St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Chipata

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St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Chipata
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School type Secondary boarding school
Motto Ora et labora
(Pray and work)
Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism
Established1980;45 years ago (1980)
School board Roman Catholic Diocese of Chipata
Teaching staff11
Gender Boys
Age12+
Enrollment155 (2021)

St. Mary's Minor Seminary is a Catholic senior secondary boarding school in Zambia, [1] run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chipata for males aged 12 years and older. The minor seminary is 600 kilometres (370 miles) from Lusaka [1] and is situated 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Chipata-Chadiza Road.

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History and operations

The school is sometimes called new St. Mary's because it is the second seminary after the sale of the St. Mary's which was situated along Malawi Road. The new seminary was opened in 1980 by late Cardinal Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, then-Bishop of the Chipata Diocese, with the sole aim of raising up young men that would proceed to the Major seminary to pursue diocesan priesthood.

A group of seminarians in front of the chapel, October 4, 1981. Seminarians at St. Mary's Seminary, Oct. 4, 1981 (retouched).jpg
A group of seminarians in front of the chapel, October 4, 1981.

In 2021, the school had 155 pupils and 11 teachers, with a 100% pass rate at Year 12. [2]

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