Holy Ghost Seminary

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Holy Ghost Seminary was a Catholic seminary in Ypsilanti, Michigan, run by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. [1]

The seminary was opened because the closest Holy Ghost location, in Philadelphia, had a waiting list of potential students. [2] Since Detroit had a large Catholic population, the order chose Ypsilanti as the site for their new seminary: "Rather than send students to Philadelphia, we decided to build a school in Michigan," recalls Fr Egbert Figaro, former assistant principal of the Holy Ghost seminary. [2]

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References

  1. "What is the Difference Between a Roman Catholic Exorcism and a Christian Exorcism?". Logos Christian Fellowship. Retrieved 2007-08-01. Pastor Chris Ward, Doctorate of Ministry, grew up a Roman Catholic. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Wayne Michigan, received Holy Communion and Confirmation, was a member of the Columbian Squires, an Altar Boy for 8 years, still knows the Mass in Latin, and attended Holy Ghost Seminary in Ypsilanti Michigan to investigate the priesthood.
  2. 1 2 "God and Man on Washtenaw Ave. -- The Holy Ghost Fathers Mission Seminary". Pittsfield Township Historical Society. Retrieved 2007-08-01. The Holy Ghost order originated in France in 1703 and established its first seminary in the United States in 1874. The idea of opening a junior seminary in the Midwest was first raised in the late 1940s. Junior seminaries -- residential religious high schools that prepared students for formal training in the priesthood -- were experiencing rapid enrollment growth. The closest Holy Ghost location, in Philadelphia, had a waiting list of potential students. Detroit, with its many Catholic parishes, was an obvious place for a new seminary. "Rather than send students to Philadelphia, we decided to build a school in Michigan," recalls Father Egbert Figaro, former assistant principal of the Holy Ghost seminary.

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