Albania •
Albanian Pontifical Seminary, Shkodër; Jesuit
Austria •
Collegium Canisianum – International seminary run by the
Jesuits, in
Innsbruck •
Priesterseminar Erzdiözese Salzburg – founded in 1699; for the
Archdiocese of Salzburg •
Seminary of Vienna – founded in 1758; for the
Archdiocese of Wien •
Priesterseminar Leopoldinum – founded in 1967, located in Heiligenkreuz bei Baden •
Priesterseminar Graz 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: •
Major Seminary, Bruges,
Bruges – closed in 2018 and students moved to Johannes XXIII Seminary in Leuven. •
St. Joseph Minor Seminary; former minor seminary of the
Diocese of Ghent, now a mixed
secondary school. •
Major Seminary of Ghent: major seminary of the
Diocese of Ghent until 2002. •
Diocesan Seminary of Liège – Diocese of
Tournai, moved seminarians to Namur. • Séminaire Saint-Paul, in
Louvain-la-Neuve – moved seminarians to Namur. • Notre-Dame de la Strada, – formation house in
Brussels for the
Archdiocese of Paris. •
American College of the Immaculate Conception,
Leuven – closed in 2011 by the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Bosnia and Herzegovina •
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna; major seminary •
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna; minor seminary •
International Diocese missionary seminary Redemptoris Mater, Sarajevo;
Neochatecumenal Way Croatia •
Archdiocesan Classical Gymnasium – with minor seminary, located in
Zagreb •
Greek Catholic Seminary in Zagreb •
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rijeka; major seminary •
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb; major seminary •
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split; major seminary •
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek; major seminary •
International Diocese missionary seminary Redemptoris Mater, Pula;
Neochatecumenal Way Czech Republic •
Saints Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, located in
Olomouc (1566–1939,1945–1950,1990-now),
Litoměřice (1968–1974). •
Arcibiskupský seminář v Praze Archbishops' Seminary in
Prague. •
Teologická fakulta Jihočeské univerzity Seminary – since 1991, formerly centred in
České Budějovice Seminary until 1950. •
Redemptoris Mater International Diocesan Missionary Seminary in
České Budějovice by the
Neocatechumenal Way since 2018.
France •
Diocesan Seminary of Saint-Luc d'Aix en Provence, founded by the
Archdiocese of Aix. •
Séminaire de Bayonne founded by the
Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron •
Séminaire de La Castille, founded by the
Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon •
Séminaire Saint-Irénée, founded by the
Archdiocese of Lyon •
Grand Séminaire de Metz, which houses the Lorraine Major Inter-diocesan Seminary, founded in 1745 by the
Diocese of Metz. •
Séminaire d'Orléans, inter-diocesan seminary in
Orléans •
Grand séminaire Saint Jean, inter-diocesan seminary in
Nantes. •
Notre Dame Faculty, also known as the Collège des Bernardins, founded in 1984 for the
Archdiocese of Paris. •
Séminaire des Carmes,
Institut Catholique de Paris, founded in 1919. •
Grand Séminaire Saint Sulpice, inter-diocesan seminary run by the
Sulpicians in
Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside
Paris. •
Séminaire Saint Yves, founded by the
Archdiocese of Rennes. •
Grand Séminaire Sainte Marie Majeure de Strasbourg, founded by the
Archdiocese of Strasbourg •
Séminaire Saint Cyprien de Toulouse, founded by the
Archdiocese of Toulouse. •
Grand séminaire de Versailles, founded by the
Diocese of Versailles. •
Community of Saint Martin a training center at
Évron, Mayenne. Closed: •
Bayeux seminary, for the
Diocese of Bayeux, closed in 1969. •
Grand séminaire de Besançon – for the
Archdiocese of Besançon. •
St Joseph Seminary, Bordeaux, founded by the
Archdiocese of Bordeaux closed in 2019. • Saint Jean-Eudes Seminary in Caens, closed 2015. • Lilles Seminary, for the
Archdiocese of Lille, closed in 2018. •
Limoges Seminary, closed in 1958. • Rouen Seminary, succeeded
Séminaire de Saint-Vivien for the
Archdiocese of Rouen.
