Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
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| Rectors of Saint Paul Seminary | |
| 1894-1897 | Fr. Louis Eugene Caillet |
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| 1897-1910 | Fr. Patrick R. Heffron, D.D., J.U.D. |
| 1910-1921 | Fr. Francis J. Schaefer, D.D., J.U.D. |
| 1921-1933 | Fr. Humphrey Moynihan, S.T.D. |
| 1933-1939 | Fr. William O. Brady, S.T.D. |
| 1939-1943 | Fr. Lawernce O. Wolf, Ph.D. |
| 1943-1945 | Fr. James L. Connolly, Dr. Sc. Hist. |
| 1945-1958 | Fr. Rudolph G. Bandas, Ph.D.Agg.,S.T.D.et M. |
| 1958 | Bishop William O. Brady, S.T.D. |
| 1958-1968 | Fr. Louis J. McCarthy, Ph.D. |
| 1968-1980 | Monsignor William Baumgaertner, Ph.D. |
| 1980-1993 | Fr. Charles Froehle, S.T.D. |
| 1993-2002 | Fr. Phillip J. Rask, Ph.D. |
| 2002-2005 | Bishop Frederick Campbell Frederick F. Campbell Frederick Francis Campbell is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eleventh and current Bishop of Columbus.-Early life and education:... , Ph.D. |
| 2006–present | Monsignor Callaghan JCD |
The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
, was founded by Archbishop John Ireland in 1894, to provide ordained priests
Priesthood (Catholic Church)
The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
for the ever-increasing Catholic population of the Upper Midwest
Upper Midwest
The Upper Midwest is a region in the northern portion of the U.S. Census Bureau's Midwestern United States. It is largely a sub-region of the midwest. Although there are no uniformly agreed-upon boundaries, the region is most commonly used to refer to the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and...
. The seminary now sits on the south campus of the University of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...
, allowing the seminarians and lay students to be part of the St. Thomas community. Since its creation, over 3,000 priests have been ordained from Saint Paul Seminary, with thirty-three of them being consecrated bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s — including three archbishops, one of whom, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen
Servant of God Fulton John Sheen, born Peter John Sheen was an American archbishop of the Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio...
, is a candidate for canonization
Canonization
Canonization is the act by which a Christian church declares a deceased person to be a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process...
.
History
The primary financier to bring about Ireland's vision was James J. HillJames J. Hill
James Jerome Hill , was a Canadian-American railroad executive. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest...
, a Methodist and the president of the Great Northern Railway. Despite being Protestant, Hill's wife, Mary, was a devout Roman Catholic and the half million dollar gift and endowment to start the seminary were in honor of her. Being overly dedicated to even the smallest aspects of the new seminary project, Hill's influence over the completed project could be seen on a larger scale in that the six initial buildings were made to look like a train depot (the seminary administration building), a steam engine (gymnasium and physical plant), box cars (Cretin
Cretin Hall
Cretin Hall is one of the male undergraduate residence halls at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It resides on the South Campus, which is just south of the historical Summit Avenue. Cretin was originally constructed as the South Student Residence Building for the Saint Paul...
, Grace (though constructed in 1913), and Loras halls), a refectory, and a roundhouse (school building). The seminary complex was designed by architect Cass Gilbert
Cass Gilbert
- Historical impact :Gilbert is considered a skyscraper pioneer; when designing the Woolworth Building he moved into unproven ground — though he certainly was aware of the ground-breaking work done by Chicago architects on skyscrapers and once discussed merging firms with the legendary Daniel...
, who also designed the Minnesota State Capitol
Minnesota State Capitol
The Minnesota State Capitol is located in Minnesota's capital city, Saint Paul, and houses the Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House of Representatives, the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Governor...
. When the seminary was final completed, Archbishop John Ireland shared his inspiration and desires for the new seminary in his address at the seminary's dedication on September 4, 1895 saying,
May rich blessings come to the Northwest from Saint Paul Seminary! The influence radiating from the seminary will reach more immediately the people of its own religious faith. They are a large part of the general population of the Northwest. Beyond them, however, must its influence go. Its spirit will be to work for the whole people, offering its strength to uphold every noble cause, and willing to cooperate with all men who labor to serve God, humanity, and country.
The dedication was attended by apostolic delegate Archbishop Francesco Satolli, four other archbishops, ten bishops, and over four hundred priests. The Pontifical Mass celebrated to dedicated the new seminary was attended by 20,000 people all told. Initially, in 1894, the seminary had sixty-five seminarians, by 1900 there were a hundred and ten seminarians from all over the Midwest and even from as far away as San Francisco. With the seminary buildings completed and students arriving, Archbishop John Ireland began the second phase of his building plans, the erection of what was to be come the main chapel, St. Mary's Chapel.
