This is a list ofCatholic seminaries in the world, including those that have been closed. According to the 2012Pontifical Yearbook , the total number of candidates for thepriesthood in the world was 118,990 at the end of the year 2010. These students were in 6,974 seminaries around the world: 3,194diocesan seminaries and 3,780religious seminaries.
[ edit ] 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. Seat of Wisdom Seminary – Established in 1982; for theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri Seat of Wisdom Seminary (philosophy Campus), Ariam-Umuahia Bigard Memorial Seminary , Enugu – A provincial seminary for the Onitsha ecclesiastical province, established in 1950.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 St Albert the Great Idowu Ofonron Abeokuta, Ogun State [ edit ] 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 (SJTI), founded in 1943 by the Oblates St Philip Neri collegium (Preparatory year seminary) St Peter's Major Seminary, originally for indigenous priests, merged into St. John Vianney's in 2008 St. Paul’s Minor Seminary St. Augustine Major Seminary, in Lesotho, established 1924 St. Charles Lwanga Minor Seminary, Botswana There are several Seminaries in Uganda divided into three; Junior, Minor and Major seminaries.
Major seminaries
Minor and Junior Seminaries
Argentina has 32 major seminaries.
Seminario Mayor San luis, Cochabamba. By the 'Organización de Seminarios Latinoamericanos' (OSLAM), there are 429 seminaries in Brazil. The following list is by leading Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Aparecida
Belém do Pará
Belo Horizonte
Brasília
Campinas
Cascavel
Curitiba
Fortaleza
Goiânia
Guarulhos
Mariana
Natal
Niteroi
Nova Friburgo
Olinda e Recife
Porto Alegre
São Paulo
São Salvador da Bahia
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Vitória
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Closed:
Colombia has 50 major seminaries.
There are 66 seminaries in Mexico. This list is by main Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Acapulco
Antequera, Oaxaca
Chihuahua
Durango
Guadalajara
Hermosillo
Jalapa
México
Monterrey
Morelia
Puebla de los Angeles
San Luis Potosí
Tlalnepantla
Yucatán
Seminario Mayor Nacional del Paraguay,[ 7] Trinidad and Tobago [ edit ] Regional Seminary of St John Vianney and the Ugandan Martyrs inTunapuna ,Trinidad – founded in 1943, became a regional seminary for theAntilles Episcopal Conference in 1970. Jamaican seminarians formerly at St. Michael's Theological College were moved to Trinidad in 1996.[ 8] [ 9] According to the2010 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
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin
New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
Queensland
South Australia
St Francis Xavier Seminary, Adelaide – closed 2001. Victoria and Tasmania
Western Australia
Dhaka
Hong Kong
Macau
St.Mary's Minor Seminary, Thanjavur. Good Shepherd Seminary, Coimbatore 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 Pontifical Institution of Philosophy and Religion, Pune – Founded in 1905 and run byJesuits .Mary Matha Major Seminary : Seminary is run bySyro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur Papal Seminary Pune – run byJesuits .Divyadaan: Salesian Institute of Philosophy, Nashik – run bySalesians of Don Bosco Rachol Seminary – founded in 1521 for the church ofGoa Chorão Seminary founded in 1761Morning Star Seminary College, Kolkata West Bengal Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar – founded in 1887St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum – minor seminary for the Syro-Malankara Archeparchy of TrivandrumSt. John's Regional Seminary – founded in 1965 for the church ofAndhra Pradesh theology St John's regional seminary Hyderabad