Germany By main Ecclesiastical Provinces:
Berlin •
Priesterseminar Berlin – for the
Archdiocese of Berlin • Priesterseminar Redemptoris Mater – Seminary of the
Neocatechumenal Way in Berlin
Cologne •
Collegium Albertinum – located in
Bonn; for the
Archdiocese of Cologne •
Priesterseminar Köln – for the
Archdiocese of Cologne •
Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology – founded in 1926 by the
Jesuits, in
Frankfurt am Main; notable graduates include Cardinal
Friedrich Wetter •
Studienhaus St. Lambert – interdiocesan seminary, located in
Lantershofen, near
Bonn •
Priesterseminar Trier – for the
Diocese of Trier Freiburg im Breisgau •
Priesterseminar Collegium Borromaeum – for the
Archdiocese of Freiburg •
Priesterseminar St. Bonifatius Mainz – for the
Diocese of Mainz Hamburg •
Priesterseminar Hamburg – for the
Archdiocese of Hamburg Munich und Freising •
Priesterseminar München (Priesterseminar St. Johannes der Täufer) – for the
Archdiocese of Munich and Freising; founded in 1983 •
Ducal Georgianum – in
Munich •
Priesterseminar Regensburg (Priesterseminar St. Wolfgang Regensburg) – for the
Diocese of Regensburg; founded in 1653 • Priesterseminar St. Hieronymus Augsburg – for the diocese of Augsburg •
Wigratzbad – Formally known as the International Seminary of St. Peter (ISSP;
Internationales Priesterseminar St. Petrus); the headquarters of the
Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, located in
Wigratzbad-
Opfenbach in the
Diocese of Augsburg, Bavaria
Paderborn •
Collegium Leoninum (Paderborn) – In
Paderborn; founded by
pope Leo XIII for the
Archdiocese of Paderborn •
Priesterseminar Paderborn – for the
Archdiocese of Paderborn • Priesterseminar Erfurt – for former dioceses of the
GDR:
Berlin,
Dresden-Meissen,
Erfurt,
Magdeburg and
Görlitz Other •
Collegium Orientale in
Eichstätt Hungary •
Central Institute for Priestly Education,
Budapest. •
Eger College of Theology founded by the
Archdiocese of Eger. •
Esztergom Seminary, originally housed in the
Ószeminárium, founded by the
Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest. •
János Brenner Theological College or Győr Theological College, founded by the
Diocese of Győr. •
St. Gellert Seminary, founded by the
Diocese of Szeged–Csanád. • Blessed Gizella Seminary, housed in
Archbishop's Theological College of Veszprém, founded by
Archdiocese of Veszprém. •
St. Athanasius Greek Catholic Theological College founded by
Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Nyíregyháza 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: •
St Patrick's College, Maynooth – national seminary for Ireland, established in 1795. Capacity for 500 seminarians; there were 35 in 2018. •
Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary,
Dundalk. Seminary for the
Archdiocese of Armagh run under the auspices of the
Neocatechumenal Way. In 2017 it was training 16 seminarians from eight countries. Students travel to Maynooth to study philosophy and theology. The remaining diocesan seminaries are closed: •
All Hallows College was founded in 1842 for training priests for foreign dioceses. Closed in 2015. Now DCU All Hallows Campus. •
Clonliffe College (Holy Cross College), for the
Archdiocese of Dublin was founded in 1859, opened in 1861 and closed as a seminary in June 2000. •
Mungret College, Limerick, was a Limerick diocesan seminary until 1888 and a
Jesuit school from 1882 until 1974. •
St Finbarr's College, Farranferris, Cork, the minor seminary for the
Diocese of Cork and Ross, it later became a secondary school, closed in 2006. •
St. Brendan's College, Killarney – secondary school founded in 1860 which also prepared seminarians for the priesthood. •
St. Finian's College was founded in
Navan as the Meath Diocesan College in 1802, moved to
Mullingar in 1908, It is now a co-ed secondary school. •
St. John's College, Waterford, founded in 1807, was exclusively for seminarians of the
Waterford and Lismore Diocese from 1873 until June 1999. •
St Kieran's College,
Kilkenny, was founded in 1782, priestly formation was discontinued in 1994. •
St Malachy's College,
Belfast, founded in 1833 for the
Diocese of Down and Connor, closed in 2018. •
St. Patrick's, Carlow College was founded in 1782, opened in 1793. From 1892 it was only a seminary. Closed in the 1990s. •
St. Patrick's College, Thurles opened in 1837, exclusively a seminary from 1907 to 1988, ceased to function as a seminary in 2002. •
St Peter's College, Wexford was founded in 1811, seminary closed in 1999. • St Vincent's Seminary, Cork once trained priests, later became a secondary school. Religious congregations also had houses of formation in Ireland: • Franciscan Novitiate,
Killarney, County Kerry. Built in 1860, students were then sent to St. Anthony's in Galway. •
St. Saviour’s Priory, Dublin, the Dominicans moved their
