St John Vianney Seminary, Pretoria

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St John Vianney Seminary
Motto
Fides et Ratio
Motto in English
Faith and Reason
TypePrivate, Seminary
EstablishedApril 14, 1948 (1948-04-14)
Accreditation SAQA
Affiliation Franciscans(1948-1998)
Religious affiliation
Catholic
Academic affiliation
 Pontifical Urban University, Rome
President Fr. Wellington Ncedo Siwundla
Students150
Location
Pretoria
,
South Africa

25°46′37″S28°13′37″E / 25.7768159°S 28.2270295°E / -25.7768159; 28.2270295
Website sjv.ac.za
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St John Vianney Seminary, Pretoria

St John Vianney Seminary, Pretoria, South Africa, is the National Seminary for the Roman Catholic Church in South Africa. The institution is a training facility and House of Formation under the auspices of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC).

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History

St John Vianney was opened on 14 April 1948, by Archbishop Martin Lucas SVD, initially it was housed in temporary quarters at Queenstown prior to the completion of constructing the seminary in Waterkloof, Pretoria. In 1950 the seminary moved to Pretoria, it was officially opened in March 1951 and staffed by Irish Franciscans. In the climate of apartheid, St. Vianney initially catered for white South Africans, where as another seminary was set up St Peter's Seminary in Pevensey, KwaZulu-Natal, then in Hammanskraal and later in Garsfontein, to train indigenous priests so catered for the black Africans, [1] and from 1956 administered by the Dominican Order. The BA in Theology began being offered in 1967. Theology students were able to gain a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (BST) degree issued through the Pontifical Urban University, Rome, which the seminary had become affiliated to in 1964. From 1948 until 1998, the Seminary was administered by the Franciscans. [2] [3] To make up for the departure of the Franciscans, a number of Jesuit academics joined the staff of the seminary. In 1995 the seminary signed an agreement with the University of South Africa (Unisa) for the delivery of post-graduate Catholic theological studies undertaken through Unisa. Also in 1995 the link with the Pontifical Urban University, Rome was renewed. In 1999 the Higher Diploma in Ministry, which had been introduced a year earlier by Rector Dlungwane, was validated by the South African Qualifications Authority.

As a private education provider, the Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil) and Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degrees are registered with the South African governments' Council on Higher Education.

The Bishops decided to close St Peter's seminary, in Garsfontein, east of Pretoria, and in 2008 philosophy students became part of St John Vianney seminary. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Requiem for a Seminary by Mathibela Sebothoma, The Southern Cross, September 26, 2007.
  2. ↑ About St. John Vianney Seminary.
  3. ↑ St John Vianney Seminary: 50 Years of Priestly Training, by J. B. Brain. Published by Cluster, 2002.
  4. ↑ Tribute to Long-Serving Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane by Fr S'milo Mngadi, The Southern Cross, October 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ Rt. Rev. Bishop Sithembele Sipuka, SACBC President, Biography, SACBC.
  6. ↑ Rector of the Interdiocesan Seminary of Saint John M. Vianney, Archdiocese of Pretoria appointed - Africa/South Africa, Agenzia Fides - Palazzo “de Propaganda Fide” , January 9, 2009
  7. ↑ Pope Francis Appoints National Major Seminary Rector in South Africa Auxiliary Bishop By Sheila Pires, ACI Africa, Pretoria, 17 July 2022.
  8. ↑ New St. John Vianney Seminary rector appointed Phuti Makgabo, Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, December 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ St John Vianney Seminary Installs New Rector And Welcomes New Seminarians, by Daluxolo MMoloantoa, The Southern Cross, February 20, 2023.
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