philosophy St. Joseph's Inter-diocesan Seminary, Mangalore – first established in 1763 and later at the current location in 1879St. Mary's Malankara Major Seminary – center of priestly training of theSyro-Malankara Catholic Church St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam, Kerala St. Agnes Minor Seminary , Cuddalore, Tamil NaduGood Shepherd Seminary , Coimbatore, Tamil NaduSt. Peter's Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Theology (Major Seminary), BangaloreSt. Pauls's seminary, Trichy St Joseph's Pontifical seminary , Mangalapuzha, Aluva syro MalabarSt Joseph Pontifical Seminary Carmelgiri, Alwaye, Latin Rahulaya seminary St Paul's minor seminary irinjalakuda ,vidyajoythi theology college Jesuits, delhi Dharmaram College , Major Seminary ofCarmelites of Mary Immaculate , BangaloreDharmaram Vidya Kshetram ,Carmelites of Mary Immaculate , Pontifical Athanaeum of Philosophy Theology and Canon LawGood Shepherd Minor Seminary , Pala, IndiaGood Shepherd Major Seminary , Kunnoth, IndiaSt 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. St. Raphael's Minor Seminary, Fatima Road ,Kollam,Roman Catholic Diocese Of Quilon St. Peter Canisius Minor Seminary, Mertoyudan , MagelangSeminari 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 Saint John Paul II Major Seminary, Archdiocese of Jakarta , Jakarta, IndonesiaSt. Peter Major Seminary , Flores[ 15] [ 16] Israel and Palestinian Territories [ edit ] Our Lady of Sheshan Major Seminary of theInstitute of the Incarnate Word , San Celestino, Lipa CityOur 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, [Loyola Heights, Quezon City] Adorno Fathers Seminary (Vinzons, Camarines Norte ) – Formation House Seminary of the Clerics Regular Minor Philippines Divine Word Seminary -TagaytaySan Jacinto Seminary (Penablanca ,Cagayan ) – Minor Seminary of theArchdiocese of Tuguegarao Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary (Aparri, Cagayan ) – Major Seminary of theArchdiocese of Tuguegarao Blessed John XXIII Seminary (Cebu City ) Christ the King Mission Seminary (Quezon City ) – run by theDivine Word Missionaries Cor Jesu Seminary (Dipolog ) Father Hannibal Formation Center – Manila (Parañaque ) – run by the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus for seminarians from Luzon Saint Hannibal Formation Center – Cebu (Cebu City ) – 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 andSan Jose, Camarines Sur ) – seminary of theArchdiocese of Caceres Holy Trinity College Seminary (Daet, Camarines Norte ) – college seminary of the Diocese ofDaet Immaculate Conception School of Theology (Vigan, Ilocos Sur ) Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary (Vigan, Ilocos Sur ) Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary (Guiguinto, Bulacan ) – Minor seminary of the Diocese ofMalolos Immaculate Conception Major Seminary (Guiguinto, Bulacan ) – Major seminary of the Diocese ofMalolos Immaculate Conception Major Seminary- Graduate School of Theology (Guiguinto, Bulacan ) – Graduate School of Theology of the Diocese ofMalolos Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary (Tagbilaran City ,Bohol )John Paul II Minor Seminary (Antipolo , Rizal) – high school seminary of theDiocese of Antipolo Maradjao Magbalantay College Seminary (Surigao City ,Surigao del Norte ) – college seminary of theDiocese of Surigao Little Way College Seminary Kabankalan City , – college seminary of theDiocese of Kabankalan Maria Assumpta Seminary (Cabanatuan ) – high school and college seminary of theDiocese of Cabanatuan Mary Cause of Our Joy College Seminary (Bacarra ) – Major Seminary of theDiocese of Laoag Mary Help of Christians College Seminary (Dagupan ) Mary Help of Christians School Seminary (Binmaley, Pangasinan ) Mary Help of