List of Catholic seminaries
This is a list of Catholic seminaries 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 seminaries and 3,780 religious seminaries.
Africa
Benin
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Ghana
Namibia
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.
Seat of Wisdom Seminary – Established in 1982; for the Roman 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
South Africa (which included Eswatini, Lesotho and Botswana)
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
Togo
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
Americas
Argentina
Argentina has 32 major seminaries.
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
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
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Closed:
Chile
Colombia
Colombia has 50 major seminaries.
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Mexico
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
Paraguay
Seminario Mayor Nacional del Paraguay,[ 7] Asuncion
Peru
Puerto Rico
Trinidad and Tobago
Regional Seminary of St John Vianney and the Ugandan Martyrs in Tunapuna , Trinidad – founded in 1943, became a regional seminary for the Antilles Episcopal Conference in 1970. Jamaican seminarians formerly at St. Michael's Theological College were moved to Trinidad in 1996.[ 8] [ 9]
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
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
Uruguay
Venezuela
Asia/Pacific
Australia
New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
Queensland
South Australia
St Francis Xavier Seminary, Adelaide – closed 2001.
Victoria and Tasmania
Western Australia
Bangladesh
Dhaka
China
Hong Kong
Macau
East Timor
Fiji
Guam
India
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 by Jesuits .
Mary Matha Major Seminary : Seminary is run by Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
Papal Seminary Pune – run by Jesuits .
Divyadaan: Salesian Institute of Philosophy, Nashik – run by Salesians of Don Bosco
Rachol Seminary – founded in 1521 for the church of Goa
Chorão Seminary founded in 1761
Morning Star Seminary College, Kolkata West Bengal
Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar – founded in 1887
St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum – 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 – 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
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 Carmelgiri, Alwaye, Latin
Rahulaya seminary
St Paul's minor seminary irinjalakuda ,
vidyajoythi theology college Jesuits, delhi
Dharmaram College , Major Seminary of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate , Bangalore
Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram , Carmelites of Mary Immaculate , Pontifical Athanaeum of Philosophy Theology and Canon Law
Good Shepherd Minor Seminary , Pala, India
Good Shepherd Major Seminary , 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.
St. Raphael's Minor Seminary, Fatima Road ,Kollam,Roman Catholic Diocese Of Quilon
Indonesia
St. Peter Canisius Minor Seminary, 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
Saint John Paul II Major Seminary, Archdiocese of Jakarta , Jakarta, Indonesia
St. Peter Major Seminary , Flores[ 15] [ 16]
Israel and Palestinian Territories
Japan
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Our Lady of Sheshan Major Seminary of the 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, [Loyola Heights, Quezon City]
Adorno Fathers Seminary (Vinzons, Camarines Norte ) – Formation House Seminary of the Clerics Regular Minor Philippines
Divine Word Seminary -Tagaytay
San Jacinto Seminary (Penablanca , Cagayan ) – Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary (Aparri, Cagayan ) – Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
Blessed John XXIII Seminary (Cebu City )
Christ the King Mission Seminary (Quezon City ) – run by the Divine 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 and San Jose, Camarines Sur ) – seminary of the Archdiocese of Caceres
Holy Trinity College Seminary (Daet, Camarines Norte ) – college seminary of the Diocese of Daet
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 of Malolos
Immaculate Conception Major Seminary (Guiguinto, Bulacan ) – Major seminary of the Diocese of Malolos
Immaculate Conception Major Seminary- Graduate School of Theology (Guiguinto, Bulacan ) – Graduate School of Theology of the Diocese of Malolos
Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary (Tagbilaran City , Bohol )
John Paul II Minor Seminary (Antipolo , Rizal) – high school seminary of the Diocese of Antipolo
Maradjao Magbalantay College Seminary (Surigao City , Surigao del Norte ) – college seminary of the Diocese of Surigao
Little Way College Seminary Kabankalan City , – college seminary of the Diocese of Kabankalan
Maria Assumpta Seminary (Cabanatuan ) – high school and college seminary of the Diocese of Cabanatuan
Mary Cause of Our Joy College Seminary (Bacarra ) – Major Seminary of the Diocese 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 the Diocese of Legazpi
Mission Society of the Philippines[ 17] (Tagaytay , Cavite and Cebu 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 the Archdiocese of Manila
Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Seminary (Kidapawan City )
Our Lady of Lourdes Seminary (Lipa City, Batangas ) – (OFM Cap.) Capuchin Formation House of the Order 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 of Tarlac
Our Lady of Penafrancia Seminary (Sorsogon City ) – high school and college seminary of the Diocese of Sorsogon
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Seminary (Koronadal City ) – Minor Seminary, Diocese of Marbel
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 of Lucena
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 the Archdiocese 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 the Claretian 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 the Archdiocese of Lipa
Saint Francis de Sales Institute of Formation (Marawoy, Lipa City , Batangas) – Pre-College Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lipa
Saint Francis de Sales Major Seminary (Marawoy, Lipa City , Batangas) – Major (College) Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lipa
Saint Francis de Sales Theological Seminary (Marawoy, Lipa City , Batangas)- Theology Seminary of the Archdiocese 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] – seminary of the Archdiocese of 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 the Archdiocese of Jaro
Saint Joseph Seminary (Puerto Princesa City , Palawan )
St. Mary's Seminary (Laoag City , Ilocos Norte ) – Minor Seminary of the Diocese 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 the Archdiocese 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 the Archdiocese of Jaro
Seminario Mayor de San Carlos (Mabolo, Cebu City )
San Carlos Seminary (Makati ) – the Royal and Conciliar major seminary of the Archdiocese 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; in Ateneo 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 the University of Santo Tomas in Manila
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 of Batac ), Batac City, Ilocos Norte .
