Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology

Roman Catholic seminary in Wickliffe, Ohio

Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in Wickliffe, Ohio, is a Roman Catholic seminary that serves the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. It was established in 1848 by the first bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, Louis Amadeus Rappe.^[1]

History

Bishop Louis Amadeus Rappe established the seminary in Cleveland in 1848 as St. Francis de Sales Seminary, a name it used for only a short time before becoming Saint Mary Seminary. In its first years, the seminary was housed in a former stable, but in 1859 it was moved to a new purpose-built structure at the corner of Lake and Hamilton Streets in Cleveland.^[2]

During the 1920s, the institution moved again, to a new building at Superior and Ansel Roads in Cleveland. In 1922, the institutional focus was changed to a college undergraduate program, meaning that seminarians from Cleveland studied theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Cincinnati. However, the Cleveland seminary program resumed in 1929, and from 1929 to 1954, the Cleveland institution offered both undergraduate education and graduate theology training.^[2]

Borromeo College

In 1954, a separate undergraduate college program, known as Borromeo College (or Borromeo College Seminary), was started in Wickliffe on a campus formerly occupied by Marycrest School.^[2]^[3] Borromeo offered a liberal arts program and awarded bachelor's degrees to male students considering the possibility of entering the priesthood. In 1990 the St. Mary Seminary programs were moved to the Wickliffe location,^[2] while the Borromeo undergraduate program continues at John Carroll University.^[3]

Programs

The seminary's main mission is to prepare students for Roman Catholic priesthood. It awards master's degrees in theology and divinity, as well as a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.). As of 2009, about 130 students were enrolled.^[4]

Accreditation

It has regional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is an accredited member of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology : Welcome!
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "St. Mary Seminary". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. July 22, 1997.
^ ^a ^b "History of Borromeo Seminary". Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Background and Request: Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology" (PDF). Ohio Board of Regents. March 31, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
^ "Membership List" (PDF). Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.

External links

Official website

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

Bishops

Ordinaries: Louis Amadeus Rappe; Richard Gilmour; Ignatius Frederick Horstmann; John Patrick Farrelly; Joseph Schrembs; Edward Francis Hoban; Clarence George Issenmann; James Aloysius Hickey; Anthony Michael Pilla; Richard Gerard Lennon; Nelson J. Pérez; Edward Charles Malesic

Auxiliaries: Joseph Maria Koudelka; James A. McFadden; William Michael Cosgrove; John Raphael Hagan; Floyd Lawrence Begin; John Krol; Clarence Edward Elwell; John Francis Whealon; Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon; Michael Joseph Murphy; James Anthony Griffin; James Patterson Lyke; Anthony Edward Pevec; Alexander James Quinn; Martin John Amos; Roger William Gries; Michael G. Woost

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Parishes: Holy Rosary Church, Cleveland; Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Cleveland; St. Barbara Church, Cleveland; St. Casimir Church, Cleveland; St. Elizabeth's Magyar Church, Cleveland; St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cleveland; St. Paul's Church, Cleveland; St. Peter Church, Cleveland; Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, Cleveland; St. Stephen Church, Cleveland; St. Vitus's Church, Cleveland; St. Mary's Church, Elyria; Immaculate Conception Church, Grafton; St. Martin's Church, Valley City; St. Patrick's Church, Wellington

Former parishes: Annunciation Church, Cleveland; Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Cleveland; St. Joseph's Church, Cleveland; St. Mary's on the Flats, Cleveland; Transfiguration Church, Cleveland; St. Ladislaus Church, Lorain

Higher education