Christians Theology Seminary (San Fabian, Pangasinan) Mary's Children Formation College (Tungkop, Minlanilla Cebu ) Maryhurst Seminary (Baguio ) Mater Salutis College Seminary (Legazpi City ,Albay ) – college seminary of theDiocese of Legazpi Mission Society of the Philippines[ 17] Tagaytay ,Cavite andCebu City ) – Official Missionary Arm of the Philippine Roman Catholic Church Mother of Good Counsel Seminary (San Fernando City, Pampanga ) – seminary of the Archdiocese of San Fernando de Pampanga Mount Saint Aloysius College Seminary (Gumaca, Quezon ) – college seminary of the Diocese of Gumaca The Nativity of Our Lady College Seminary (Borongan ,Eastern Samar ) Oblates of St. Joseph Major Seminary (Lipa City , Batangas) Oblates of St. Joseph Minor Seminary (San Jose, Batangas ) – high school seminary Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary (Makati ) – high school seminary of theArchdiocese of Manila Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Seminary (Kidapawan City ) Our Lady of Lourdes Seminary (Lipa City, Batangas ) – (OFM Cap.) Capuchin Formation House of theOrder of Friars Minor-Capuchin in the Philippines Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seminary (Sariaya, Quezon ) – Minor Seminary, Diocese of Lucena Our Lady of Peace College Seminary (Tarlac City ) – Diocese ofTarlac Our Lady of Penafrancia Seminary (Sorsogon City ) – high school and college seminary of the Diocese ofSorsogon Our Lady of Perpetual Help Seminary (Koronadal City ) – Minor Seminary, Diocese ofMarbel Our Lady of the Angels Seminary (Quezon City ) – (OFM) Franciscan College Seminary Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Seminary (Lucban, Quezon ) – Major seminary, Diocese ofLucena Our Lady of the Visitacion Seminary- Cauayan city Isabela Pope Paul VI Minor Seminary (Maasin City ,Southern Leyte )Queen of Apostles College Seminary (Tagum City ) St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao (Davao City ) Sacred Heart Seminary – Bacolod (Bacolod ) Sacred Heart Seminary (Palo, Leyte ) Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium (Cagay,Roxas City ,Capiz ) – major seminary of theArchdiocese of Capiz Saint Albert the Great Seminary (Calamba ,Laguna ) – pre-novitiate house of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) Philippine Province Saint Alphonsus Regional Seminary (Lucena City , Quezon) – Theologate Degree, Diocese of Lucena St. Anthony High School Seminary (Masbate ) Saint Anthony Mary Claret Seminary (Culiat,Quezon City ) – College Seminary of theClaretian Missionaries in the Philippines and Vietnam San Antonio Maria Claret House (Tandang Sora,Quezon City ) – Theology house of the Claretian Missionaries Saint Augustine Senior-Major Seminary (Tagaytay , Cavite) – seminary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan St. Camillus College Seminary (Marikina ) Saint Francis de Sales Minor Seminary (Lipa City , Batangas) – Minor (High School) Seminary of theArchdiocese of Lipa Saint Francis de Sales Institute of Formation (Marawoy,Lipa City , Batangas) – Pre-College Seminary of theArchdiocese of Lipa Saint Francis de Sales Major Seminary (Marawoy,Lipa City , Batangas) – Major (College) Seminary of theArchdiocese of Lipa Saint Francis de Sales Theological Seminary (Marawoy,Lipa City , Batangas)- Theology Seminary of theArchdiocese of Lipa St. Francis Xavier Seminary (Baguio ) St. Francis Xavier College Seminary (Davao City ) St. Gregory the Great Seminary (Panal,Tabaco City ); Celebrating 50 years in Panal 2–3 September 2010. Minor Seminary for the Diocese of Legazpi St. John Evangelist School of Theology[ 18] Palo , Leyte St. John Ma. Vianney Formation House (Antipolo ) St. John the Baptist the Precursor Seminary (Marikina ) St. John Vianney Theological Seminary (Cagayan de Oro ) St. Joseph Major Seminary (Infanta , Quezon) St. Joseph Pre-College Seminary (Alaminos ,Pangasinan ) St. Joseph Seminary (Bangued,Abra ) Saint Joseph Seminary (Dumaguete ,Negros Oriental ) St. Joseph Seminary (Ipil ) Saint Joseph Regional Seminary (Jaro, Iloilo City ) – Major Seminary of theArchdiocese of Jaro Saint Joseph Seminary (Puerto Princesa City ,Palawan ) St. Mary's Seminary (Laoag City ,Ilocos Norte ) – Minor Seminary of theDiocese of Laoag Sto. Nino Seminary (Numancia, Aklan ) – minor and college St. Paul Seminary Foundation (Silang, Cavite) St. Peter College Seminary (Butuan ) St. Peter's Seminary (Mountain Province ) St. Pius X Seminary (Lawaan,Roxas City ,Capiz ) – minor seminary of theArchdiocese of Capiz St. Therese Pre-College Seminary (Mati City ,Davao Oriental ) St. Vincent de Paul College Seminary (Calbayog ,Samar ) Saint Vincent Ferrer Seminary – (Jaro, Iloilo City ) – Minor Seminary of theArchdiocese of Jaro Seminario Mayor de San Carlos (Mabolo,Cebu City ) San Carlos Seminary (Makati ) – the Royal and Conciliar major seminary of theArchdiocese of Manila San Agustin Center of Studies[ 19] Quezon City , Philippines) – Theology Seminary of the Augustinian, Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu San Agustin Seminary (Guadalupe Viejo, Makati) – Late Vocations Seminary of the Augustinian, Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu San Carlos Seminary College (Cebu City ) San Jose de Mindanao College Seminary (Cagayan de Oro ) San Jose Seminary (Katipunan,Quezon City ) – Jesuit-run seminary for diocesan priests; inAteneo de Manila University San Lorenzo Ruiz Seminary (Odiongan, Romblon ) San Pablo Seminary (Baguio ) – major seminary (regional philosophy seminary of Northern Luzon) Seminario de San Jose (Puerto Princesa City ,Palawan ) – minor and major seminary Seminario de Jesus Nazareno (Borongan ,Eastern Samar ) Seminario Mayor Recoletos (Baguio ) University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary – Dominican-run inter-diocesan seminary of the Philippines, found within the vicinity of theUniversity of Santo Tomas inManila Vincent Hills Seminary (Angono,Rizal ) Don Bosco Prenovitiate Seminary (Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna) Don Bosco Sacred Heart Posnovitiate Seminary (Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna) Seminaryo ng Don Bosco (Parañaque ) Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate (Parañaque ) Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) Father Jordan Formation House, [Amadeo, Cavite] Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) Mater Salvatoris Theologate House, [New Manila, Quezon City] Pastor Bonus Seminary (Archdiocese of Zamboanga) Tetuan, Zamboanga City Msgr. Gregorio Aglipay Theological Seminary (Diocese ofBatac ),Batac City,Ilocos Norte . Holy Name of Mary Seminary, Tenaru, Guadalcanal Province. Inter-diocesan seminary founded in 1995.[ 20] St Francis Xavier Major Seminary,[ 21] At the end of the year 2011, there are 7 major seminaries in Korea; and the number of seminarians in these seven seminaries is 1,587 – from diocesan 1,317, religious & missionary 270.
College of Theology,Catholic University of Korea – founded in 1855, currently located on the Songsin campus ofSeoul ; 'Songsin' means Holy Spirit in Korean. Department of Theology,Gwangju Catholic University ,[ 22] College of Theology,Catholic University of Daegu [ 23] Department of Theology,Catholic University of Pusan [ 24] Department of Theology, Daejeon Catholic University[ 25] Department of Theology, Incheon Catholic University[ 26] Department of Theology, Suwon Catholic University[ 27] There are numerousminor seminaries and onemajor seminary :
There are 8 major seminaries with 1,480 students in Vietnam.
