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seminaries
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in the world, including those that have been closed. According to the 2012
Pontifical Yearbook, the total number of candidates for the
priesthood in the world was 118,990 at the end of the year 2010. These students were in 6,974 seminaries around the world: 3,194
diocesan
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History
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seminaries and 3,780
religious
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seminaries.
Africa
Benin
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Saint-Gall de Ouidah Major Seminary
via
Congo, Democratic Republic of
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Grand Séminaire de Lubumbashi - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi ( la, Lubumbashien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* 1910.08.05: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ka ...
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Grand Séminaire Jean XXIII - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa
The Archdiocese of Kinshasa (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Kinshasana''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Kinshasa'') is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the capital city ...
Ghana
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St. Gregory the Great Provincial Major Seminary - for the
Roman Catholic Province of Kumasi
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St. Paul's Catholic Seminary (Philosophy)
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St. Peter's Regional Seminary (Theology)
* St. Victor's,
Tamale
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* St Teresa's Minor Seminary
Namibia
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St. Charles Lwanga Major Seminary - of
Namibian Catholic Bishops' Conference
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The NCBC is a member of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (I ...
Nigeria
* St. John Vianney Seminary, Barkin Ladi - Established in January 1958 by the late Right Rev. Dr. John Reddington for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos.
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Seat of Wisdom Seminary
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- Established in 1982; for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Overriensis'') is located in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The Seat of Wisdom Seminary is in Owerri. The archdiocese covers an area of 2,996 km2. 670,986 of the 1.7 million peo ...
*Seat of Wisdom Seminary (philosophy Campus), Ariam-Umuahia
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Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu - A provincial seminary for the Onitsha ecclesiastical province, established in 1950.
* St Albert the Great Idowu Ofonron Abeokuta, Ogun State
* St Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene
* St Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary, Makurdi
* Pope John Paul II Major Seminary, Awka
* SS Peter and Paul, Bodija, Ibadan
* All Saints Seminary, Ekpoma
*Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Kaduna
*Claretian Institute of Philosophy, Nekede
*Spiritan International school of Theology, Attakwu
*Spiritan Institute of Philosophy, Isienu
*St Augustine Seminary, Jos
*Blessed Iwene Tansi Major Seminary, Onitsha
*The National Missionary Seminary of St Paul, Gwagwalada Abuja
South Africa
* St John Vianney Seminary - Pretoria (National Seminary)
* St Francis Xavier Orientation Year Seminary (Cape Town)
* Redemptoris Mater Seminary for training priests of the Neo-Catechumenal Way (Cape Town)
* St Joseph's Theological Institute
* St Philip Neri collegium (Preparatory year seminary)
Togo
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Jean Paul II Interdiocesan Major Seminary The Jean-Paul II Interdiocesan Major Seminary (French: Grand séminaire interdiocésain Jean-Paul II) is a Roman Catholic Seminary in the Hédjranawoé district of Lomé, the capital of Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: R ...
, Lomé
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St Paul Interdiocesan Major Seminary
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, Kpalimé
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Benoit XVI Interdiocesan Major Seminary, Tchitchao
Uganda
There are several Seminaries in Uganda divided into three; Junior, Minor and Major seminaries.
Major seminaries
St. Mbaaga's Major Seminary, Ggaba(Philosophy and Theology)
*St. Mary's National Seminary, Ggaba (Theology)
*St. Thomas Aquinas National Seminary, Katigondo (Philosophy)
*Uganda Martyrs National Major Seminary, Alokolum (Philosophy)
*St. Paul's National Seminary, Kinyamasika (Theology)
Minor and Junior Seminaries
*Bukalasa Minor Seminary
*
Christ the King Seminary, Kisubi,
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St. Joseph's Seminary, Nyenga - minor seminary
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Mubende Seminary
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Location
Mubende is approximately , by road, west of Kampal ...
- in Nandele and Nyenga; minor seminary
*
Nadiket seminary Saint Mary's Seminary Nadiket, or more simply Nadiket Seminary, is a Catholic minor seminary located about from Moroto Town on the Moroto- Kitale road in Uganda. It trains young men from the dioceses of Kotido and Moroto for the Catholic priestho ...
- for the dioceses of
Kotido
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Location
Kotido is approximately , by road, northwest of Moro ...
and
Moroto
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Saint Charles seminary
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- minor seminary
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Saints Gabriel and Raphael Seminary
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- located in Nswanjere; junior seminary
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St. Pius X Seminary - Nagongera - Located in Tororo district; West Budama County; Junior and Minor Seminary
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St. Paul's Seminary - Rushoroza
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- in Kabale for Kabale Diocese; minor seminary
* Kitabi Seminary in Bushenyi for Mbarara Arch diocese; minor seminary
* Sacred Heart Mission for the Brothers of Divine Mercy; Missionary preparation
* Sacred Heart Seminary Lacor - Gulu archdiocese
* St. Peter's Seminary-Madera) - in Soroti for Soroti Diocese; minor seminary
* St. John Bosco Minor Seminary, Hoima - in Hoima Diocese
* Sts. Peter & Paul Seminary Pokea,Arua- minor Seminary for Arua diocese and Nebbi Diocese
Americas
Argentina
Argentina has 32 major seminaries.
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Facultades de Filosofía y Teología de San Miguel
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History
San Miguel was initially founded in ...
, San Miguel, Buenos Aires
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Seminario Mayor Nuestra Señora de Luján
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- for the
Archdiocese of La Plata
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Seminario Metropolitano de Buenos Aires - for the
Archdiocese of Buenos Aires
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* Seminario Internacional Nuestra Señora Corredentora (
SSPX
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)
Bolivia
* Seminario Mayor San luis, Cochabamba.
Brazil
By the 'Organización de Seminarios Latinoamericanos' (OSLAM), there are 429 seminaries in Brazil. The following list is by leading Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Aparecida
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Seminário Missionário Bom Jesus - founded in 1844; for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida ( la, Archidioecesis Apparitiopolitana) is an archdiocese located in the city of Aparecida in Brazil.