St. Mary's Chapel
The center of, Ireland'sJohn Ireland (archbishop)
John Ireland was the third bishop and first archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota . He became both a religious as well as civic leader in Saint Paul during the turn of the century...
vision for the Saint Paul Seminary, was the chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The cornerstone of the chapel was laid during a Pontifical Mass on July 2, 1901, the fiftieth anniversary of Bishop Joseph Crétin's
Joseph Crétin
Joseph Crétin was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Cretin Avenue in St. Paul, Cretin-Derham Hall High School, and Cretin Hall at the University of St. Thomas are named for him....
arrival in the new diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
. Though envisioned in 1891, the chapel was only completed by architect Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.
Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.
Clarence H. Johnston Sr. was an American architect, active in Saint Paul and in Morris, Minnesota. In 1877, Johnston entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a special architectural student. Four years later, he went abroad, traveling in Europe and Asia Minor...
, who completed the last of Hill's ambitious building project, in an Italian Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
style. St. Mary's chapel was officially consecrated by Bishop Cotter on May 24, 1905 in another Pontifical High Mass celebrated by Bishop McGolrick. Under Archbishop Austin Dowling
Austin Dowling
Austin Dowling was the second Archbishop and fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. He was appointed on January 31, 1919 and held the office to his death...
, the interior of the chapel was finished in the 1920s.
Frank Kacmarcik
Frank Kacmarcik was an American designer, in later life a Benedictine Oblate, and a leader in the Liturgical Movement....
which included reversing the interior of the chapel, removing the statues from the side altars, and whitewashing the interior decoration. Archbishop Roach intervened before the stained glass windows and the mural in the apse
Apse
In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome...
(now the entrance) could be destroyed, though too late to preserve the original high altar. The dramatic simplification of the chapel was done in order to capture the original look of the chapel's starkness before Archbishop Dowling
Austin Dowling
Austin Dowling was the second Archbishop and fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. He was appointed on January 31, 1919 and held the office to his death...
had the interior finished.
Presently, The interior of the chapel has begun to be redecorated when the original Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St...
were restored to the chapel, a statue of Our Lady of Confidence
Our Lady of Confidence
Our Lady of Confidence, also known by the Italian name Madonna della Fiducia, is an icon, and subsequent copied images. The feast of Our Lady of Confidence falls on the last Saturday prior to Lent.- Devotion :...
(Madonna della Fiducia) was installed and dedicated in a side-altar niche, and a relic of Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta was placed for veneration
Veneration
Veneration , or veneration of saints, is a special act of honoring a saint: an angel, or a dead person who has been identified by a church committee as singular in the traditions of the religion. It is practiced by the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic, and Eastern Catholic Churches...
in the chapel. All of the new additions were done under the direction of rector Monsignor Callaghan.
Alumni
Notable seminary students include: Servant of GodServant of God
Servant of God is a title given to individuals by various religions, but in general the phrase is used to describe a person believed to be pious in his or her faith tradition. In the Catholic Church, it designates someone who is being investigated by the Church for possibly being recognized as a...
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen
Servant of God Fulton John Sheen, born Peter John Sheen was an American archbishop of the Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio...
, Archbishop John Roach
John Roach
John Robert Roach was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from 1975 to 1995.-Biography:...
, Archbishop James Joseph Byrne STD, Bishop Frederick F. Campbell
Frederick F. Campbell
Frederick Francis Campbell is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eleventh and current Bishop of Columbus.-Early life and education:...
, Bishop Robert J. Carlson, Bishop Richard Pates, Bishop John F. Kinney, Bishop Stephen S. Woznicki, Bishop Joseph John Annabring
Joseph John Annabring
Joseph John Annabring was the seventh Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior, in Superior, Wisconsin....
, Bishop William Henry Bullock
William Henry Bullock
William Henry Bullock was an American Roman Catholic churchman. At the time of his death, he was Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Madison....
, Bishop Paul Vincent Dudley
Paul Vincent Dudley
Paul Vincent Dudley was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Sioux Falls from 1978 to 1995.-Biography:...
D.D., Bishop Lawrence A. Glenn, Bishop Thomas G. Gorman, Bishop Hilary B. Hacker, Bishop Lambert A. Hoch, Bishop Leonard Cowley, Bishop Raymond W. Lessard, Bishop Raymond A. Lucker, Bishop Lawrence J. McNamara, Bishop John J. McRaith, Bishop Gerald F. O'Keefe D.D., Bishop Francis Joseph Schenk
Francis Joseph Schenk
Francis Joseph Schenk was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Crookston and Bishop of Duluth .-Biography:...