studium from
St. Mary's Priory in
Tallaght, in 2000, students complete their studies in Rome. • St Anthony's College, Newcastle,
Galway. Former Franciscan seminary, buildings now used by
NUI Galway. • Belmont House,
Stillorgan, Dublin. Novitiate of the
Oblates, founded near Glenmary, near
Delgany in County Wicklow, moved in 1863. •
Belcamp Hall,
Raheny, Dublin, was the juniorate of the
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. •
Bessborough House Oblates Our Lady's Scholasticate in
Piltown, County Kilkenny, from 1941 to 1971. Building now used as Kildalton Agricultural College. • Our Lady of Lourdes, Cahermoyle,
Ardagh, County Limerick, Oblate junior novitiate • Moyne Park, Abbeyknocknoy,
Ballyglunin, County Galway, in 1909 opened as a
Camillian hospice, a seminary for the
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1936, closed in the early 1970s. • Dalgan House,
Shrule, County Mayo. Built in 1801, bought by the
Duke of Bedford in 1853, a seminary for the
Columbans from 1918 to 1941. Now demolished. • St Columbans College, Dalgan Park, Navan, was the seminary of the
Columbans after 1941. • St Patrick's,
Donamon Castle,
County Roscommon. Novitiate of the
Divine Word Missionaries, opened 1939, closed in 1980. • Kilshane,
County Tipperary. Novitiate of
Holy Ghost Fathers (the Spiritians), was purchased in August 1933 and opened as a Novitiate for both clerics and brothers. •
Holy Ghost Missionary College, Kimmage Manor, Dublin. Formation house of the
Holy Ghost Fathers (the Spiritians) for those going on to Kilshane. •
Legion of Christ Novitiate, Leopardstown Road,
Foxrock, Dublin. In April 1960, it opened in
Bundoran, County Donegal. On 3 June 1962, it moved to Hazelbrook House, Malahide, to Foxrock in 1968 and closed in September 2011. • Kinury, near
Westport, County Mayo, was given to the
Society of African Missions (SMA) in 1914 by Miss Sofia Crotty. It was used as a novitiate and closed in 1924. • Cloghballymore House, Ballinderreen,
Kilcolgan, County Galway, was a tower house, then a country estate. In 1906, Count Llewellyn Blake gave it to the Society of the African Missions. It was their novitiate from 1924 until the mid 1970s. Been a nursing home since 1981. •
Ballinafad Minor Seminary was also given by Count Llewellyn Blake to the Society of the African Missions, operated until 1975 and was linked to Cloghballymore House. • St Joseph's Seminary, Blackrock Rd, Cork. The original seminary of the Society of the African Missions, later transferred to Dromantine House. •
Dromantine House,
Newry, County Down, was a seminary of the Society of the African Missions from 1926 until 1972. • St Augustine's College (
Loughan House),
Blacklion, County Cavan. Novitiate of the
White Fathers from September 1955 and closed in 1970. • The Abbey,
Loughrea, County Galway. Since 1645, a
Discalced Carmelites community, trained novices since 1664. In 1882, a new novitiate was constructed, and extended in 1934. The novitiate is closed, but a community remains. •
Castlemartyr, County Cork, in 1930, had a Discalced Carmelite juniorate. It closed in 1996 and is now a hotel. •
Loughrea, County Galway, contained a novitiate of the
De La Salle Brothers, which was active into the 1980s. • St Mary's,
Emo Court. Novitiate for the Society of Jesus in Ireland from 1930 to 1969. •
Manresa House,
Dollymount, Dublin. After Emo Court, it was novitiate of the Irish Jesuits from 1969 to 1991. •
Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy formed out of the Jesuit Theology Faculty. • St Patrick's, Esker,
Athenry, County Galway. Established on 18 August 1901 was the
Redemptorist Irish Province major seminary until 1836. From 1948 until 1969 it was the novitiate. In 1971, it became a retreat house. •
Cluain Mhuire, Galway, was a Redemptorist seminary, closed in the 1970s. It is now the GMIT Art College. • Pallotine College Thurles, County Tipperary. Founded by the
Pallotines in 1907, from 1909 to 1986 priests from the college studied at nearby
St. Patrick's College, Thurles. • St Gabriel's, The Graan,
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Novitiate of the Passionists, 1909–1976, is now a nursing home, with the community remaining. • Tobar Mhuire,
Crossgar, County Down, (formerly Crossgar House). From 1950 until 1976, was the Passionist Juniorate, then a novitiate and a Retreat and Conference Centre as of February 2010. • St Paul's Retreat,
Mount Argus, Dublin, was the Irish Passionist headquarters, and provided the final two years of formation for Passionist seminarians. • Tanagh,
Cootehill, County Cavan. Former
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary novitiate and seminary, now an outdoor education centre, and religious community remain. • Mount St Marys,