History
* 19 April 1958: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida from the Metropolit ...
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Seminário Redentorista Santo Alfonso - for the Archdiocese of
Aparecida
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Belém do Pará
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Seminário Dom Oscar Romeo - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
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*
Seminário Maior Interdiocesano São Gaspar - for the Archdiocese of
Belém
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Belo Horizonte
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Seminário Coração Eucarísto de Jesus - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte ( la, Archidioecesis Bellohorizontinus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
History
* February 11, 1921: Established as Diocese of Belo Horizonte from the Metropoli ...
*
Seminário Pavoniano Ludovico Pavani - for the Archdiocese of
Belo Horizonte
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Brasília
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Seminário Maior Arquidiocesano Nossa Senhora de Fátima — for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília
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Campinas
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Seminário Claret - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas
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History
* June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Campinas from the Diocese of São Paulo
* April 19, 19 ...
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Seminário da Imaculada Teologia - for the Archdiocese of
Campinas
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Cascavel
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Seminário Diocesano Maria Mãe de Igreja - for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Brazil
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History
* June 20, 1959: Established as Diocese of Toledo from the T ...
Curitiba
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Seminário Arquidiocesano São José - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba
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Seminário Nossa Senhora Consolata - for the Archdiocese of
Curitiba
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Fortaleza
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Seminário da Prainha - founded in 1864; for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza
The Archdiocese of Fortaleza ( la, Archidioecesis Fortalexiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fortaleza in Brazil.
History
On June 6, 1854, it was established by Pope Pius IX, as the Diocese of Ceará from the Diocese of Olinda. Fo ...
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Semonário Propedêutico D. Aluísio Lorscheider - for the Archdiocese of
Fortaleza
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Goiânia
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Seminário Interdiocesano São João Maria Vianney
Guarulhos
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Seminário Diocesano Imaculada Conceição - for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos ( la, Dioecesis Guaruliensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarulhos in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.
History
* 30 January 1981: Established as Diocese of Guarulhos from the D ...
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Seminário Propedêutico Santo Antônio - for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos ( la, Dioecesis Guaruliensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarulhos in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.
History
* 30 January 1981: Established as Diocese of Guarulhos from the D ...
Mariana
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Seminário Diocesano de Nossa Senhora do Rosário - for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga ( la, Dioecesis Caratingensis) is a diocese located in the city of Caratinga in the Ecclesiastical province of Mariana in Brazil.
History
* 15 December 1915: Established as Diocese of Caratinga from the D ...
Natal
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Seminário de São Pedro - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal
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History
* December 29, 1909: Established as the Diocese of Natal from the Diocese of Paraíba
* February 16, 1952 ...
Niteroi
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Seminário São José - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói
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Seminário São Vicente de Paulo - for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis ( la, Dioecesis Petropolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Petrópolis in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.
History
* April 13, 1946: Established as Diocese of Petrópolis from ...
Nova Friburgo
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Seminário Diocesano da Imaculada Conceição - for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo ( la, Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis) is a diocese located in the city of Nova Friburgo in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.
History
* March 26, 1960: Established as Diocese of Nova Fribur ...
Olinda e Recife
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Seminário Arquidiocesano de Comunicação - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
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Special churches
* Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a World Herita ...
Porto Alegre
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Seminário Maior Arquidiocesno Nossa Senhora da Conceição - for the
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
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Seminário Maior João Duns Scotus - for the Archdiocese of
Porto Alegre
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São Paulo
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Seminário de Teologia Bom Pastor - for the
Archdiocese of São Paulo
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Seminário de Filosofia Santa Cura d'Ars - for the Archdiocese of
São Paulo
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Seminário Paulino - for the Archdiocese of
São Paulo
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Seminário São Francisco de Paula - for the Archdiocese of
São Paulo
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Missionário Saletinos - for the Archdiocese of
São Paulo
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Missionário Teológico Santa Mônica - for the Archdiocese of
São Paulo
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Seminário Frei Galvão - located in
Guaratinguetá
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in the state of
Sao Paulo
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Seminário Nossa Senhora Aparecida - for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Limpo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Limpo ( la, Dioecesis Campi Limpidi) is a diocese located in the city of Campo Limpo Paulista in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.
History
* 15 March 1989: Established as Diocese of Campo L ...
São Salvador da Bahia
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Seminário Central São João Maria Vianney - for the
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
*
Seminário Maior Santana Mestra - for the Archdiocese of
São Salvador da Bahia
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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Seminário São José - founded in 1739; for the
Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
*
Seminário Maior Palotino - for the Archdiocese of
Rio de Janeiro
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Vitória
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Seminário Nossa Senhora da Penha - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória
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History
* 15 November 1895: Established as Diocese of Espírito Santo fr ...
Canada
Alberta
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St. Joseph Seminary (Edmonton, Alberta) - Opened in 1927
British Columbia
*
Seminary of Christ the King
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- In
Westminster Abbey
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of Benedictine,
Mission
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; Founded in 1939
Ontario
*
St. Augustine's Seminary
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History
St. Augustine's Seminary ...
- Archdiocesan seminary of the
Archdiocese of Toronto
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; established in 1913
*
St. Peter's Seminary - Located in the
Diocese of London, Ontario
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The present episcopal see of the Diocese, St. Peter's Cathedral, was built in ...
. Established in 1912, and affiliated with
King's University College,
University of Western Ontario
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*
St. Philip's Seminary - Archdiocesan seminary of the
Archdiocese of Toronto
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; established in 1986
*
Serra House - Archdiocesan house of formation of the
Archdiocese of Toronto
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where pre-theology seminarians reside; established in 1984 as a House of Discernment to the Priesthood
Quebec
*
Grand séminaire de Montréal
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- Founded by the
Society of Saint-Sulpice
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in 1840, serving the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal
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Séminaire de Québec
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History
The Séminaire de Québec is a Society of d ...
- Founded in 1663; for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec
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Closed:
* Immaculate Conception Seminary, in Cornwall, Ontario, ran by the
Legionaries of Christ
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.