And some minor seminaries:
No longer trains seminarians:
Bosnia and Herzegovina [ edit ] Diocesan Seminary of Saint-Luc d'Aix en Provence , founded by theArchdiocese of Aix .Séminaire de Bayonne founded by theDiocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron Séminaire de La Castille , founded by theDiocese of Fréjus-Toulon Séminaire Saint-Irénée , founded by theArchdiocese of Lyon [ 44] Grand Séminaire de Metz , which houses the Lorraine Major Inter-diocesan Seminary, founded in 1745 by theDiocese of Metz .[ 45] Séminaire d'Orléans , inter-diocesan seminary inOrléans Grand séminaire Saint Jean , inter-diocesan seminary inNantes .Notre Dame Faculty , also known as the Collège des Bernardins, founded in 1984 for theArchdiocese of Paris .Séminaire des Carmes ,Institut Catholique de Paris , founded in 1919.Grand Séminaire Saint Sulpice , inter-diocesan seminary run by theSulpicians inIssy-les-Moulineaux , outsideParis .Séminaire Saint Yves , founded by theArchdiocese of Rennes .Grand Séminaire Sainte Marie Majeure de Strasbourg , founded by theArchdiocese of Strasbourg Séminaire Saint Cyprien de Toulouse , founded by theArchdiocese of Toulouse .[ 46] Grand séminaire de Versailles , founded by theDiocese of Versailles .Community of Saint Martin a training center atÉvron , Mayenne.Closed:
By main Ecclesiastical Provinces:
Berlin
Cologne
Freiburg im Breisgau
Hamburg
Munich und Freising
Paderborn
Other
TheCatholic Church in Ireland encompasses the entireisland of Ireland , including the distinct political entities of theRepublic of Ireland andNorthern Ireland . There are two active diocesan seminaries in Ireland:
The remaining diocesan seminaries are closed:
All Hallows College was founded in 1842 for training priests for foreign dioceses. Closed in 2015.[ 58] Clonliffe College (Holy Cross College), for theArchdiocese of Dublin was founded in 1859,[ 59] [ 60] Mungret College , Limerick, was a Limerick diocesan seminary until 1888 and aJesuit school from 1882 until 1974.St Finbarr's College, Farranferris , Cork, the minor seminary for theDiocese of Cork and Ross , it later became a secondary school, closed in 2006.[ 61] St. Brendan's College, Killarney – secondary school founded in 1860 which also prepared seminarians for the priesthood.St. Finian's College was founded inNavan as the Meath Diocesan College in 1802, moved toMullingar in 1908, It is now a co-ed secondary school.St. John's College, Waterford , founded in 1807, was exclusively for seminarians of theWaterford and Lismore Diocese from 1873 until June 1999.[ 62] St Kieran's College ,Kilkenny , was founded in 1782, priestly formation was discontinued in 1994.[ 63] St Malachy's College ,Belfast , founded in 1833 for theDiocese of Down and Connor , closed in 2018.[ 64] St. Patrick's, Carlow College was founded in 1782, opened in 1793. From 1892 it was only a seminary. Closed in the 1990s.St. Patrick's College, Thurles opened in 1837, exclusively a seminary from 1907 to 1988, ceased to function as a seminary in 2002.[ 65] St Peter's College, Wexford was founded in 1811, seminary closed in 1999.[ 66] St Vincent's Seminary, Cork once trained priests, later became a secondary school. Religious congregations also had houses of formation in Ireland:
Franciscan Novitiate,Killarney , County Kerry. Built in 1860, students were then sent to St. Anthony's in Galway.[ 67] St. Saviour’s Priory, Dublin , the Dominicans moved theirstudium fromSt. Mary's Priory inTallaght , in 2000, students complete their studies in Rome.[ 68] St Anthony's College, Newcastle,Galway . Former Franciscan seminary, buildings now used byNUI Galway . Belmont House,Stillorgan , Dublin. Novitiate of theOblates , founded near Glenmary, nearDelgany in County Wicklow, moved in 1863. Belcamp Hall ,Raheny , Dublin, was the juniorate of theMissionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate .Bessborough House Oblates Our Lady's Scholasticate inPiltown , County Kilkenny, from 1941 to 1971. Building now used as Kildalton Agricultural College.