Milltown, Dublin. Seminary of the Marist Fathers. The site is now a Montessori College and the Irish Marist administrative headquarters. • Orlagh,
Knocklyon, County Dublin. Opened as a novitiate for the Augustinians, was a student house until the late 1980s, when it became a retreat centre, closed in 2016 • Carmelite Friary,
Kinsale, County Cork. Became a novitiate for the Irish Province of the Carmelites in 1917, moving to the existing Friary from Dublin in 1917. In 2003, due to dwindling numbers of novices, it was re-purposed as a Retreat and Spirituality Centre. • Carmelite Centre, Gort Mhuire,
Ballinteer, County Dublin. From 1949, Gort Mhuire was the
novitiate and the theologate for the Carmelites, in 1968 Carmelites began studying theology in Milltown Park as the Institute was being set up there. Now the
Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland is based here. • St. Joseph's,
Blackrock, was the seminary for the Vincentians, was founded in 1930, St. Kevins, House of Studies/Seminary, Glenart, Arklow, operated from 1948 to 1968, when students were transferred back to Blackrock in 1977, until the setting up of DePaul House, Celbridge operated from 1977 to 1988. • Myross Woods,
Leap, County Cork, was the novitate of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Converted to a retreat centre in the 1970s, it closed in 2021. • St. Patricks Missionary College – High Park,
Kiltegan, County Wicklow,
Saint Patrick's Society for the Foreign Missions (Kiltegan Fathers), opened in 1932, students would take degrees from
University College Cork, in 2015 transferred headquarters to Kenya.
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 •
Seminary of Acireale – founded in 1881; for the
Diocese of Acireale, in
Sicily Florence •
Diocesan Seminary of Fiesole – founded in 1637 for the
Diocese of Fiesole •
Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest – founded in 1990; international seminary located in
Gricigliano, near Florence •
Seminario Maggiore Arcivescovile di Firenze – founded in 1712; for the
Archdiocese of Florence •
Seminario Vescovile di Pistoia – founded in 1783; for the
Diocese of Pistoia •
Seminario vescovile di San Miniato – for the
Diocese of San Miniato Genoa •
Seminario Arcivescovile di Genova – founded in 1962; for the
Archdiocese of Genoa •
Seminario Vescovile di Savona – for the
Diocese of Savona Lecce •
Seminario Arcivescovile di Brindisi – founded in 1720; for the
Archdiocese of Brindisi, closed in 2017.
Messina •
Seminario vescovile di Patti – for the
Diocese of Patti Milan •
Seminario vescovile di Bergamo •
Seminario arcivescovile di Milano – founded in 1564; for the
Archdiocese of Milan •
Seminario Diocesano di Pavia – founded in 1799; for the
Diocese of Pavia •
Seminario maggiore di Como – for the
Diocese of Como Naples •
San Luigi Papal Theological Seminary of Southern Italy (Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell'Italia Meridionale; PFTIM) – located in
Naples •
Seminario Arcivescovile di Napoli – founded in 1930; for the
Archdiocese of Naples Pisa •
Seminario Girolamo Gavi – founded in 1851; for the
Diocese of Livorno Rome •
Pontificio Collegio Leoniano – founded in 1897, located in
Anagni •
Pontificio Collegio Nepomuceno – founded in 1884, located in
Rome •
Pontifical North American College – founded in 1859, located in Rome; the North American College was granted pontifical status placing it under the special patronage of the Apostolic See and the care of the Pope. The college, therefore, is the direct concern of the
Congregation for Catholic Education and is under the immediate supervision of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. •
Pontifical Roman Seminary (Pontificio Seminario Romano Maggiore) – founded in 1565, located at the
Basilica of St. John Lateran in
Rome • Seminario della
Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo – founded in the 20th century • The
Center for Higher Studies – run by the
Legion of Christ for its own members. •
The Venerable English college – founded in 1579 by
Pope Gregory XIII and
William Cardinal Allen with the desire to send priests back to minister to Catholics in England after the reformation •
The Pontifical Scots College – founded 5 December 1600 by Pope Clement VIII. •
Pontifical Irish College Salerno-Campagna-Acerno •
Seminario Vescovile di Teggiano – founded in 1564; for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro Taranto •
Seminario Arcivescovile di Taranto – founded in 1568; for the
Archdiocese of Taranto Torino •
Seminario Vescovile di Asti – founded in 1574; for the
Diocese of Asti Venice •
Seminario maggiore di Padova – founded in 1566; for the
Diocese of Padua •
Seminario vescovile (Vicenza) – founded in 1566; for the
Diocese of Vicenza Latvia •
Rīgas Katoļu garīgais seminārs – Latvian Inter-Diocesan Theological Seminary in
Riga.