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Séminaire de Chicoutimi, Quebec, - For the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi
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On 18 November 2017, Pope Fran ...
*
Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, - For the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe
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Its cathedral episcopal ...
Chile
* San Fidel Seminary,
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
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- In
Santiago
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Colombia
Colombia has 50 major seminaries.
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Major Seminary of Bogotá The Theological Seminary of Bogotá, commonly known as the Major Seminary of Bogotá (Spanish: ''Seminario Conciliar de Bogotá; Seminario Mayor de Bogotá'') is a Roman Catholic major seminary located in Bogotá, Colombia, and serving both the Arc ...
- for the
Archdiocese of Bogotá
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Seminairo Misionero Arquidiocesano Redemptoris Mater de Medellin - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín ( la, Medellensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Medellín in Colombia.
Archbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo is the current archbishop of Medellín.
History
*14 February 1868: Establi ...
*
Seminario Mayor Intermisional Colombiano San Luis Beltrán - located in
Bogotá
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Cuba
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San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary
San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary is a seminary in Havana, Cuba.
Building
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- Established in 1689; Serves the
Archdiocese of Havana
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
Dominican Republic
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St. Thomas Aquinas Pontifical Seminary - for the
Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
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Ecuador
* Seminario Mayor San Jose,
Quito
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Mexico
There are 66 seminaries in Mexico. This list is by main Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Acapulco
*
Seminario del Buen Pastor - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acapulco
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Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, dedicated t ...
Antequera, Oaxaca
*
Seminario Pontificio de la Santa Cruz - for the
Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
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Chihuahua
*
Seminario Arquidiocesano de Chihuahua, A.R.
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- for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua
( la, Archidioecesis Chihuahuensis) is a Seminario Conciliar Mayor de Durango - for the
Archdiocese of Durango
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Guadalajara
*
Seminario del Señor San José - for the
Archdiocese of Guadalajara
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara ( la, Archidioecesis Guadalaiarensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. It currently covers an area of 20,827 km² (8,044 Square Miles). The di ...
*
Seminario Diocesano de Guadalajara - for the
Archdiocese of Guadalajara
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Hermosillo
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Seminario Arquidiocesnao Juan Navarrete y Guerrero - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hermosillo
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The A ...
Jalapa
*
Seminario Interdiocesano Rafael Guízar y Valecia - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jalapa
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México
*
Seminario Conciliar de México - for the
Archdiocese of Mexico
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*
Seminario Méxicano para las Misiones Extranjeras - located in
Mexico City
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Monterrey
*
Seminario Arquidiocesano de Monterrey - for the
Archdiocese of Monterrey
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Morelia
*
Seminario Arquidiocesano de Morelia - for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia
The Archdiocese of Morelia ( la, Archidioecesis Moreliensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico.[Pontificio Seminario Conciliar Palafoxiano Angelopolitano - for the ]Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles
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San Luis Potosí
* Seminarios Diocesanos de San Luis Potosi - for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi
* Seminario Guadalupano y Josefino - For the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi
Tlalnepantla
* Seminarios Diocesanos de Tlalnepantla - for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla
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Yucatán
* Seminario Conciliar de Nuestra Señora del Rosario y de San Ildefonso - for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán
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Paraguay
* Seminario Mayor Nacional del Paraguay, Asuncion
Peru
* Seminario de Lima - for the Archdiocese of Lima
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* Seminario de San Jerónimo - for the Archdiocese of Arequipa
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa ( la, Arequipensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Arequipa in Peru.[Regina Cleri Seminary (]Ponce, Puerto Rico
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) – Diocesan seminary for the Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Trinidad and Tobago
* Regional Seminary of St John Vianney and the Ugandan Martyrs in Tunapuna
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- founded in 1943, became a regional seminary for the Antilles Episcopal Conference The Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) is a Roman Catholic episcopal conference. Its members are bishops and archbishops from current and former British, Dutch, and French colonies and dependencies in the Caribbean (excluding Haiti), Central Ameri ...
in 1970. Jamaican seminarians formerly at St. Michael's Theological College were moved to Trinidad in 1996.
United States
According to the ''2010 Official Catholic Directory'', as of 2009 there are 189 seminaries with 5,131 students in the United States; 3,319 diocesan seminarians and 1,812 religious seminarians. By the official 2011 statistics, there are 5,247 seminarians (3,394 diocesan and 1,853 religious) in the United States.
California
* Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
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) - Run by the Dominican Friars; opened in 1964.
* Franciscan School of Theology
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( Oceanside) - Run by the Franciscan
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Friars; opened in 1854.
* Immaculate Conception Apostolic School ( Colfax) - Was run by the Legionaries of Christ
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but closed in 2011.
* Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
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(Berkeley
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) - Run by the Society of Jesus
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; opened in 1969.
* Juan Diego House ( Gardena) - Archdiocesan seminary.
* St. Anthony Seminary & College ( Santa Barbara) - Run by the Franciscan
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Friars; opened in 1901.
* St. John's Seminary (Camarillo
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) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1939. Formerly operated by the Congregation of the Mission
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from 1939 to 1987.
* St. Patrick Seminary ( Menlo Park) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1898.
* St. Peter Chanel Seminary (Berkeley
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) - Run by the Marist Fathers
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.
* Blessed Junipero Serra House of Formation (Grand Terrace, California
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) - Run by the Diocese of San Bernardino
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; opened in 1995.
Colorado
* St. John Vianney Seminary (Denver
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) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1999. Opened at the site of the former St. Thomas Seminary
St. Thomas Seminary, located in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is a minor seminary for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. The current rector is the Most Reverend Christie A. Macaluso.
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St. Thomas Seminary was founded in 1897 by Bish ...
operated by the Congregation of the Mission
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from 1907 to 1995.
* Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Denver
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) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way
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; opened in 1996.
Connecticut
* Holy Apostles Seminary (Cromwell
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) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1960. Formerly run by the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles.
* Novitiate and College of Humanities of the Legionaries of Christ (Cheshire
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) - Seminary currently run by the Legionaries of Christ
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.
