List of Eastern Catholic seminaries
Encyclopedia
This is list of Eastern Catholic seminaries
in the world. They prepare candidates for the priesthood
.
Alexandrian
Antiochian
Armenian
Italy
Chaldean or East Syrian
India
Iraq
United States
Byzantine
Brazil
Canada
Croatia
Hungary
Palestine
Italy
Lebanon
Romania
Slovakia
United States
Ukraine
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
in the world. They prepare candidates for the priesthood
Priesthood (Catholic Church)
The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
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AlexandrianAlexandrian RiteThe Alexandrian Rite is officially called the Liturgy of Saint Mark, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Alexandria. The Alexandrian Rite contains elements from the liturgy of Saint Basil, Cyril the Great, and Saint Gregory Nazianzus...
liturgical tradition
- (Coptic) St. Leo’s Patriarchal Seminary in Maadi (1953), a suburb of Cairo
- (Ethiopian) Seminary in Asmara, Eritrea
- (Ethiopian) Seminary in Keren, Eritrea
- (Ethiopian) Capuchin Franciscan Institute of Philosophy and Theology in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- (Ethiopian) Seminary in Adigrat, Ethiopia
- (Ethiopian) Pontifical Ethiopian College in Rome
AntiochianAntiochene RiteAntiochene Rite designates the family of liturgies originally used in the Patriarchate of Antioch.-Liturgies in the Antiochene Rite:The family of liturgies include the Apostolic Constitutions; then that of St. James in Greek, the Syriac Liturgy of St. James, and the other Syriac Anaphoras. The line...
(Antiochene or West-Syrian) liturgical tradition
- (Maronite) Seminary of St. Antoine in Lebanon
- (Maronite) Collegio dei Maroniti (1584, reopened in 2000) in Rome
- (Maronite) Maronite Patriarchal Seminary at Ghazir
- (Maronite) diocesan seminary at Karm Sadde, near Tripoli
- (Maronite) Our Lady of Lebanon Seminary in Washington, D.C.
- The Holy Spirit University of Kaslikhttp://www.usek.edu.lb/, Lebanon provides advanced theological education for Maronite
- (Syriac) Al-Charfet Patriarchal Seminaryhttp://www.syriaccatholic.org/AlCharfetPatriarchalSeminary.aspx in Lebanon
- (Syro-Malankara) St. Mary’s Malankara Major SeminarySt. Mary’s Malankara Major SeminarySt. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Major Seminary is a centre of priestly training of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.- History :It was the long cherished dream of the Malankara Catholic Church to have a Major seminary of its own for the formation of its clergy.The desire to set up a Major...
(1983) at Trivandrum - (Syro-Malankara) Seminary in Kerala
ArmenianArmenian RiteThe Armenian Rite is an independent liturgy. This rite is used by both the Armenian Apostolic and Armenian Catholic Churches; it is also the rite of a significant number of Eastern Catholic Christians in the Republic of Georgia....
liturgical tradition
Italy
- Collegio Armeno in Rome
Chaldean or East SyrianEast Syrian RiteThe East Syrian Rite is a Christian liturgy, also known as the Assyro-Chaldean Rite, Assyrian or Chaldean Rite, and the Persian Rite although it originated in Edessa, Mesopotamia...
liturgical tradition
India
- (Syro-Malabar) St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary in Mangalapuzha, Aluva
- (Syro-Malabar) St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary in Vadavathoor
- (Syro-Malabar) Good Shepherd Major Seminaryhttp://www.majorseminary.org/ in Kunnoth, Tellicherry
- (Syro-Malabar) major seminary in Satna
- (Syro-Malabar) major seminary in Thrissur
Iraq
- (Chaldean) St. Peter’s Patriarchal Seminary in Baghdad
United States
- (Chaldean) The Seminary of Mar Abba the Great in San Diego
ByzantineByzantine RiteThe Byzantine Rite, sometimes called the Rite of Constantinople or Constantinopolitan Rite is the liturgical rite used currently by all the Eastern Orthodox Churches, by the Greek Catholic Churches , and by the Protestant Ukrainian Lutheran Church...
(ConstantinopolitanConstantinopleConstantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
) liturgical tradition
Brazil
- (Ukrainian) Greek Catholic Seminary in Curitiba
Canada
- (Ukrainian) Holy Spirit Seminary of Ukrainian Greek Catholic ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic ChurchThe Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , Ukrainska Hreko-Katolytska Tserkva), is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope...
, Ottawa, Ontario
Croatia
- Greek Catholic Seminary in Zagreb
Hungary
- Saint Athanasius Greek Catholic College of Theology and Seminary in Nyíregyháza
Palestine
- (Melkite) St. Anne’s Seminary in Jerusalem, under the direction of the White Fathers (now called the Missionaries of Africa) closed
- (Melkite) Holy Savior Seminary in Beit Sahour, Holy Land, for dioceses in Israel, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza of Melkite
Italy
- Pontificio-Ruteno Collegio Pontifical Ruthenian/Ukrainian College of St. Josaphat in Rome (1897)
- Collegio Pontifico Greco in Rome
- Collegium RussicumCollegium RussicumThe Collegium Russicum is a Catholic college in Rome dedicated to studies of the culture and spirituality of Russia....
(Pontificio Collegio Russo) (1929) in Rome - Pontifical Romanian College (“Pio Romeno”) in Rome
Lebanon
- (Melkite) Patriarchal Seminary of St. Anne in Rabouè, Lebanon
Romania
- Greek Catholic Theological Faculty at the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca
Slovakia
- (Slovak) Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Pavol Peter Gojdič in Presov
United States
- (Ruthenian) Saints Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary of (Ruthenian) Byzantine Catholic ChurchRuthenian Catholic ChurchThe Ruthenian Catholic Church is a sui iuris Eastern Catholic Church , which uses the Divine Liturgy of the Constantinopolitan Byzantine Eastern Rite. Its roots are among the Rusyns who lived in the region called Carpathian Ruthenia, in and around the Carpathian Mountains...
Pittsburgh, PA - (Ukrainian)St. Basil College Seminary, of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of StamfordUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of StamfordThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford is a diocese of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, covering parishes in New York State and New England....
http://www.stbasilcollegesem.net/ - St. Basil's Greek Melkite Catholic Seminary Methuen, Massachusetts
- (Melkite) St. Gregory the Theologian Seminary in Newton, Massachusetts, USA, for the United States and other English-speaking countries of the world
Ukraine
- Ukrainian Catholic UniversityUkrainian Catholic UniversityThe Ukrainian Catholic University is a Catholic university in Lviv, Ukraine, affiliated with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The ceremonial inauguration honoring its founding took place on June 29, 2002...
http://www.ucu.edu.ua/ in Lviv - Holy Spirit Seminary of Ukrainian Greek Catholic ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic ChurchThe Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , Ukrainska Hreko-Katolytska Tserkva), is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope...
, Lviv - Greek Catholic Seminary in UzhhorodUzhhorodUzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
(1995) - Seminary of Blessed Martyrs Severyn, Yakym and Vitalij of Ukrainian Greek Catholic ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic ChurchThe Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , Ukrainska Hreko-Katolytska Tserkva), is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope...
, in DrohobychDrohobychDrohobych is a city located at the confluence of the Tysmenytsia River and Seret, a tributary of the former, in the Lviv Oblast , in western Ukraine... - Greek Catholic Seminary in Ivano-FrankivskIvano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....
- Greek Catholic Seminary in TernopilTernopilTernopil , is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical region of Galicia...
See also
- List of Anglican Catholic seminaries and theological colleges
- List of Roman Catholic seminaries
- List of evangelical seminaries and theological colleges
- Pontifical Oriental InstitutePontifical Oriental InstituteThe Pontifical Oriental Institute is the premier center for the study of Eastern Christianity in Rome, Italy....
http://www.pontificalorientalinstitute.com/