When is the human soul created?

[mecha]

Hello,

I would like to know the teaching of the Church regarding the moment of the creation of the soul of a person. Did God create the souls all at once and then starts “distributing” them to each person when that person is conceived or is each individual soul created at the same moment of the conception?

Thanks!

 

[Reginald_Plum]

mecha,

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