* St. John Fisher Seminary Residence
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( Stamford) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1989.
* St. Thomas Seminary
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History
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( Bloomfield) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1897.
District of Columbia
* Saint John Paul II Seminary - Archdiocese of Washington; opened in 2011.
* Dominican House of Studies
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- Run by the Dominican Friars; opened in 1905.
* Redemptoris Mater Seminary - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way
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; erected 2001.
* Theological College
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- Run by the Society of St. Sulpice
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; opened in 1917.
* Washington Theological Union
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- Sponsored by seven religious communities; opened in 1968, closed in 2015.
* St. Joseph's Seminary - major seminary run by the Josephites, founded in 1888; later an independent academic seminary, but residential-only beginning in the early 1970s
Florida
* St. John Vianney College Seminary (Miami
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) - Founded in 1959
* St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary
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( Boynton Beach) - Diocesan seminary; founded in 1963.
* Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Miami
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) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way
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; opened 2011.
Illinois
* Catholic Theological Union
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) - Run by twenty-four various religious institute
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s; opened in 1968.
* University of Saint Mary of the Lake
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( Mundelein) - Archdiocesan major seminary; opened in 1921.
Indiana
* Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary (Indianapolis
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) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 2004.
* Moreau Seminary
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; opened in 1958.
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; opened in 1843.
* Sacred Heart Apostolic School
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( Rolling Prairie) - Run by the Legionaries of Christ
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; opened in 2005.
* Saint Meinrad School of Theology
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( St. Meinrad) - Run by the Benedictine
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Monks; opened in 1857.
Iowa
* Divine Word College ( Epworth) - Run by the Society of the Divine Word
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; opened in 1931
* St. Pius X Seminary
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at Loras College
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(Dubuque
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) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1839.
Louisiana
* Notre Dame Seminary
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() - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1923.
* St. Joseph Seminary College (St. Benedict
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) - Run by the Benedictine
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Monks; opened in 1891.
* Maryhill Seminary ( Pineville) - Diocesan seminary; opened date and closed date TBA
Maryland
* Fulton Sheen House of Formation ( Chillum) - Run by the Institute of the Incarnate Word
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; opened in 1998.
* Mount St. Mary's Seminary (Emmitsburg
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) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1808.
* St. Mary's Seminary
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(Baltimore
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) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1791.
Massachusetts
* Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary
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) - Archdiocesan seminary for adult vocations; opened in 1964.
* Our Lady of Grace Seminary
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(Boston
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) - Run by the Oblates of the Virgin Mary The Oblates of the Virgin Mary (Italian: ''Oblati di Maria Vergine'') is a religious institute of priests and brothers founded by Bruno Lanteri (1759–1830) in the Kingdom of Sardinia in the early 19th century. The institute is characterized by a ...
; opened in 1978.
* Redemptoris Mater Seminary ( Chestnut Hill) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way
The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, or NCW (colloquially, The Way or Neo-Cats) is an association of the Christian faithful within the Catholic Church. It was formed in Madrid in 1964 by Kiko Argüello and Carmen Herná ...
; erected 2005.
* St. John's Seminary (Boston
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) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1884.
* Queen of Apostles Seminary
Queen of Apostles Seminary was a minor college seminary in Dedham, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1946 by the Society of African Missions, and closed in the late 1960s.
History
The Society of African Mission's American Pr ...
– operated by the Society of African Missions
The Society of African Missions ( la, Societas Missionum ad Afros; ) abbreviated SMA, also known as the SMA Fathers, is a Catholic religious Society of Apostolic Life of pontifical right for men founded by Melchior de Marion Brésillac in 1856. ...
from 1946 to the late 1960s.
Michigan
* Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Sacred Heart Major Seminary is a private Roman Catholic seminary in Detroit, Michigan. It is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Detroit.
In 2016–2017, 107 seminarians, representing eleven dioceses and two religious orders were enrolled in cla ...
(Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1919.
* Ss. Cyril & Methodius Seminary ( Orchard Lake) - National seminary for Polish
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immigrants; opened in 1885.
Minnesota
* Blessed Jose Sanchez del Rio Minor Seminary (Mankato
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) -High school seminary run by the Institute of the Incarnate Word
The Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) ( es, Instituto del Verbo Encarnado) is a Catholic religious institute founded in Argentina by Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela on March 25, 1984. It is a religious institute of diocesan right. The institute is t ...
; opened in 2008.
* Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary or IHMS, located at Pacifico Cabalit St., Taloto, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines, is a diocesan college seminary established in 1950 by Julio Rosales, Bishop of Tagbilaran, in implementation of Canon 1 ...
(Winona Winona, Wynona or Wynonna may refer to:
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* Winona, Ontario
United States
* Winona, Arizona
* Winona, Indiana
* Winona Lake, Indiana
* Winona, Kansas
* Winona, Michigan
* Winona County, Minnesota
** Winona, Minnesota, the seat of Wi ...
) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1948.
* Saint John's School of Theology∙Seminary ( Collegeville) - Saint John's School of Theology∙Seminary; opened in 1857 as Saint John's Seminary.
* St. John Vianney College Seminary (St. Paul
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)
* Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
The Saint Paul Seminary (SPS) is a Roman Catholic major seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. A part of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, SPS prepares men to enter the priesthood and permanent diaconate, and educates lay men and women o ...
(St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1894.
Mississippi
* St. Augustine Seminary - former minor seminary run by the Society of the Divine Word
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; founded in 1920 and closed in 1967. Now a retreat center.
Missouri
* Conception Seminary College
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( Conception) - Run by the Benedictine
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Monks; opened in 1886.
* Kenrick–Glennon Seminary
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(Shrewsbury
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, St. Louis County) - Run by the Archdiocese of Saint Louis
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; founded in 1898.
* St. Mary's of the Barrens Seminary ( Perryville) - Run by the Congregation of the Mission
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; operated 1818–1995.
* St. Vincent's Seminary (Cape Girardeau
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) - Run by the Congregation of the Mission
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; operated 1838-1979 as a minor seminary
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.