[ 69] Our Lady of Lourdes, Cahermoyle,Ardagh, County Limerick , Oblate junior novitiate Moyne Park, Abbeyknocknoy,Ballyglunin , County Galway, in 1909 opened as aCamillian hospice,[ 70] [ 71] [ 72] Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1936,[ 73] [ 74] [ 75] Dalgan House,Shrule , County Mayo.[ 76] Duke of Bedford in 1853, a seminary for theColumbans from 1918 to 1941.[ 77] St Columbans College, Dalgan Park, Navan, was the seminary of theColumbans after 1941.[ 77] [ 78] St Patrick's,Donamon Castle ,County Roscommon . Novitiate of theDivine Word Missionaries , opened 1939, closed in 1980.[ 79] [ 80] Kilshane,County Tipperary . Novitiate ofHoly Ghost Fathers (the Spiritians),[ 81] [ 82] Holy Ghost Missionary College, Kimmage Manor, Dublin . Formation house of theHoly Ghost Fathers (the Spiritians) for those going on to Kilshane.[ 83] Legion of Christ Novitiate, Leopardstown Road,Foxrock , Dublin. In April 1960, it opened inBundoran , County Donegal. On 3 June 1962, it moved to Hazelbrook House, Malahide, to Foxrock in 1968 and closed in September 2011.[ 84] [ 85] Kinury, nearWestport, County Mayo , was given to theSociety of African Missions (SMA) in 1914 by Miss Sofia Crotty. It was used as a novitiate and closed in 1924.[ 86] Cloghballymore House, Ballinderreen,Kilcolgan , County Galway, was a tower house, then a country estate. In 1906, Count Llewellyn Blake gave it to the Society of the African Missions. It was their novitiate from 1924 until the mid 1970s. Been a nursing home since 1981.[ 87] [ 88] Ballinafad Minor Seminary was also given by Count Llewellyn Blake to the Society of the African Missions, operated until 1975 and was linked to Cloghballymore House.St Joseph's Seminary, Blackrock Rd, Cork. The original seminary of the Society of the African Missions, later transferred to Dromantine House.[ 89] Dromantine House ,Newry , County Down, was a seminary of the Society of the African Missions from 1926 until 1972.[ 90] St Augustine's College (Loughan House ),Blacklion , County Cavan. Novitiate of theWhite Fathers from September 1955 and closed in 1970. The Abbey,Loughrea , County Galway. Since 1645, aDiscalced Carmelites community, trained novices since 1664. In 1882, a new novitiate was constructed, and extended in 1934. The novitiate is closed, but a community remains.[ 91] Castlemartyr , County Cork, in 1930, had a Discalced Carmelite juniorate. It closed in 1996 and is now a hotel.[ 92] Loughrea , County Galway, contained a novitiate of theDe La Salle Brothers, which was active into the 1980s.[ 91] St Stanislaus College , Tullabeg,Tullamore . This was the novitiate of the Jesuits in Ireland until the move toEmo Court in 1930.[ 93] St Mary's,Emo Court . Novitiate for the Society of Jesus in Ireland from 1930 to 1969. Manresa House ,Dollymount , Dublin. After Emo Court, it was novitiate of the Irish Jesuits from 1969 to 1991.Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy formed out of the Jesuit Theology Faculty.St Patrick's, Esker,Athenry , County Galway. Established on 18 August 1901 was theRedemptorist Irish Province major seminary until 1836. From 1948 until 1969 it was the novitiate. In 1971, it became a retreat house. Cluain Mhuire , Galway, was a Redemptorist seminary, closed in the 1970s.[ 94] Pallotine College Thurles, County Tipperary. Founded by thePallotines in 1907, from 1909 to 1986 priests from the college studied at nearbySt. Patrick's College, Thurles . St Gabriel's, The Graan,Enniskillen , County Fermanagh. Novitiate of the Passionists, 1909–1976, is now a nursing home, with the community remaining. Tobar Mhuire,Crossgar , County Down, (formerly Crossgar House). From 1950 until 1976, was the Passionist Juniorate, then a novitiate and a Retreat and Conference Centre as of February 2010. St Paul's Retreat,Mount Argus , Dublin, was the Irish Passionist headquarters, and provided the final two years of formation for Passionist seminarians. Tanagh,Cootehill , County Cavan. FormerCongregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary novitiate and seminary, now an outdoor education centre, and religious community remain.