List of Catholic seminaries


This is a list of Catholic seminaries in the world, including those that have been closed. According to the 2012 Pontifical Yearbook, the total number of candidates for the priesthood in the world was 118,990 at the end of the year 2010. These students were in 6,974 seminaries around the world: 3,194 diocesan seminaries and 3,780 religious seminaries.

Africa

Benin

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Ghana

  • St. Gregory the Great Provincial Major Seminary – for the Roman Catholic Province of Kumasi
  • St. Paul's Catholic Seminary
  • St. Peter's Regional Seminary
  • St. Victor's, Tamale
  • St Teresa's Minor Seminary

Namibia

Nigeria

  • St. John Vianney Seminary, Barkin Ladi – Established in January 1958 by the late Right Rev. Dr. John Reddington for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos.
  • Seat of Wisdom Seminary – Established in 1982; for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri
  • Seat of Wisdom Seminary, Ariam-Umuahia
  • Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu – A provincial seminary for the Onitsha ecclesiastical province, established in 1950.
  • St Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene
  • St Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary, Makurdi
  • St John Cross Seminary, Nsukka
  • Pope John Paul II Major Seminary, Awka
  • SS Peter and Paul, Bodija, Ibadan
  • All Saints Seminary, Ekpoma
  • Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Kaduna
  • Claretian Institute of Philosophy, Nekede
  • Spiritan International school of Theology, Attakwu
  • Spiritan Institute of Philosophy, Isienu
  • St Augustine Seminary, Jos
  • Blessed Iwene Tansi Major Seminary, Onitsha
  • The National Missionary Seminary of St Paul, Gwagwalada Abuja
  • St Albert the Great Idowu Ofonron Abeokuta, Ogun State

South Africa (which included Eswatini, Lesotho and Botswana)

  • St John Vianney Seminary, Pretoria
  • St Francis Xavier Orientation Year Seminary
  • Redemptoris Mater Seminary for training priests of the Neo-Catechumenal Way
  • St Joseph's Theological Institute, founded in 1943 by the Oblates
  • St Philip Neri collegium
  • St Peter's Major Seminary, originally for indigenous priests, merged into St. John Vianney's in 2008
  • St. Paul’s Minor Seminary
  • St. Augustine Major Seminary, in Lesotho, established 1924
  • St. Charles Lwanga Minor Seminary, Botswana

Togo

Uganda

There are several Seminaries in Uganda divided into three; Junior, Minor and Major seminaries.
; Major seminaries
; Minor and Junior Seminaries
  • Bukalasa National Minor Seminary, Villa Maria
  • Christ the King Seminary, Kisubi
  • St. Joseph's Seminary, Nyenga
  • Mubende Seminary, Nandere,
  • St. Mary's Seminary, Nadiket, Moroto City
  • St. Charles Lwanga Seminary, Nyakibale, Rukungiri
  • Saints Gabriel and Raphael Seminary, Nswanjere
  • St. Pius X Seminary, Nagongera
  • St. Paul's Seminary, Rushoroza, Kabale
  • St. Francis Xavier Kitabi Minor Seminary, Bushenyi District
  • Sacred Heart Mission for the Brothers of Divine Mercy; Missionary preparation
  • Sacred Heart Seminary Lacor, Gulu City
  • St. Peter's Seminary, Madera, Soroti City
  • St. John Bosco Minor Seminary, Hoima
  • Saints Peter & Paul Seminary, Pokea, Arua City.

Americas

Argentina

Argentina has 32 major seminaries.

Bolivia

  • Seminario Mayor San luis, Cochabamba.

Brazil

By the 'Organización de Seminarios Latinoamericanos', there are 429 seminaries in Brazil. The following list is by leading Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Aparecida
Belém do Pará
Belo Horizonte
Brasília
Campinas
Cascavel
Curitiba
Fortaleza
Goiânia
  • Seminário Interdiocesano São João Maria Vianney
Guarulhos
Mariana
Natal
Niteroi
Nova Friburgo
Olinda e Recife
Porto Alegre
São Paulo
São Salvador da Bahia
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Vitória

Canada

Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Closed:

Chile

Colombia

Colombia has 50 major seminaries.

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

  • Seminario Mayor San Jose, Quito

Mexico

There are 66 seminaries in Mexico. This list is by main Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Acapulco
Antequera, Oaxaca
Chihuahua
Durango
Guadalajara
Hermosillo
Jalapa
México
Monterrey
Morelia
Puebla de los Angeles
San Luis Potosí
Tlalnepantla
Yucatán

Paraguay

  • Seminario Mayor Nacional del Paraguay, Asuncion

Peru

Puerto Rico

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

According to the 2010 Official Catholic Directory, as of 2009 there are 189 seminaries with 5,131 students in the United States; 3,319 diocesan seminarians and 1,812 religious seminarians. By the official 2011 statistics, there are 5,247 seminarians in the United States.
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
  • – Diocesan Minor Seminary located on the Campus of by the and assisted by the ; opened in 2016.
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas
Washington
  • Bishop White Seminary at Gonzaga University – Diocesan seminary
Wisconsin

Uruguay

Venezuela

Asia/Pacific

Australia

New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
Queensland
South Australia
  • St Francis Xavier Seminary, Adelaide – closed 2001.
Victoria and Tasmania
Western Australia
  • Redemptoris Mater – seminary of the Archdiocese of Perth for the Neo-Catechumenal Way.
  • St. Charles Borromeo Seminary – established by Archbishop Barry James Hickey for the West Australian dioceses.

Bangladesh

Dhaka
  • St. Joseph's Seminary – for the Roman Catholics of Bangladesh
  • Holy Spirit Major Seminary – for the Roman Catholics of Bangladesh

China

Hong Kong
Macau

Fiji

Guam

India

  • St.Mary's Minor Seminary, Thanjavur.
  • Good Shepherd Seminary, Coimbatore
  • Little Flower Seminary, Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Aluva – 683101, Kerala, India
  • ST MARYS MINOR SEMINARY THRISSUR
  • ST MARYS MINOR SEMINARY PALAKKAD
  • ST ALPHONSA MINOR SEMINARY THAMARASERRY
  • ST JOSEPH MINOR SEMINARY THALASERY
  • MSFS MINOR SEMINARY ALATTUR
  • BETHLEHEM MINOR SEMINARY ELENJIPARA CHALAKUDY
  • Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth Pontifical Institution of Philosophy and Religion, Pune – Founded in 1905 and run by Jesuits.
  • Mary Matha Major Seminary: Seminary is run by Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
  • Papal Seminary Pune – run by Jesuits.
  • Divyadaan: Salesian Institute of Philosophy, Nashik – run by Salesians of Don Bosco
  • Rachol Seminary – founded in 1521 for the church of Goa
  • Chorão Seminary founded in 1761
  • Morning Star Seminary College, Kolkata West Bengal
  • Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar – founded in 1887
  • St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum – minor seminary for the Syro-Malankara Archeparchy of Trivandrum
  • St. John's Regional Seminary – founded in 1965 for the church of Andhra Pradesh theology
  • St John's regional seminary Hyderabad philosophy
  • St. Joseph's Inter-diocesan Seminary, Mangalore – first established in 1763 and later at the current location in 1879
  • St. Mary's Malankara Major Seminary – center of priestly training of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
  • St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam, Kerala
  • St. Agnes Minor Seminary, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
  • Good Shepherd Seminary, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  • St. Peter's Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Bangalore
  • St. Pauls's seminary, Trichy
  • St Joseph's Pontifical seminary, Mangalapuzha, Aluva syro Malabar
  • St Joseph Pontifical Seminary Carmelgiri, Alwaye, Latin
  • Rahulaya seminary
  • St Paul's minor seminary irinjalakuda,
  • vidyajoythi theology college Jesuits, delhi
  • Dharmaram College, Major Seminary of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, Bangalore
  • Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, Pontifical Athanaeum of Philosophy Theology and Canon Law
  • Good Shepherd Minor Seminary, Pala, India
  • Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Kunnoth, India
  • St Paul's Minor Seminary, Akalpur, Jammu
  • John Paul Minor Seminary Thrissur
  • Khrist Premalaya Ttheologicate Asta
  • Khrist Premalaya Philosophyate Bhopal
  • Satna st Ephream Seminary Syro Malabar, Madya Pradesh
  • St Charles seminary nagapur*
  • St pius seminary college mumbai
  • St Albert seminary college ranchi
  • St joseph seminary Mangalore
  • sadhana Kendra regional spirituality centre risda bilaspur cathisgarh
  • Sacred Heart Seminary, Poonamalle, Chennai
  • Mary Matha Sheonstatt Minor Seminary Anathadam Alur, Thrissur
  • St Theresa novitiate house Kottakal Mala thrissur cmi congregation
  • Bethelahem minor seminary elinjipara chalakudy thrissur
  • Alpha institute of theology and science thalaserry kannur kerala thalassery arch diocese
  • Divine bible college murigoor chalakudy managed by Vincentian fathers
  • Sacred Heart bhavan seminary alur thrissur
  • Carmel Hill Philosophy College, Vazhuthacaud, Cotton Hill, Trivandrum by OCD Fathers
  • Carmelaram Theology College, Carmelaram P.O., Bangalore by OCD Fathers
  • St. Joseph's Major Seminary, Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Khammam, T.S., by HGN Congregation
  • Mount Carmel Petit Seminary Fortcochin, Diocese of Cochin
  • Holy Cross Study House Alwaye, Diocese of Cochin.
  • St. Raphael's Minor Seminary, Fatima Road, Kollam, Roman Catholic Diocese Of Quilon

Indonesia

  • St. Peter Canisius Minor Seminary, Mertoyudan, Magelang
  • Seminari Agung Santo Paulus, Keuskupan Agung Semarang, Yogyakarta
  • Seminari Menengah Wacana Bhakti, Kolese Gonzaga, Keuskupan Agung Jakarta, Jakarta
  • Seminari Menengah St. Yohanes Berkhmans Todabelu-Flores, Keuskupan Agung Ende, Flores
  • Seminari Menengah Stella Maris, Keuskupan Bogor, Bogor, Jawa Barat
  • Seminari Menengah Cadas Hikmat, Keuskupan Bandung, Bandung Jawa Barat
  • Seminari Tinggi Fermentum, Keuskupan Bandung, Bandung, Jawa Barat
  • Seminari Menengah Santo Paulus Palembang, Keuskupan Agung Palembang
  • Seminari Menengah Santo Petrus Aek Tolang, Keuskupan Sibolga
  • Seminari Menengah Christus Sacerdos Pematangsiantar, Keuskupan Agung Medan
  • Seminari Tinggi Santo Petrus Pematangsiantar, Keuskupan Agung Medan
  • Saint John Paul II Major Seminary, Archdiocese of Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • St. Peter Major Seminary, Flores

Israel and Palestinian Territories

*

Japan

Kazakhstan

  • Mary, Mother of the Church Seminary – Located in Maikuduk, Karaganda

Malaysia

New Zealand

Pakistan

Philippines

  • of the, San Celestino, Lipa City
  • Our Lady of La Salette College Seminary
  • St. Augustine Minor Seminary-Minor Seminary of Iba, Zambales, Luzon covering Olongapo City and Zambales Province
  • Augustinian Novitiate and Prayer House – Novitiate House of the Augustinian, Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu
  • Society of the Divine Savior Father Otto Hopfenmuller Formation House,
  • Adorno Fathers Seminary – Formation House Seminary of the Clerics Regular Minor Philippines
  • Divine Word Seminary -Tagaytay
  • San Jacinto Seminary – Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
  • Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary – Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
  • Blessed John XXIII Seminary
  • Christ the King Mission Seminary – run by the Divine Word Missionaries
  • Cor Jesu Seminary
  • Father Hannibal Formation Center – Manila – run by the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus for seminarians from Luzon
  • Saint Hannibal Formation Center – Cebu – run by the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus for seminarians from Visayas and Mindanao
  • Diocesan Seminary of the Heart of Jesus – minor seminary
  • Holy Rosary Seminary – seminary of the Archdiocese of Caceres
  • Holy Trinity College Seminary – college seminary of the Diocese of Daet
  • Immaculate Conception School of Theology
  • Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary
  • Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary – Minor seminary of the Diocese of Malolos
  • Immaculate Conception Major Seminary – Major seminary of the Diocese of Malolos
  • Immaculate Conception Major Seminary- Graduate School of Theology – Graduate School of Theology of the Diocese of Malolos
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
  • John Paul II Minor Seminary – high school seminary of the Diocese of Antipolo
  • Maradjao Magbalantay College Seminary – college seminary of the Diocese of Surigao
  • Little Way College Seminary Kabankalan City, – college seminary of the Diocese of Kabankalan
  • Maria Assumpta Seminary – high school and college seminary of the Diocese of Cabanatuan
  • Mary Cause of Our Joy College Seminary – Major Seminary of the Diocese of Laoag
  • Mary Help of Christians College Seminary
  • Mary Help of Christians School Seminary
  • Mary Help of Christians Theology Seminary
  • Mary's Children Formation College
  • Maryhurst Seminary
  • Mater Salutis College Seminary – college seminary of the Diocese of Legazpi
  • Mission Society of the Philippines – Official Missionary Arm of the Philippine Roman Catholic Church
  • Mother of Good Counsel Seminary – seminary of the Archdiocese of San Fernando de Pampanga
  • Mount Saint Aloysius College Seminary – college seminary of the Diocese of Gumaca
  • The Nativity of Our Lady College Seminary
  • Oblates of St. Joseph Major Seminary
  • Oblates of St. Joseph Minor Seminary – high school seminary
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary – high school seminary of the Archdiocese of Manila
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Seminary
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Seminary – Capuchin Formation House of the Order of Friars Minor-Capuchin in the Philippines
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seminary – Minor Seminary, Diocese of Lucena
  • Our Lady of Peace College Seminary – Diocese of Tarlac
  • Our Lady of Penafrancia Seminary – high school and college seminary of the Diocese of Sorsogon
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Seminary – Minor Seminary, Diocese of Marbel
  • Our Lady of the Angels Seminary – Franciscan College Seminary
  • Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Seminary – Major seminary, Diocese of Lucena
  • Our Lady of the Visitacion Seminary- Cauayan city Isabela
  • Pope Paul VI Minor Seminary
  • Queen of Apostles College Seminary
  • St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao
  • Sacred Heart Seminary – Bacolod
  • Sacred Heart Seminary
  • Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium – major seminary of the Archdiocese of Capiz
  • Saint Albert the Great Seminary – pre-novitiate house of the Order of Preachers Philippine Province
  • Saint Alphonsus Regional Seminary – Theologate Degree, Diocese of Lucena
  • St. Anthony High School Seminary
  • Saint Anthony Mary Claret Seminary – College Seminary of the Claretian Missionaries in the Philippines and Vietnam
  • San Antonio Maria Claret House – Theology house of the Claretian Missionaries
  • Saint Augustine Senior-Major Seminary – seminary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan
  • St. Camillus College Seminary
  • Saint Francis de Sales Minor Seminary – Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lipa
  • Saint Francis de Sales Institute of Formation – Pre-College Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lipa
  • Saint Francis de Sales Major Seminary – Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lipa
  • Saint Francis de Sales Theological Seminary - Theology Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lipa
  • St. Francis Xavier Seminary
  • St. Francis Xavier College Seminary
  • St. Gregory the Great Seminary ; Celebrating 50 years in Panal 2–3 September 2010. Minor Seminary for the Diocese of Legazpi
  • St. John Evangelist School of Theology – seminary of the Archdiocese of Palo, Leyte
  • St. John Ma. Vianney Formation House
  • St. John the Baptist the Precursor Seminary
  • St. John Paul II College Seminary - College Seminary of the Archdiocese of Ozamis
  • St. John Vianney Theological Seminary
  • St. Joseph Major Seminary
  • St. Joseph Pre-College Seminary
  • St. Joseph Seminary
  • Saint Joseph Seminary
  • St. Joseph Seminary
  • Saint Joseph Regional Seminary – Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Jaro
  • Saint Joseph Seminary
  • St. Mary's Seminary – Minor Seminary of the Diocese of Laoag
  • St. Mary's Theologate
  • Sto. Nino Seminary – minor and college
  • St. Paul Seminary Foundation
  • St. Peter College Seminary
  • St. Peter's Seminary
  • St. Pius X Seminary – minor seminary of the Archdiocese of Capiz
  • St. Therese Pre-College Seminary
  • St. Vincent de Paul College Seminary
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Seminary – – Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Jaro
  • Seminario Mayor de San Carlos
  • San Carlos Seminary – the Royal and Conciliar major seminary of the Archdiocese of Manila
  • San Agustin Center of Studies – Theology Seminary of the Augustinian, Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu
  • San Agustin Seminary – Late Vocations Seminary of the Augustinian, Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu
  • San Carlos Seminary College
  • San Jose de Mindanao College Seminary
  • San Jose Seminary – Jesuit-run seminary for diocesan priests; in Ateneo de Manila University
  • San Lorenzo Ruiz Seminary
  • San Pablo Seminary – major seminary
  • Seminario de San Jose – minor and major seminary
  • Seminario de Jesus Nazareno
  • Seminario Mayor Recoletos
  • University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary – Dominican-run inter-diocesan seminary of the Philippines, found within the vicinity of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila
  • Vincent Hills Seminary
  • Don Bosco Prenovitiate Seminary
  • Don Bosco Sacred Heart Posnovitiate Seminary
  • Seminaryo ng Don Bosco
  • Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate
  • Society of the Divine Savior Father Jordan Formation House,
  • Society of the Divine Savior Mater Salvatoris Theologate House,
  • Pastor Bonus Seminary Tetuan, Zamboanga City
  • Msgr. Gregorio Aglipay Theological Seminary, Batac City, Ilocos Norte.

Solomon Islands

  • Holy Name of Mary Seminary, Tenaru, Guadalcanal Province. Inter-diocesan seminary founded in 1995.

Singapore

  • St Francis Xavier Major Seminary, – founded in 1983

South Korea

At the end of the year 2011, there are 7 major seminaries in Korea; and the number of seminarians in these seven seminaries is 1,587 – from diocesan 1,317, religious & missionary 270.
  • College of Theology, Catholic University of Korea – founded in 1855, currently located on the Songsin campus of Seoul; 'Songsin' means Holy Spirit in Korean.
  • Department of Theology, Gwangju Catholic University, – founded in 1962, second oldest in Korea
  • College of Theology, Catholic University of Daegu – founded by the Archdiocese of Daegu
  • Department of Theology, Catholic University of Pusan – also running the College of Nursing
  • Department of Theology, Daejeon Catholic University
  • Department of Theology, Incheon Catholic University – founded in 1995, also running the College of Religious Arts
  • Department of Theology, Suwon Catholic University – founded in 1982

Taiwan

  • Taiwan Catholic Regional Seminary – Major seminary in New Taipei City, founded in 1994, merged from St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Taipei and St. Pius X Seminary, Tainan
  • Saint Joseph Seminary – Minor seminary for the Diocese of Hualien, founded in 1963

Thailand

There are numerous minor seminaries and one major seminary:

Timor-Leste

Vietnam

There are 8 major seminaries with 1,480 students in Vietnam.
And some minor seminaries:

Europe

Albania

Austria

Belarus

  • Grodno Major Seminary, Inter-diocesan seminary in Grodno, founded in 1990.
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary in Pinsk, since 2001.

Belgium

  • John XXIII Seminary, Leuven – the Dutch-speaking major seminary.
  • Séminaire Notre-Dame in Namur – the French-speaking major seminary.
  • Redemptoris Mater Seminary Namur, International Diocesan Missionary Seminary for the Neocatechumenal Way in Namur.
  • Redemptoris Mater Seminary Mechelen-Brussels, seminary for the Neocatechumenal Way in Limelette.
No longer trains seminarians:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Czech Republic

France

Closed:

Germany

By main Ecclesiastical Provinces:
Berlin
Cologne
Freiburg im Breisgau
Hamburg
Munich und Freising
Paderborn
Other

Hungary

Ireland

The Catholic Church in Ireland encompasses the entire island of Ireland, including the distinct political entities of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. There are two active diocesan seminaries in Ireland:
The remaining diocesan seminaries are closed:
Religious congregations also had houses of formation in Ireland:

Italy

The list includes some seminaries by principal Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Benevento
  • Seminario Arcivescovile di Benevento – founded in 1567; for the Archdiocese of Benevento, closed in 2018, students transferred to the Pontifical Campanian Interregional Seminary.
Catania
Florence
Genoa
Lecce
Messina
Milan
Naples
Pisa
Rome
Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Taranto
Torino
Venice

Latvia

  • Rīgas Katoļu garīgais seminārs – Latvian Inter-Diocesan Theological Seminary in Riga.

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Many serve as residences for courses that take place elsewhere:

Norway

Poland

Portugal

  • Seminário dos Passionistas – located in Barroselas of northern Portugal
  • Seminário de Santa Joana Princesa – for the diocese of Aveiro
  • Seminário Conciliar de São Pedro e São Paulo – for the Archdiocese of Braga
  • Seminário dos Olivais – founded in 1931; for the Archdiocese of Lisbon
  • Seminário de Caparide – for the Archdiocese of Lisbon
  • Seminário Maior do Porto – for the diocese of Porto
  • Seminário de São José de Vila Viçosa – for the Archdiocese of Évora
  • Seminário Episcopal de Angra – for the diocese of Angra do Heroismo, Azores

Romania

Russia

Slovakia

Closed:

Slovenia

  • Theological Seminary of Ljubljana – known for Semenišče; famous for beautiful baroque style library, near Ljubljana cathedral

Spain

Spain has 77 seminaries.

Sweden

  • Sankt Sigfrids prästseminarium, Uppsala

Switzerland

United Kingdom

The current active major seminaries of the United Kingdom are in England.
; England
Closed:
; Scotland
; Wales
  • St Mary's College, Aberystwyth, originally in Holywell, moved to Aberystwyth in 1936, closed in 1970, for Welsh-speaking training, run by the Carmelites