Nebraska
* Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary
Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary is the second seminary of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, a Society of Apostolic Life in the Catholic Church.
The seminary was canonically established in 1988 by Pope John Paul II in accordance with his lett ...
( Denton) - Run by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
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The society was founded in 19 ...
; opened in 2000.
* St. Gregory the Great Seminary ( Seward) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1998
New Jersey
* Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology
The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception.
It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church, meaning that it is held to be a divinely revealed truth wh ...
(South Orange
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) - Founded in 1860 and part of Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan un ...
.
* Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Kearny, New Jersey
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; opened in 1991. Undergraduate and graduate theological studies take place at Seton Hall University
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.
* The College Seminary of the Immaculate Conception at St. Andrew's Hall (South Orange, New Jersey
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) - Diocesan Minor Seminary located on the campus of Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan un ...
.
* Blessed John Neumann Preparatory Seminary (Wayne, New Jersey
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) - Diocesan minor seminary founded in 1965; became co-ed college prep with name changed to Neumann Prep in the late 1970s; closed 1990.
* St. Anthony's Mission House - former seminary run by the Society of African Missions
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. Intended as an interracial institution open to African Americans
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, but folded quickly.
New York
* St. Joseph's Seminary ( Dunwoodie) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1896. From September 2013, it received students from the closed Seminary of the Immaculate Conception
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. It provides formation in the Greater New York Area (the Archdiocese
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History
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, Brooklyn
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, and Rockville Center).
* Cathedral Seminary House of Formation ( Douglaston) - Opened in 1967 as Cathedral College for the Archdiocese of New York and the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Center in 1967. It was converted to Cathedral Seminary Residence in 1989. It serves as the minor seminary for the Greater New York Area (the Archdiocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
, Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
, and Rockville Center) and for college-level seminarians from the Dioceses of Scranton
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, Syracuse
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*Province of Syracuse
United States
*Syracuse, New York
**East Syracuse, New York
**North Syracuse, New York
*Syracuse, Indiana
* Syracuse, Kansas
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, and the Diocese of Albany.
* Epiphany Apostolic College
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- former minor seminary run by the Josephites; founded in Baltimore in 1889 and later moved near Newburgh in 1925; eventually closed for seminary studies in 1970, and operated as a Catholic high school until 1975.
North Carolina
St Joseph College Seminary
(Charlotte
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Ohio
* Athenaeum of Ohio-Mount St. Mary Seminary (Cincinnati
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) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1829
* Borromeo College Seminary (Cleveland
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) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1953.
* Pontifical College Josephinum
The Pontifical College Josephinum is a private Roman Catholic seminary and university in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded by Joseph Jessing in 1888 and was granted the status of a Pontifical College in 1892 by Pope Leo XIII, making it the only pont ...
(Columbus
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* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places ...
) - International seminary of pontifical
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status; opened in 1888
* Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology
Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in Wickliffe, Ohio, is a Roman Catholic seminary that serves the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. It was established in 1848 by the first bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, Louis Amadeus R ...
(Cleveland
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) - Established in 1848
Oregon
* Mount Angel Seminary
Mount Angel Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery of Benedictine monks in the northwest United States, located in St. Benedict, Oregon. Northeast of Salem, it was established in 1882 from Engelberg Abbey, Switzerland. The abbey, located on the top ...
(St. Benedict
Benedict of Nursia ( la, Benedictus Nursiae; it, Benedetto da Norcia; 2 March AD 480 – 21 March AD 548) was an Christianity in Italy, Italian Christian monk, writer, and theologian who is venerated in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Ortho ...
) - Run by the Order of Saint Benedict
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; opened in 1889.
Pennsylvania
* Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary (Philadelphia
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) – Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1832. The current Theological Building was completed in 1871.
* St. Paul Seminary (Pittsburgh
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) – Diocesan seminary for the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
* St. Vincent Seminary ( Latrobe) – Diocesan seminary; Benedictine
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affiliated; opened in 1855.
* St. Mark Seminary (Erie
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) - Diocesan seminary.
* Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Philadelphia
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) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way
The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, or NCW (colloquially, The Way or Neo-Cats) is an association of the Christian faithful within the Catholic Church. It was formed in Madrid in 1964 by Kiko Argüello and Carmen Herná ...
. Undergraduate and graduate theological studies take place at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Rhode Island
* Our Lady of Providence Seminary (Providence, Rhode Island
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) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1942.
Texas
* Assumption Seminary
Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas, was established in 1915 to train the Catholic priests of the region to carry out their service to the people.
History
After its establishment in 1874, the Diocese of San Antonio needed to find a system ...
(San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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) - Archdiocesan seminary; established in 1915.
* Holy Trinity Seminary
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( Irving) - Diocesan seminary; established in 1964.
* Oblate School of Theology
The Oblate School of Theology is a Catholic graduate school for theological studies in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1903 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Dr. Scott Woodward has served as its president since October 2020.
Cam ...
(San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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) - Run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate
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; opened in 1903.
* St. Anthony Junior Seminary (San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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) - Run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary Congregation of Papal Right, religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816, by Eugène de Mazenod, a France, French priest born in Aix-en-Provence ...
; operated from 1905 to 1995. Taken over by the University of the Incarnate Word
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is a private, Catholic university with its main campus in San Antonio and Alamo Heights, Texas. Founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the university's main campus is located o ...
in 1995.
* St. Charles Seminary (Texas) (El Paso
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) - Diocesan seminary.
St. Mary Seminary
(Houston
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) - Archdiocesan seminary.
* San Antonio de Padua Seminary (El Paso
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) - Franciscan theological seminary for Mexican province.
* Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Dallas
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) - Diocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way
The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, or NCW (colloquially, The Way or Neo-Cats) is an association of the Christian faithful within the Catholic Church. It was formed in Madrid in 1964 by Kiko Argüello and Carmen Herná ...
.
Washington
* Bishop White Seminary at Gonzaga University (Spokane
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) - Diocesan seminary
Wisconsin
* Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology (Hales Corners
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The land in the area that would eventually encompass the Village was first claimed as French, then British, and even ...
