Epiphany Apostolic College, formerly known as the Josephite Collegiate Seminary, was a

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founded in

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in 1889 by

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for the

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, a UK-based society of apostolic life. A few years later, the seminary came under the service of the

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(the Josephites), an American offshoot if the Mill Hills that specifically serves

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. Two of the co-founders of the Josephites served as rectors of the seminary in its early history, Dominic Manley and

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, the first African-American Catholic priest trained and ordained in the

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. For several decades in the early to late 20th century, however, racial politics led to the seminary being closed to most African Americans. The seminary later moved to

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in 1925, and was merged into the former Our Lady of Hope Seminary in 1970. The college building later became Epiphany Apostolic High School, which closed its doors in 1975. It is now the site of a public middle school.

Notable alumni

* Antoine Garibaldi * Archbishop Eugene A. Marino * Bishop John H. Ricard * Bishop Carl A. Fisher * Bishop Joseph L. Howze *

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Educational institutions established in 1889 Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart Baltimore County, Maryland New Windsor, New York African-American Roman Catholicism Catholic seminaries in the United States Catholic priesthood Religious organizations established in 1889 Catholic educational institutions Epiphany Apostolic College {{Seminary-stub

Notable alumni

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