Solomon Islands
Holy Name of Mary Seminary, Tenaru, Guadalcanal Province. Inter-diocesan seminary founded in 1995.[ 20]
Singapore
St Francis Xavier Major Seminary,[ 21] – founded in 1983
South Korea
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 of Seoul ; 'Songsin' means Holy Spirit in Korean.
Department of Theology, Gwangju Catholic University ,[ 22] – founded in 1962, second oldest in Korea
College of Theology, Catholic University of Daegu [ 23] – founded by the Archdiocese of Daegu
Department of Theology, Catholic University of Pusan [ 24] – also running the College of Nursing
Department of Theology, Daejeon Catholic University[ 25]
Department of Theology, Incheon Catholic University[ 26] – founded in 1995, also running the College of Religious Arts
Department of Theology, Suwon Catholic University[ 27] – founded in 1982
Taiwan
Thailand
There are numerous minor seminaries and one major seminary :
Vietnam
There are 8 major seminaries with 1,480 students in Vietnam.
And some minor seminaries:
Europe
Albania
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
No longer trains seminarians:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Diocesan Seminary of Saint-Luc d'Aix en Provence , founded by the Archdiocese of Aix .
Séminaire de Bayonne founded by the Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron
Séminaire de La Castille , founded by the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
Séminaire Saint-Irénée , founded by the Archdiocese of Lyon [ 44]
Grand Séminaire de Metz , which houses the Lorraine Major Inter-diocesan Seminary, founded in 1745 by the Diocese of Metz .[ 45]
Séminaire d'Orléans , inter-diocesan seminary in Orléans
Grand séminaire Saint Jean , inter-diocesan seminary in Nantes .
Notre Dame Faculty , also known as the Collège des Bernardins, founded in 1984 for the Archdiocese of Paris .
Séminaire des Carmes , Institut Catholique de Paris , founded in 1919.
Grand Séminaire Saint Sulpice , inter-diocesan seminary run by the Sulpicians in Issy-les-Moulineaux , outside Paris .
Séminaire Saint Yves , founded by the Archdiocese of Rennes .
Grand Séminaire Sainte Marie Majeure de Strasbourg , founded by the Archdiocese of Strasbourg
Séminaire Saint Cyprien de Toulouse , founded by the Archdiocese of Toulouse .[ 46]
Grand séminaire de Versailles , founded by the Diocese of Versailles .
Community of Saint Martin a training center at Évron , Mayenne.
Closed:
Germany
By main Ecclesiastical Provinces:
Berlin
Cologne
Freiburg im Breisgau
Hamburg
Munich und Freising
Paderborn
Other
Hungary
Ireland
The Catholic Church in Ireland encompasses the entire island of Ireland , including the distinct political entities of the Republic of Ireland and Northern 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] Now DCU All Hallows Campus.
Clonliffe College (Holy Cross College), for the Archdiocese of Dublin was founded in 1859,[ 59] opened in 1861 and closed as a seminary in June 2000.[ 60]
Mungret College , Limerick, was a Limerick diocesan seminary until 1888 and a Jesuit school from 1882 until 1974.
St Finbarr's College, Farranferris , Cork, the minor seminary for the Diocese 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 in Navan as the Meath Diocesan College in 1802, moved to Mullingar in 1908, It is now a co-ed secondary school.
St. John's College, Waterford , founded in 1807, was exclusively for seminarians of the Waterford 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 the Diocese 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 their studium from St. Mary's Priory in Tallaght , in 2000, students complete their studies in Rome.[ 68]
St Anthony's College, Newcastle, Galway . Former Franciscan seminary, buildings now used by NUI Galway .
Belmont House, Stillorgan , Dublin. Novitiate of the Oblates , founded near Glenmary, near Delgany in County Wicklow, moved in 1863.
Belcamp Hall , Raheny , Dublin, was the juniorate of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate .
Bessborough House Oblates Our Lady's Scholasticate in Piltown , 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 a Camillian hospice,[ 70] [ 71] [ 72] a seminary for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1936,[ 73] [ 74] closed in the early 1970s.[ 75]
Dalgan House, Shrule , County Mayo.[ 76] Built in 1801, bought by the Duke of Bedford in 1853, a seminary for the Columbans from 1918 to 1941.[ 77] Now demolished.