) - Run by the Priests of the Sacred Heart
The Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart ( la, Congregatio Sacerdotum a Sacro Corde Iesu) abbreviated SCI, also called the Dehonians, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men in the Catholic Church f ...
; opened in 1932.
* Saint Francis de Sales Seminary
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary is a seminary for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, located in the Milwaukee suburb of St. Francis, Wisconsin. Its main building, called Henni Hall, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...
(Milwaukee
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) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1845.
* St. Lawrence Seminary High School (Mount Calvary
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) - Run by the Capuchin Friars
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; opened in 1860.
Uruguay
* Mayor Interdiocesano Cristo Rey, Montevideo
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Venezuela
* Seminario Mayor Santa Rosa de Lima - for the Archdiocese of Caracas
Asia/Pacific
Australia
New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
* Good Shepherd Seminary - established at Homebush
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in 1996 by then Cardinal Edward Bede Clancy
Edward Bede Clancy AC (13 December 1923 – 3 August 2014) was an Australian Catholic bishop and cardinal. He was the seventh Catholic Archbishop of Sydney from 1983 to 2001. He was made Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella in 1988.
...
, is the seminary of the Archdiocese of Sydney, as well as NSW and ACT.
* Holy Spirit Seminary - established at St Mary's in the Diocese of Parramatta by Bishop Kevin Manning in 2008.
* Redemptoris Mater
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- seminary of the Archdiocese of Sydney for the Neocatechumenal Way
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.
* St Patrick's College - opened in 1889, was located at Manly. The seminary closed in 2005.
* Vianney College Vianney may refer to:
Persons Surname
* John Vianney
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- established in Wagga Wagga
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by Bishop William Brennan in 1992.
Queensland
* Pius XII Provincial Seminary, Brisbane - closed 2001.
* Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane Holy Spirit Seminary is a Catholic provincial seminary for Queensland located in Brisbane, Australia.
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- established by the Queensland
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Bishops in 2007 and opened by Cardinal Levada
South Australia
* St Francis Xavier Seminary, Adelaide - closed 2001.
Victoria and Tasmania
* Corpus Christi College - established at Werribee
Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census.
Werribee i ...
in 1923 by Archbishop Daniel Mannix
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Early years and Maynoo ...
for the dioceses of Victoria, and later Tasmania as well. Moved to Glen Waverley
Glen Waverley is a list of Melbourne suburbs, suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government ...
in 1960, then to Clayton in 1973 and presently to Carlton
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in 2000.
Western Australia
* Redemptoris Mater
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- seminary of the Archdiocese of Perth
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St Mary's ...
for the Neo-Catechumenal Way.
* St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
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- established by Archbishop Barry James Hickey for the West Australian dioceses.
Other
* Holy Cross Seminary of the SSPX
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Bangladesh
Dhaka
* St. Joseph's Seminary - for the Roman Catholics of Bangladesh
* Holy Spirit Major Seminary - for the Roman Catholics of Bangladesh
China
Hong Kong
* Holy Spirit Seminary
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- for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
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Macau
* Seminário de São José (Macau) - for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau
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East Timor
* Seminary of Our Lady of Fatima
The Minor Seminary of Our Lady of Fatima is a Roman Catholic seminary, located in Dare, Dili, East Timor. Established in 1936, it is the oldest Roman Catholic seminary in East Timor. The seminary was initially established in Manatutu district, so ...
- minor seminary, located in Dare
* Seminary of St. Joseph - minor seminary, located in Maliana
* Seminary of SS Peter and Paul The Seminary of SS Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic Seminary in Dili, East Timor. It is the country’s only Major Seminary named after the Saints Peter and Paul. It is located in Fatumeta.
The seminary was jointly established in 2000 by Bishop C ...
- major seminary, located in Fatumeta
Fiji
* Pacific Regional Seminary of St Peter Chanel, Suva (founded 1972)
Guam
* Saint John Paul the Great Archdiocesan Seminary of Guam, Malojloj
* Redemptoris Mater (seminary)
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(Guam
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) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way
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.
India
* Little Flower Seminary, Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Aluva - 683101, Kerala, India (Run by CST Fathers, 1961)
*ST MARYS MINOR SEMINARY THRISSUR
*ST MARYS MINOR SEMINARY PALAKKAD
*ST ALPHONSA MINOR SEMINARY THAMARASERRY
*ST JOSEPH MINOR SEMINARY THALASERY
*MSFS MINOR SEMINARY ALATTUR
*BETHLEHEM MINOR SEMINARY ELENJIPARA CHALAKUDY
* Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth
Jnana Deepa (JD), Institute for Philosophy and Theology (Pontifical Athenaeum) is located at Pune, India. Established by the Jesuits in Kandy (Sri Lanka) in 1893, it was transferred to Pune (India) in 1955. Catering primarily to the formation o ...
Pontifical Institution of Philosophy and Religion, Pune - Founded in 1905 and run by Jesuits
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.
* Mary Matha Major Seminary: Seminary is run by Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
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* Papal Seminary
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Pune - run by Jesuits
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.
* Divyadaan: Salesian Institute of Philosophy, Nashik - run by Salesians of Don Bosco
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* Rachol Seminary
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Historical outline
The edifice that presently houses the semin ...
- founded in 1521 for the church of Goa
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* Chorão Seminary founded in 1761
* Morning Star Seminary College, Kolkata West Bengal
* Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar
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socie ...
- founded in 1887
* St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum
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- minor seminary for the Syro-Malankara Archeparchy of Trivandrum
* St. John's Regional Seminary - founded in 1965 for the church of Andhra Pradesh theology
* St John's regional seminary Hyderabad philosophy
* St. Joseph's Inter-diocesan Seminary, Mangalore
St. Joseph's Inter-diocesan Seminary, Mangalore is a Jesuit seminary in Jeppu, Mangalore. It was established by Fr. Joachim Miranda in 1763, and reestablished by Msgr Nicholas Pagani in 1878.
History
St Joseph's Interdiocesan Seminary, Mangal ...
