St. John's Regional Seminary (Philosophate) founded in 1987 is a propaedeutic seminary equipping students with philosophical training. It is located in the rural town of

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in the

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Affiliation

The seminary is not affiliated to any university.Handbook and Calendar 2008-2009, ''

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'' However, the Seminary is listed as a propaedeutic seminary under the

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. The seminary used to offer a two-year course in philosophy. but, from 1999, it began offering a three-year course in philosophy to enable its students to simultaneously pursue the secular graduate degrees of

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(B. A.) and

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(M. A.) through the School of Distance Education,

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Background

St. John's Regional Seminary was founded in 1965 in

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to train Priests for the Catholic Church in Andhra Pradesh. Later in 1987, the seminary was split into two.Handbook and Calendar 2010 -2011, p. 5 The theologiate was retained in Hyderabad while the philosophate was moved to

in the northern circars of

Authorities and officials

According to an agreement signed between the Andhra Pradesh Bishop’s Council and th
Salesian Province of St. Joseph, Hyderabad
on 24 May 1993 the management of the seminary has been entrusted to the

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for a period of ten years. The contract was in 2003 for a period of six years. It was renewed again in 2009 for ten more years. The Seminary is overseen by the following Salesians: *

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- Rev. Fr. Raminedi Balaraju, '' SDB'' * Rector - Fr. Koonananickal Jose, ''SDB'' *

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- Br. Vincent Castilino, ''SDB'' *

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- Fr. Mathiekal Wilson, ''SDB'' *

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- Fr. Cherapanath Rinoy, ''SDB''

Admissions

The seminary follows a semester system.Handbook and Calendar 2010 -2011, pp. 5-9 Admission is for

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pupils who are eligible to pursue priestly studies and who come from any of the ten Catholic dioceses and two archdioceses in Andhra Pradesh as well as any religious Congregation willing to send their students for Priestly formation.

Staff

FacultyHandbook and Calendar 2010-2011, ''op. cit. p. 17''

* Theology and Spirituality, English ** Fr. K. Jose ** Fr. S. Devadas * Systematic Philosophy ** Fr. M. Wilson ** Fr. C. Rinoy ** Br. V. Castilino

Visiting FacultyHandbook and Calendar 2010-2011, ''op. cit. p. 18''

* Sr. Philomena D'Souza, ''FMA'' * Fr. G. Lazar, '' SVD'' * Fr. Mark K. Raj, '' SJ'' * Fr. C. P. Varghese, '' SDB'' * Fr. Francis Stephen, ''MSFS'' * Fr. P. Antony * Fr. P. Johnson, ''OFM Cap.'' * Fr. Francis Stephen, ''MSFS''

Other staff

* Assistant Librarian and Clerk **

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Ch. Sai Ram * Computers **

R. Joseph

Past faculty

* Bishop G. Prasad

References

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