[citation needed Mount St Marys,Milltown, Dublin . Seminary of the Marist Fathers. The site is now a Montessori College and the Irish Marist administrative headquarters. Orlagh,Knocklyon , County Dublin. Opened as a novitiate for the Augustinians, was a student house until the late 1980s, when it became a retreat centre, closed in 2016[ 95] Carmelite Friary,Kinsale , County Cork. Became a novitiate for the Irish Province of the Carmelites in 1917, moving to the existing Friary from Dublin in 1917. In 2003, due to dwindling numbers of novices, it was re-purposed as a Retreat and Spirituality Centre.[ 96] Carmelite Centre, Gort Mhuire,Ballinteer , County Dublin. From 1949, Gort Mhuire was thenovitiate and the theologate for the Carmelites, in 1968 Carmelites began studying theology in Milltown Park as the Institute was being set up there.[ 97] Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland is based here. St. Joseph's,Blackrock , was the seminary for the Vincentians, was founded in 1930, St. Kevins, House of Studies/Seminary, Glenart, Arklow, operated from 1948 to 1968, when students were transferred back to Blackrock in 1977, until the setting up of DePaul House, Celbridge operated from 1977 to 1988. Myross Woods,Leap, County Cork , was the novitate of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Converted to a retreat centre in the 1970s, it closed in 2021.[ 98] St. Patricks Missionary College – High Park,Kiltegan , County Wicklow,Saint Patrick's Society for the Foreign Missions (Kiltegan Fathers), opened in 1932, students would take degrees fromUniversity College Cork , in 2015 transferred headquarters to Kenya. The list includes some seminaries by principal Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Benevento
Catania
Florence
Genoa
Lecce
Messina
Milan
Naples
Pisa
Rome
Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Taranto
Torino
Venice
Many serve as residences for courses that take place elsewhere:
Closed:
Spain has 77 seminaries.
Priesterseminar St. Beat , founded by theDiocese of Basel , inLucerne .[ 108] Priesterseminar St. Luzi – affiliated with theTheologische Hochschule Chur , for theDiocese of Chur .[ 109] Séminaire de Sion , for theDiocese of Sion , inGivisiez ,Fribourg .[ 110] Séminaire diocésain de Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg for theDiocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg , inVillars-sur-Glâne ,Fribourg .[ 111] Seminario Diocesano San Carlo , founded by theDiocese of Lugano .[ 112] The current active major seminaries of the United Kingdom are in England.
England Closed:
Campion House , Osterley, seminary for late vocations run by theSociety of Jesus Cotton College , minor seminary for Oscott CollegeSt John's Seminary, Wonersh , seminary of theProvince of Southwark , closed in 2021.St Joseph Seminary, Mark Cross , minor seminary for St John's Seminary, WonershSt Hugh's College, Tollerton , minor seminary for the Diocese of NottinghamSt Joseph's College, Upholland , seminary for the North West of EnglandUshaw College , Durham, seminary for the Province of Liverpool, closed in 2011St Edmund's College, Ware , predecessor of Allen HallScotland Aquhorthies College , seminary for the Lowland District, replaced Scalan College merged with Lismore seminary to formBlairs College in 1829Blairs College , closed in 1986Gillis College , replaced St Andrew's College, Drygrange in 1986, replaced by Scotus College in 1993Lismore Seminary , for the Highland District, merged with Aquhorthies College to form Blair College in 1829Scalan College , from 1717 to 1799, for the Lowland District, replaced by Aquhorthies CollegeScotus College , became the National Seminary for Scotland in 1993, closed in 2009.St Andrew's College, Drygrange , closed in 1986St Peter's College, Bearsden , for the Archdiocese of Glasgow from 1874 to 1946 when it burnt down in a fireSt Peter's Seminary, Cardross , replaced St Peter's College, Bearsden, closed in 1980.St Vincent College, Langbank , a minor seminary from 1961 to 1978.Wales St Mary's College, Aberystwyth , originally in Holywell, moved to Aberystwyth in 1936, closed in 1970, for Welsh-speaking training, run by the Carmelites^ "St. Teresa's Minor Seminary" .^ "St.Charles Lwanga Seminary" .Seminary.iway.na . 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