Lithuania •
Kaunas Priest Seminary – The largest seminary in Lithuania serving the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas •
Telsiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevicius Priest Seminary – Located in
Telšiai •
Vilnius St. Joseph Seminary – For the dioceses of
Vilnius,
Panevėžys and
Kaišiadorys.
Luxembourg •
Grand Séminaire de Luxembourg – Founded in 1845; for the
Archdiocese of Luxembourg Netherlands Many serve as residences for courses that take place elsewhere: • Ariëns Institute (Het Ariënsinstituut) in the centre of
Utrecht, run by the
Archdiocese of Utrecht. •
Rolduc in
Kerkrade of the southeastern Netherlands; run by the
Diocese of Roermond • St Willibrord Seminary, , run by the
Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam • St John's Centre () run by the
Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch • Bovendonk Seminary, for part-time study and later vocations, run by the
Diocese of Breda • Vronesteyn Seminary in
Voorburg, run by the
Diocese of Rotterdam. • Redemptoris Mater Haarlem-Amsterdam, International Diocesan Missionary Major Seminary, in
Nieuwe Niedorp for the
Neocatechumenal Way • Redemptoris Mater Seminary near in
Cadier en Keer, for the
Neocatechumenal Way.
Norway •
St. Eystein presteseminar, Oslo – Established 1 March 2006. For the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo.
Poland • – for the
Archdiocese of Warmia • – for the
Archdiocese of Warsaw •
Higher Seminary of Our Lady Victorious Diocese of Warszawa-Praga – for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga • – for the
Archdiocese of Częstochowa •
Prymasowskie Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Gnieźnie – founded in 1583; for the
Archdiocese of Gniezno •
Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Katowicech – founded in 1924; for the
Archdiocese of Katowice •
Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne Archidiecezji Krakowskiej – founded in 1601; for the
Archdiocese of Kraków •
Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi – founded in 1921; for the
Archdiocese of Łódź •
Metropolitalne Seminarium Duchowne w Lublinie – for the
Archdiocese of Lublin •
Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Opolu – founded in 1949; for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole and
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gliwice •
Arcybiskupie Seminarium Duchowne w Poznaniu – founded in 1564; for the
Archdiocese of Poznań •
Metropolitalne Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne we Wrocławiu – founded in 1947; for the
Archdiocese of Wroclaw •
Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Paradyżu – founded in 1952; for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów 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 •
Seminary of the Wisdom Incarnate in
Alba Iulia, founded in 1753, serving the
Archdiocese of Alba Iulia and the Dioceses of
Satu Mare,
Oradea and
Timişoara. •
Seminary of St. Joseph in
Iaşi, founded in 1886, for the
Diocese of Iaşi and the
Archdiocese of Bucharest.
Russia •
Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy – Mary Queen of the Apostles Seminary in St. Petersburg
Slovakia • Kňazský seminár sv. Cyrila a Metoda in
Bratislava – for the
Archdiocese of Bratislava and
Archdiocese of Trnava • Kňazský seminár sv. Gorazda in
Nitra – for the
Diocese of Nitra and the
Diocese of Žilina • Kňazský seminár biskupa Jána Vojtaššáka in
Spišská Kapitula – for the
Diocese of Spiš •
Kňazský seminár sv. Karola Boromejského in
Košice – for the
Archdiocese of Košice and the
Diocese of Rožňava • Gréckokatolícky kňazský seminár blahoslaveného biskupa Pavla Petra Gojdiča in
Prešov – for the
Slovak Greek Catholic Church Closed: • Kňazský seminár sv. Františka Xaverského in
Badín – for the
Diocese of Banská Bystrica, until 2019, seminarians moved to Nitra.
