murders, four took place in Colombia, two were in Mexico and one each in Venezuela, Canada, Haiti and Brazil.

Asia has the second highest number of priests killed this year, although figures are much lower than in America. 

One priest was murdered in India and the other in Syria.   

Africa and Europe tail the list with one priest killed in Tanzania and the other in Marano.