St Columbans College, Dalgan Park, Navan, was the seminary of the Columbans after 1941.[ 77] [ 78]
St Patrick's, Donamon Castle , County Roscommon . Novitiate of the Divine Word Missionaries , opened 1939, closed in 1980.[ 79] [ 80]
Kilshane, County Tipperary . Novitiate of Holy Ghost Fathers (the Spiritians),[ 81] was purchased in August 1933 and opened as a Novitiate for both clerics and brothers.[ 82]
Holy Ghost Missionary College, Kimmage Manor, Dublin . Formation house of the Holy Ghost Fathers (the Spiritians) for those going on to Kilshane.[ 83]
Legion of Christ Novitiate, Leopardstown Road, Foxrock , Dublin. In April 1960, it opened in Bundoran , County Donegal. On 3 June 1962, it moved to Hazelbrook House, Malahide, to Foxrock in 1968 and closed in September 2011.[ 84] [ 85]
Kinury, near Westport, County Mayo , was given to the Society 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 the White Fathers from September 1955 and closed in 1970.
The Abbey, Loughrea , County Galway. Since 1645, a Discalced 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 the De 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 to Emo 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 the Redemptorist 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] It is now the GMIT Art College.
Pallotine College Thurles, County Tipperary. Founded by the Pallotines in 1907, from 1909 to 1986 priests from the college studied at nearby St. 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. Former Congregation 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 the novitiate and the theologate for the Carmelites, in 1968 Carmelites began studying theology in Milltown Park as the Institute was being set up there.[ 97] Now the 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 from University College Cork , in 2015 transferred headquarters to Kenya.
Italy
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
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Many serve as residences for courses that take place elsewhere:
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Closed:
Slovenia
Spain
Spain has 77 seminaries.
Sweden
Switzerland
Priesterseminar St. Beat , founded by the Diocese of Basel , in Luzern .[ 108]
Priesterseminar St. Luzi – affiliated with the Theologische Hochschule Chur , for the Diocese of Chur .[ 109]
Séminaire de Sion , for the Diocese of Sion , in Givisiez , Fribourg .[ 110]
Séminaire diocésain de Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg for the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg , in Villars-sur-Glâne , Fribourg .[ 111]
Seminario Diocesano San Carlo , founded by the Diocese of Lugano .[ 112]
United Kingdom
The current active major seminaries of the United Kingdom are in England.
England
Closed:
Campion House , Osterley, seminary for late vocations run by the Society of Jesus
Cotton College , minor seminary for Oscott College
St John's Seminary, Wonersh , seminary of the Province of Southwark , closed in 2021.
St Joseph Seminary, Mark Cross , minor seminary for St John's Seminary, Wonersh
St Hugh's College, Tollerton , minor seminary for the Diocese of Nottingham
St Joseph's College, Upholland , seminary for the North West of England
Ushaw College , Durham, seminary for the Province of Liverpool, closed in 2011
St Edmund's College, Ware , predecessor of Allen Hall
Scotland
Aquhorthies College , seminary for the Lowland District, replaced Scalan College merged with Lismore seminary to form Blairs College in 1829
Blairs College , closed in 1986
Gillis College , replaced St Andrew's College, Drygrange in 1986, replaced by Scotus College in 1993
Lismore Seminary , for the Highland District, merged with Aquhorthies College to form Blair College in 1829
Scalan College , from 1717 to 1799, for the Lowland District, replaced by Aquhorthies College
Scotus College , became the National Seminary for Scotland in 1993, closed in 2009.
St Andrew's College, Drygrange , closed in 1986
St Peter's College, Bearsden , for the Archdiocese of Glasgow from 1874 to 1946 when it burnt down in a fire
St 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
See also
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Further reading
Michal Kramarek, Thomas Gaunt, and Santiago Sordo-Palacios. 2017. "Directory of Catholic Seminaries: Part I General Overview" . Washington, DC: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Michal Kramarek, Thomas Gaunt, and Santiago Sordo-Palacios. 2017. "Directory of Catholic Seminaries: Part II Africa" . Washington, DC: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Michal Kramarek, Thomas Gaunt, and Santiago Sordo-Palacios. 2017. "Directory of Catholic Seminaries: Part III Central America" . Washington, DC: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Michal Kramarek, Thomas Gaunt, and Santiago Sordo-Palacios. 2017. "Directory of Catholic Seminaries: Part IV North America" . Washington, DC: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Michal Kramarek, Thomas Gaunt, and Santiago Sordo-Palacios. 2017. "Directory of Catholic Seminaries: Part V South America" . Washington, DC: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Michal Kramarek, Thomas Gaunt, and Santiago Sordo-Palacios. 2017. "Directory of Catholic Seminaries: Part VI Asia" . Washington, DC: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Michal Kramarek, Thomas Gaunt, and Santiago Sordo-Palacios. 2017. "Directory of Catholic Seminaries: Part VII Europe" . Washington, DC: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Michal Kramarek, Thomas Gaunt, and Santiago Sordo-Palacios. 2017. "Directory of Catholic Seminaries: Part VIII Oceania" . Washington, DC: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
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