Slovenia •
Theological Seminary of Ljubljana – known for Semenišče; famous for beautiful baroque style library, near Ljubljana cathedral
Spain Spain has 77 seminaries. •
Asidonia-Jerez Seminary – for the
Asidonia-Jerez Diocese •
Seminari Conciliar de Barcelona – for the
Archdiocese of Barcelona •
Seminario de Málaga – for the
Diocese of Málaga •
Seminario Mayor San José – for the
Archdiocese of Burgos •
Seminario Mayor Metropolitano del San Cecilio – for the
Archdiocese of Granada •
Seminario Conciliar de la INMACULADA Y SAN DAMASO – for the
Archdiocese of Madrid •
Seminario Mayor Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion – for the
Archdiocese of Oviedo •
Seminario Mayor Compostelano – for the
Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela •
Royal Scots College – Seminary in
Salamanca, for the church in
Scotland •
Seminario Metropolitano de Sevilla – for the
Archdiocese of Seville •
Seminario Mayor San Ildefonso – for the
Archdiocese of Toledo •
Seminario Metropolitano de Valencia – for the
Archdiocese of Valencia •
English College, Valladolid (Real y Pontifico Colegio de los Nobles Ingleses de San Albano) – for the Church in
England and
Wales, currently providing propadeutic formation •
Seminario Mayor San Valero y San Braulio – for the
Archdiocese of Zaragoza •
Seminario de Valderas (León) – for the
Diocese of León •
Seminari Major Interdiocesà de Catalunya.
Barcelona, Spain
Sweden •
Sankt Sigfrids prästseminarium, Uppsala
Switzerland •
Priesterseminar St. Beat, founded by the
Diocese of Basel, in
Lucerne. •
Priesterseminar St. Luzi – affiliated with the
Theologische Hochschule Chur, for the
Diocese of Chur. •
Séminaire de Sion, for the
Diocese of Sion, in
Givisiez,
Fribourg. •
Séminaire diocésain de Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg for the
Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, in
Villars-sur-Glâne,
Fribourg. •
Seminario Diocesano San Carlo, founded by the
Diocese of Lugano.
United Kingdom The current active major seminaries of the United Kingdom are in England. ; England •
St Mary's College, Oscott – The seminary of the
Province of Birmingham. •
Allen Hall Seminary,
London – The seminary of the
Province of Westminster. •
Redemptoris Mater House of Formation, London – situated close to Allen Hall, for the
Neocatechumenal Way. Closed: •
Campion House, Osterley, seminary for late vocations run by the
Society of Jesus •
Cotton College, minor seminary for Oscott College •
St John's Seminary, Wonersh, seminary of the
Province of Southwark, closed in 2021. •
St Joseph Seminary, Mark Cross, minor seminary for St John's Seminary, Wonersh •
St Hugh's College, Tollerton, minor seminary for the Diocese of Nottingham •
St Joseph's College, Upholland, seminary for the North West of England •
Ushaw College, Durham, seminary for the Province of Liverpool, closed in 2011 •
St Edmund's College, Ware, predecessor of Allen Hall ; Scotland •
Aquhorthies College, seminary for the Lowland District, replaced Scalan College merged with Lismore seminary to form
Blairs College in 1829 •
Blairs College, closed in 1986 •
Gillis College, replaced St Andrew's College, Drygrange in 1986, replaced by Scotus College in 1993 •
Lismore Seminary, for the Highland District, merged with Aquhorthies College to form Blair College in 1829 •
Scalan College, from 1717 to 1799, for the Lowland District, replaced by Aquhorthies College •
Scotus College, became the National Seminary for Scotland in 1993, closed in 2009. •
St Andrew's College, Drygrange, closed in 1986 •
St Peter's College, Bearsden, for the Archdiocese of Glasgow from 1874 to 1946 when it burnt down in a fire •
St Peter's Seminary, Cardross, replaced St Peter's College, Bearsden, closed in 1980. •
St Vincent College, Langbank, a minor seminary from 1961 to 1978. ; 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 ==See also==