Saint Stephen Diocesan Seminary, Honolulu
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Saint Stephen Seminary was a diocesan minor
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staffed by the Sulpician Fathers in the diocese of Honolulu that closed in 1970. The seminary land was founded in 1946 when the Diocese of Honolulu obtained the estate of Harold K.L. Castle, which was built in 1927. It is located above Maunawili valley in the Koolaupoko district of the island of
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. It currently serves as the residence of the bishop of Honolulu. At its peak the seminary accommodated some 70 high school and college students from
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, other Pacific Islands and the State of Hawaii. The seminary flourished in the 1950s and 1960s, but dwindled and closed in the early 1980s. After the seminary's closure, the Cullinan Building was transformed into a diocesan center housing various officers of the diocesan
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. Since the episcopate of Msgr. John Scanlan, the seminary grounds have also housed a
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. Currently, candidates for priestly formation in the Diocese of Honolulu attend the metropolitan seminaries of
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Notable faculty and alumni

Prior to his elevation to the episcopate as auxiliary bishop of Honolulu, Msgr. Joseph Ferrario, was a professor of Greek and Latin at Saint Stephen's. Among his many students was Roman Catholic deacon and Hawaiian
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, Frank Delima, known for his sardonic portrayal of a fictitious Roman prelate, ''Monsignor Vermicelli''.


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Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu
Defunct Catholic seminaries in the United States Seminaries and theological colleges in Hawaii Private high schools in Hawaii Schools in Honolulu County, Hawaii Educational institutions established in 1946 Educational institutions disestablished in 1970 1946 establishments in Hawaii Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu 1970 disestablishments in Hawaii {{Catholic-seminary-stub