- first established in 1763 and later at the current location in 1879
* St. Mary's Malankara Major Seminary - center of priestly training of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
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* St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam, Kerala
* St. Agnes Minor Seminary, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
* Good Shepherd Seminary, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
* St. Peter's Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Theology (Major Seminary), Bangalore
* St. Pauls's seminary, Trichy
* St Joseph's Pontifical seminary, Mangalapuzha, Aluva syro Malabar
* St Joseph Pontifical Seminary Carmalagiri Aluva Latin
* Rahulaya seminary
* St Paul's minor seminary irinjalakuda,
* vidyajoythi theology college Jesuits, delhi
* Dharmaram College, Major Seminary of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
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, Bangalore
* Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram
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, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
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, Pontifical Athanaeum of Philosophy Theology and Canon Law
* Good Shepherd Minor Seminary, Pala, India
* Good Shepherd Major Seminary
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, Kunnoth, India
* St Paul's Minor Seminary, Akalpur, Jammu
* John Paul Minor Seminary Thrissur
* Khrist Premalaya Ttheologicate Asta
* Khrist Premalaya Philosophyate Bhopal
* Satna st Ephream Seminary Syro Malabar, Madya Pradesh
* St Charles seminary nagapur*
* St pius seminary college mumbai
* St Albert seminary college ranchi
* St joseph seminary Mangalore
* sadhana Kendra regional spirituality centre risda bilaspur cathisgarh
* Sacred Heart Seminary, Poonamalle, Chennai
* Mary Matha Sheonstatt Minor Seminary Anathadam Alur, Thrissur
* St Theresa novitiate house Kottakal Mala thrissur cmi congregation
* Bethelahem minor seminary elinjipara chalakudy thrissur
* Alpha institute of theology and science thalaserry kannur kerala thalassery arch diocese
* Divine bible college murigoor chalakudy managed by Vincentian fathers
* Sacred Heart bhavan seminary alur thrissur
* Carmel Hill Philosophy College, Vazhuthacaud, Cotton Hill, Trivandrum by OCD Fathers
* Carmelaram Theology College, Carmelaram P.O., Bangalore by OCD Fathers
* St. Joseph's Major Seminary, Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Khammam, T.S., by HGN Congregation
*Mount Carmel Petit Seminary Fortcochin, Diocese Of Cochin
*Holy Cross Study House Alwaye, Diocese Of Cochin.
Indonesia
* Seminari Petrus Kanisius Mertoyudan, Mertoyudan, Magelang
* Seminari Agung Santo Paulus, Keuskupan Agung Semarang, Yogyakarta
* Seminari Menengah Wacana Bhakti, Kolese Gonzaga, Keuskupan Agung Jakarta, Jakarta
* Seminari Menengah St. Yohanes Berkhmans Todabelu-Flores, Keuskupan Agung Ende, Flores
* Seminari Menengah Stella Maris, Keuskupan Bogor, Bogor, Jawa Barat
* Seminari Menengah Cadas Hikmat, Keuskupan Bandung, Bandung Jawa Barat
*Seminari Tinggi Fermentum, Keuskupan Bandung, Bandung, Jawa Barat
*Seminari Menengah Santo Paulus Palembang, Keuskupan Agung Palembang
* Seminari Menengah Santo Petrus Aek Tolang, Keuskupan Sibolga
* Seminari Menengah Christus Sacerdos Pematangsiantar, Keuskupan Agung Medan
* Seminari Tinggi Santo Petrus Pematangsiantar, Keuskupan Agung Medan
Israel and Palestinian Territories
* The Latin Patriarchate Seminary - in Beit Jala
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near Jerusalem, originally opened in 1852
* Custody of the Holy Land
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- in Jerusalem
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in the Old City of Jerusalem, originally opened in 1219
*(Redemptoris Mater Galilee Seminary)
Japan
* Japan Catholic Seminary - two campuses; one in the Sulpician
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Seminary of Fukuoka
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, the other in Tokyo
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Kazakhstan
* Mary, Mother of the Church Seminary - Located in Maikuduk, Karaganda
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Malaysia
* College General
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- Located in Tanjung Bungah, Penang
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New Zealand
* Good Shepherd College
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- Auckland
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, founded in 2001.
* Holy Cross Seminary
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Estab ...
- Founded in Dunedin
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in 1900, relocated to Auckland in 1997. National Seminary for the six dioceses of New Zealand.
* Holy Name Seminary
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Establishment
With Holy Cross Co ...
- established in Christchurch
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, New Zealand
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in 1947; closed at the end of 1978 (was staffed by the Society of Jesus
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).
* St Mary's Seminary
St Mary's Seminary in Auckland, New Zealand, was established in 1850 by New Zealand's first Catholic bishop, Jean Baptiste François Pompallier. It operated until 1869. - established in 1850 by New Zealand's first Catholic Bishop, Jean Baptiste François Pompallier and closed in 1869 when Pompallier left the country.
* The Marist Seminary - for the training of Marist priests. It was first opened in 1889 in Hawkes Bay
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and was relocated to Auckland
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in 1992.
Pakistan
* Christ the King Seminary
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- seminary in Karachi
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, founded in 1956
* Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary - Karachi, founded in 2006
* St. Francis Xavier Seminary - Lahore
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, founded in 1994
* St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Lahore St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Lahore, is the preparatory seminary in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore. It is the first minor seminary in the country, st ...
* Our Lady of Lourdes Minor Seminary
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The Seminary is locate ...
