Holy Spirit Seminary is the

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provincial seminary for

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. Located in

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, Australia, the seminary serves the Catholic province of Queensland and serves the dioceses of Cairns, Rockhampton, Townsville, the

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, and the Brisbane archdiocese.

History

Holy Spirit Seminary was first founded as Pius XII Provincial Seminary in 1941. Originally it was located on the summit of Beehive Hill in the Brisbane suburb of Banyo. The original buildings were designed by the architectural firm Hennessy & Hennessy, who had also provided the designs used for the

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and the unrealized

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. In 2002 due to a decline in vocations the grounds and buildings of Pius XII Provincial Seminary were leased to

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to become their Brisbane campus. This led to the seminary relocating to St Paschal's parish in Wavell Heights. By 2007 a surge of vocations led to the founding of Holy Spirit Seminary by the bishops of Queensland. Located at the foot of Beehive Hill and close to the old seminary, Cardinal

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opened the new campus May 2008. This campus was further extended in 2010 to provide accommodation for another increase in vocations. Monsignor Tony Randazzo, a former official of the

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, was appointed Rector of the seminary at the beginning of 2009. Monsignor John Grace, formerly Vicar General in the Diocese of Rockhampton, was appointed to the position of Rector in 2016. Following Msgnr John Grace's departure in 2022, Fr Neil Muir of the Diocese of Cairns succeeded him as Rector.

Community outreach

Each year the Seminary conducts the Xavier School of Mission for members of all Queensland dioceses. The School aims to "equip and form leaders" in Catholic evangelisation.

External links

Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane Website

References

{{authority control Seminaries and theological colleges in Australia Banyo, Queensland Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane