List of Seminaries for Future Priests

Don't work for your jobs!  Work for Jesus in the Catholic Church!  The Church needs new priests. It is the most rewarding vocation you can have and you will be rewarded with Heaven if you do your work faithfully. 

There are many advantages to becoming a Catholic priest such as:

 First, as a priest you have the powerful ability to minister to people of all ages. You must be a good human being that likes people and wants to do God's work in the world.  You will get to travel and live in several different places. You will be able to experience true brotherhood with other priests. You will get to live a life completely focused service, self-sacrifice, and the will of God. This is what our lives are supposed to be focused on, and as a priest you will be able to share in fellowship in your journey towards the Lord's kingdom.

Here is a list of seminaries where men can go to become priests.  If you're not Catholic, that's okay.  Make sure and sign up for RCIA classes at the local Catholic Church to convert to the Catholic faith first and receive the Sacraments of the Catholic Church before you sign up at any seminary.  Here is the list of seminaries:

California

Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (Berkeley) - Run by the Dominican Friars; opened in 1964.

Franciscan School of Theology (Berkeley) - Run by the Franciscan Friars; opened in 1854.

Immaculate Conception Apostolic School (Colfax) - Was run by the Legionaries of Christ but closed in 2011.

Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (Berkeley) - Run by the Society of Jesus; opened in 1969.

Juan Diego House (Gardena) - Archdiocesan seminary.

St. Anthony Seminary & College (Santa Barbara) - Run by the Franciscan Friars; opened in 1901.

St. John's Seminary (Camarillo) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1939. Formerly operated by the Congregation of the Mission from 1939 to 1987.

St. Patrick Seminary (Menlo Park) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1898.

St. Peter Chanel Seminary (Berkeley) - Run by the Marist Fathers.

St. Joseph's College (Mountain View) - Run by the Sulpicians; opened in 1924, closed in 1989 after extensive damage caused by the Loma Prieta earthquake.

Blessed Junipero Serra House of Formation (Grand Terrace, California) - Run by the Diocese of San Bernardino; opened in 1995.

Colorado

• St. John Vianney Seminary (Denver) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1999.
• Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Denver) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way; opened in 1996.

Connecticut

• Holy Apostles Seminary (Cromwell) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1960. Formerly run by the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles.
• Novitiate and College of Humanities of the Legionaries of Christ (Cheshire) - Seminary currently run by the Legionaries of Christ.
• St. John Fisher Seminary Residence (Stamford) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1989.
• St. Thomas Seminary (Bloomfield) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1897.

District of Columbia

• Blessed John Paul II Seminary[5] - Archdiocese of Washington; opened in 2011.
• Dominican House of Studies - Run by the Dominican Friars; opened in 1905.
• Redemptoris Mater Seminary - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way; erected 2001.
• Theological College - Run by the Society of St. Sulpice; opened in 1917.
• Washington Theological Union - Sponsored by seven religious communities; opened in 1968, closing 2013.

Florida

• St. John Vianney College Seminary (Miami) - Founded in 1959
• St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary (Boynton Beach) - Diocesan seminary; founded in 1963.
• Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Miami) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way; opened 2011.

Illinois

• Catholic Theological Union (Chicago) - Run by twenty-four various religious institutes; opened in 1968.
• University of Saint Mary of the Lake (Mundelein) - Archdiocesan major seminary; opened in 1921.
• St. Joseph College Seminary (Chicago) - the college seminary for the Archdiocese of Chicago; opened in 1961 with the name Niles College Seminary and renamed and moved to its current location in 1994.

Indiana

• Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary (Indianapolis) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 2004.
• Moreau Seminary (Notre Dame) - Run by the Congregation of Holy Cross; opened in 1958.
• Old College, University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame) - Undergraduate seminary of the Congregation of Holy Cross; opened in 1843.
• Sacred Heart Apostolic School (Rolling Prairie) - Run by the Legionaries of Christ; opened in 2005.
• Saint Meinrad School of Theology (St. Meinrad) - Run by the Benedictine Monks; opened in 1857.

Iowa

• Divine Word College (Epworth) - Run by the Society of the Divine Word; opened in 1931
• St. Pius X Seminary at Loras College (Dubuque) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1839.

Louisiana

• Notre Dame Seminary (New Orleans) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1923.
• St. Joseph Seminary College (St. Benedict) - Run by the Benedictine Monks; opened in 1891.

Maryland

• Fulton Sheen House of Formation (Chillum) - Run by the Institute of the Incarnate Word; opened in 1998.
• Mount St. Mary's Seminary (Emmitsburg) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1808.
• St. Mary's Seminary (Baltimore) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1791.

Massachusetts

• Blessed John XXIII National Seminary (Weston) - Archdiocesan seminary for adult vocations; opened in 1964.
• Our Lady of Grace Seminary (Boston) - Run by the Oblates of the Virgin Mary; opened in 1978.
• Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Chestnut Hill) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way; erected 2005.
• St. John's Seminary (Boston) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1884.

Michigan

• Sacred Heart Major Seminary (Detroit) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1919.
• Ss. Cyril & Methodius Seminary (Orchard Lake) - National seminary for Polish immigrants; opened in 1885.

Minnesota

• Blessed Jose Sanchez del Rio Minor Seminary (Mankato) -High school seminary run by the Institute of the Incarnate Word; opened in 2008.
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary (Winona) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1948.
• Saint John’s School of Theology∙Seminary (Collegeville) - Saint John's School of Theology∙Seminary; opened in 1857 as Saint John's Seminary.[6]
• St. John Vianney College Seminary (St. Paul)
• Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity (St. Paul) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1894.

Missouri

• Conception Seminary College (Conception) - Run by the Benedictine Monks; opened in 1886.
• Kenrick–Glennon Seminary (Shrewsbury, St. Louis County) - Run by the Archdiocese of Saint Louis; founded in 1898.
• St. Mary's of the Barrens Seminary (Perryville) - Run by the Congregation of the Mission; operated 1818-1995.
• St. Vincent's Seminary (Cape Girardeau) - Run by the Congregation of the Mission; operated 1838-1979 as a minor seminary.

Nebraska

• Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary (Denton) - Run by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter; opened in 2000.
• St. Gregory the Great Seminary (Seward) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1998

New Hampshire

• Immaculate Conception Apostolic School (Center Harbor) - Minor Seminary run by the Legionaries of Christ; opened in 1982.

New Jersey

• Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology (South Orange) - Founded in 1860 and part of Seton Hall University.
• Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Kearny, New Jersey) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way; opened in 1991. Undergraduate and graduate theological studies take place at Seton Hall University.
• Blessed John Neumann Preparatory Seminary (Wayne, New Jersey) - Diocesan minor seminary founded in 1965; became co-ed college prep with name changed to Neumann Prep in late 1970s; closed 1990.

New York

• Christ the King Seminary (East Aurora) - Diocesan seminary; formerly run by the Franciscan Friars (1857–1990); previously located in Olean (1857–1974).
• Immaculate Conception Seminary (Huntington) - Bi-diocesan seminary; opened in 1926 for Diocese of Brooklyn and expanded to Diocese of Rockville Centre after diocese was established in 1957. Due to a restructuring of the seminary formation program for the Greater New York Area (the Archdiocese, Brooklyn, and Rockville Center), this seminary will close at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year and the house will be combined with St. Joseph's Seminary, in Dunwoodie.
• St. Joseph's Seminary (Dunwoodie) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1896. For the 2012-2013 academic year, St. Joseph's Seminary will be the newly combined site for major seminary formation for the Greater New York Area (the Archdiocese, Brooklyn, and Rockville Center).
• Cathedral Seminary House of Formation (Douglaston - Originally opened as Cathedral College to serve the Archdiocese of New York and the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Center in 1967, it was converted to Cathedral Seminary Residence in 1989. Cathedral Seminary Residence currently serves as the minor seminary for the Greater New York Area (the Archdiocese, Brooklyn, and Rockville Center) and for college-level seminarians from the Dioceses of Scranton, Syracuse, and Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts

North Dakota

• Cardinal Muench Seminary (Fargo) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1962 and scheduled to close in June 2011; Sold in June 2013.[7]

Ohio

• Athenaeum of Ohio-Mount St. Mary Seminary (Cincinnati) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1829
• Borromeo College Seminary (Cleveland) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1953.
• Pontifical College Josephinum (Columbus) - International seminary of pontifical status; opened in 1888
• Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology (Cleveland) - Established in 1848

Oregon

• Mount Angel Seminary (St. Benedict) - Run by the Order of Saint Benedict; opened in 1889.

Pennsylvania

• St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (Philadelphia) – Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1832. The current Theological Building was completed in 1871.
• St. Paul Seminary (Pittsburgh) – Diocesan seminary for the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
• St. Vincent Seminary (Latrobe) – Diocesan seminary; Benedictine affiliated; opened in 1855.
• St. Mark Seminary (Erie) - Diocesan seminary.

Rhode Island

• Our Lady of Providence Seminary (Warwick) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1942.

Texas

• Assumption Seminary (San Antonio) - Archdiocesan seminary; established in 1915.
• Holy Trinity Seminary (Irving) - Diocesan seminary; established in 1964.
• Oblate School of Theology (San Antonio) - Run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate; opened in 1903.
• St. Anthony Junior Seminary (San Antonio) - Run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate; operated from 1905 to 1995. Taken over by the University of the Incarnate Word in 1995.
• St. Charles Seminary (El Paso) - Diocesan seminary.
• St. Mary Seminary (Houston) - Archdiocesan seminary.
• Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Dallas) - Diocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way.

Washington

• Bishop White Seminary at Gonzaga University (Spokane) - Diocesan seminary

Wisconsin

• Sacred Heart School of Theology (Hales Corners) - Run by the Priests of the Sacred Heart; opened in 1932.
• St. Anthony Friary and Seminary (Marathon), Operated by the Capuchin Friars , opened in 1919, closed as a house of studies in 1970.[8]
• Saint Francis de Sales Seminary (Milwaukee) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1845.
• St. Lawrence Seminary High School (Mount Calvary) - Run by the Capuchin Friars; opened in 1860.