, Islamabad-Rawalpindi, founded in 1995
* St. Pius X Minor Seminary - Karachi, founded in 1958
* St. Thomas the Apostle Minor Seminary, Faisalabad, founded in 1981
Philippines
Our Lady of Sheshan Major Seminary
of th
Institute of the Incarnate Word
San Celestino, Lipa City
* Our Lady of La Salette College Seminary (Silang, Cavite)
* St. Augustine Minor Seminary-Minor Seminary of Iba, Zambales, Luzon covering Olongapo City and Zambales Province
* Augustinian Novitiate and Prayer House (Talisay City, Cebu) - Novitiate House of the Augustinian, Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu
* Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) Father Otto Hopfenmuller Formation House, oyola Heights, Quezon City*Adorno Fathers Seminary (Vinzons, Camarines Norte
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) - Formation House Seminary of the Clerics Regular Minor Philippines
*Divine Word Seminary
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-Tagaytay
*San Jacinto Seminary
San Jacinto Seminary is the only minor seminary in Cagayan Valley. Founded in 1918, it is located in Alimannao Hills, Peñablanca, Cagayan Valley, under the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
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( Penablanca, Cagayan
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) - Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
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*Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary (Aparri, Cagayan
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It sits at the mouth of ...
) - Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
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* Blessed John XXIII Seminary (Cebu City
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)
* Christ the King Mission Seminary
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(Quezon City
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) - run by the Divine Word Missionaries
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* Cor Jesu Seminary (Dipolog City
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)
* Father Hannibal Formation Center - Manila (Parañaque
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) - run by the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus for seminarians from Luzon
* Saint Hannibal Formation Center - Cebu (Cebu City
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) - run by the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus for seminarians from Visayas and Mindanao
* Diocesan Seminary of the Heart of Jesus ( San Fernando La Union) - minor seminary
* Holy Rosary Seminary (Naga
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and San Jose, Camarines Sur
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...
) - seminary of the Archdiocese of Caceres
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* Holy Trinity College Seminary (Daet, Camarines Norte
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) - college seminary of the Diocese of Daet
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* Immaculate Conception School of Theology (Vigan, Ilocos Sur
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Loc ...
)
* Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary (Vigan, Ilocos Sur
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Loc ...
)
* Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary (Guiguinto, Bulacan
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Guiguinto is one of the fa ...
) - Minor seminary of the Diocese of Malolos
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* Immaculate Conception Major Seminary (Guiguinto, Bulacan
Guiguinto, officially the Municipality of Guiguinto ( tgl, Bayan ng Guiguinto), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 113,415 people.
Guiguinto is one of the fa ...
) - Major seminary of the Diocese of Malolos
Malolos, officially the City of Malolos ( fil, Lungsod ng Malolos), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to th ...
* Immaculate Conception Major Seminary- Graduate School of Theology (Guiguinto, Bulacan
Guiguinto, officially the Municipality of Guiguinto ( tgl, Bayan ng Guiguinto), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 113,415 people.
Guiguinto is one of the fa ...
) - Graduate School of Theology of the Diocese of Malolos
Malolos, officially the City of Malolos ( fil, Lungsod ng Malolos), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to th ...
* Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary or IHMS, located at Pacifico Cabalit St., Taloto, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines, is a diocesan college seminary established in 1950 by Julio Rosales, Bishop of Tagbilaran, in implementation of Canon 1 ...
(Tagbilaran City
Tagbilaran, officially the City of Tagbilaran ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Tagbilaran), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 104,976 people.
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Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 m ...
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* John Paul II Minor Seminary (Antipolo
Antipolo, officially known as the City of Antipolo ( fil, Lungsod ng Antipolo), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 887,399 people. It is the mo ...
, Rizal) - high school seminary of the Diocese of Antipolo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo (Lat: ''Dioecesis Antipolensis''; Filipino language, Filipino: ''Diyosesis ng Antipolo'') is a diocese of the Latin Church, Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the Philippines that comprises the Rizal, Pro ...
* Maradjao Magbalantay College Seminary (Surigao City
Surigao City, officially the City of Surigao ( Surigaonon: ''Siyudad nan Surigao''; ceb, Dakbayan sa Surigao; fil, Lungsod ng Surigao), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to ...
, Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Norte''; ceb, Amihanang Surigao; Tagalog: ''Hilagang Surigao''), officially the Province of Surigao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. ...
) - college seminary of the Diocese of Surigao
* Little Way College Seminary Kabankalan City
Kabankalan, officially the City of Kabankalan ( hil, Dakbanwa sang Kabankalan; ceb, Dakbayan sa Kabankalan; fil, Lungsod ng Kabankalan), is a 1st class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...
, - college seminary of the Diocese of Kabankalan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan (Lat: ''Dioecesis Cabancalensis'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in central Philippines. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese is centered in the City of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental province and ...
* Maria Assumpta Seminary (Cabanatuan City
Cabanatuan, officially the City of Cabanatuan ( fil, Lungsod ng Cabanatuan; ilo, Siudad ti Cabanatuan), is a 1st class component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 327,325 peo ...
) - high school and college seminary of the Diocese of Cabanatuan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Latin: ''Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis'') is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese comprises 16 towns of Nueva Ecija including the cities of Cabanatuan, Palayan, and Gapan. The ...
* Mary Cause of Our Joy College Seminary (Bacarra
Bacarra, officially the Municipality of Bacarra ( ilo, Ili ti Bacarra; tl, Bayan ng Bacarra) is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,496 people.
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) - Major Seminary of the Diocese of Laoag
* Mary Help of Christians College Seminary (Dagupan City
Dagupan, officially the City of Dagupan ( pag, Siyudad na Dagupan, ilo, Siudad ti Dagupan, fil, Lungsod ng Dagupan), is a 2nd class independent component city in the Ilocos Region, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...
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* Mary Help of Christians School Seminary (Binmaley, Pangasinan
Binmaley, officially the Municipality of Binmaley ( pag, Baley na Binmaley; ilo, Ili ti Binmaley; tgl, Bayan ng Binmaley), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population ...
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* Mary Help of Christians Theology Seminary (San Fabian, Pangasinan)
* Mary's Children Formation College ( Tungkop, Minlanilla Cebu)
* Maryhurst Seminary (Baguio
Baguio ( ,
), officially the City of Baguio ( ilo, Siudad ti Baguio; fil, Lungsod ng Baguio), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...
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* Mater Salutis College Seminary (Legazpi City
Legazpi, officially the City of Legazpi ( bcl, Siyudad nin Legazpi; fil, Lungsod ng Legazpi), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,533. Legazpi ...
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