St. John's Regional Seminary

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St. John's Regional Seminary
Latin: Regio Seminarium Sanctus Iohannes
TypeMajor Seminary
Established1965
President Bishop Most Rev. Ch. Bhagyaiah, (Chairperson)
Rector Rev. Fr. Kommareddy Marreddy
Location,
India

17°23′35″N78°32′39″E / 17.39306°N 78.54417°E / 17.39306; 78.54417
CampusUrban
Affiliations Roman Curia
Website stjohnseminaryhyd.org

St. John's Regional Seminary is the theologate of the Catholic Church of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. [1] It is a major seminary training students to become priests.

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St. John's Regional Seminary is situated in Ramanthapur in Hyderabad.

Affiliation

The seminary is listed as a Major Seminary under the Roman Curia. [2]

Background

St. John's Regional Seminary [3] was founded in 1965 [4] in Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, to train priests for the Catholic Church in Andhra Pradesh. In 1987, the seminary was divided into two. [5] The theologiate was retained in Hyderabad while the philosophate (St. John's Regional Seminary (Philosophate)) was moved to Kothavalasa in the northern circars of Andhra Pradesh. [6]

Board of Governors

The ten bishops and two archbishops in the state of Andhra Pradesh are ex officio members of the Board of Governors of St. John's Regional Seminary:

Admissions

The seminary follows a semester system. [7] Admission is for Catholic pupils who are eligible to pursue priestly studies and from any of the ten Catholic dioceses and two archdioceses in Andhra Pradesh. [8]

See also

Other University-affiliated seminaries in Telangana region

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References

  1. Handbook and Calendar 2008-2009, St. John's Regional Seminary, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad 500 013.
  2. The Roman Curia. Internet, accessed 25 September 2008
  3. Carlo Torriani, History of the PIME IN Andhra Pradesh, PIME Publications, Eluru.
  4. J. N. M. Wijngaards, Life and Work. Internet, accessed 24 September 2008. "Curriculum Vitae of John Wijngaards". Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  5. Handbook and Calendar 2008 -2009, p. 5
  6. Ibid.
  7. Ibid.
  8. Ref. Board of Governors above.