, Bishop Alphonse J. Schladweiler, Bishop George H. Speltz, Bishop Sylvester W. Treinen, Bishop Nicolas E. Walsh, Bishop Peter F. Christensen
Peter F. Christensen
Peter Forsyth Christensen is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as Bishop of Superior.Born in Altadena, California, he was the fourth of eight children born to Robert and Ann Christensen. The family later moved to Palos Verdes, and in 1964 Robert and Ann obtained a divorce...
, and International Lutheran Fellowship
International Lutheran Fellowship
The Lutheran Church-International is an American religious denomination. Its president from 1966 to 1998 was Pastor E. Edward Tornow of North Dakota. It is was formerly known as the International Lutheran Fellowship. Its president is Archbishop Robert W. Hotes....
Archbishop Robert Hotes of Benedictine University
Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a private Catholic university located in Lisle, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The institution has retained close relations with the Benedictine Order. Originally named St. Procopius College and located in the Pilsen community of Chicago, the school was founded in 1887 by...
.
An alumnus, Father Henry Timothy ("Tim") Vakoc
Tim Vakoc
Henry Timothy "Tim" Vakoc was a Roman Catholic priest and a United States Army chaplain during the Iraq War, attaining the rank of major. Vakoc was the first U.S. military chaplain to die from wounds received in the Iraq War...
was the first U.S. military chaplain to die from wounds received in the Iraq War.
Since its opening in 1894, over 3,000 priests have been ordained through Saint Paul Seminary.
Currently
| Board of Trustees | |
| Chair | Archbishop John Nienstedt John Clayton Nienstedt John Clayton Nienstedt is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, having previously served as Bishop of New Ulm from 2001 to 2007.-Early life and education:... |
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| Vice-Chair | Fr. Kevin McDonough, J.C.D |
| Secretary & Treasurer | Mnsgr. Callaghan, J.C.D. |
| Chair of Board Affairs | Kevin D. Conneely, J.D. |
| Chair of Finance & Audit | Robert Strachota, M.B.A. |
| Chair of Formation & Program Dev. | Fr. William Baer |
| Chair of Inst. Adv. | Michael McGovern |
| Members | Keith P. Bednarowski Bishop Blase J. Cupich, D.D. Barbara Dries, R.N. Sr. Maureen A. Fay, O.P., Ph.D. Bishop Bernard H. Harrington, D.D. Quentin J. Hietpas, J.D. Fr. Kevin T. Kenney Mary Ann Kuharski Robert Lannan, M.B.A. Teresa Mardenborough, M.Ed. Archbishop John C. Nienstedt, D.D., S.T.D. Bishop Richard Pates, D.D. Bishop Dennis M. Schnurr, D.D., J.C.D. Deacon Carl Valdez, M.A. |
| Board of Trustees Emeritus | William S. Reiling, M.B.A. |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by the prelature of an archbishop which administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis...
, formalized ties and the seminary became the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity. This agreement has allowed the seminary to expand its programs to support both the formation of seminarians to become priests and the laity to become leaders in their parishes. Students of the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity can earn degrees in Masters of Arts in Theology, Masters of Arts in Religious Education, Master of Divinity
Master of Divinity
In the academic study of theology, the Master of Divinity is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America...
, and Masters of Divinity for Laity.
There are currently over ninety seminarians studying for ten different dioceses or archdioceses with students from nine different nations living in house.
Faculty
Rector: Monsignor Aloysius R. Callaghan, J.C.D.Vice Rector of Administration: Rev. Christopher J. Beaudet, J.C.D. (Instructor of Canon Law)
Vice Rector of Student Affairs: Rev. Robert H. Pish (Dean of Men)
Priests:
- Rev. Michael Byron, S.T.D. (Systematic Theology and interim Director of Pastoral Formation))
- Rev. Scott Carl, M.Div., S.S.L. (Sacred Scripture)
- Rev. Juan Miguel Betancourt SEMV (Sacred Scripture)
- Rev. Andrew Cozzens, S.T.D. (Systematic Theology)
- Rev. Jerome Dittberner, S.T.D. (Systematic Theology)
- Rev. Thomas Margevicius, S.T.L. (Liturgical Theology)
- Rev. Jeff Huard (Director of Spiritual Formation & Spiritual Director)
- Rev. John Klockeman (Assistant Director of Spiritual Formation & Spiritual Director)
Lay Faculty:
- Thomas Fisch, Ph.D. (Sacramental Theology and Liturgy)
- Dr. Stephen Hipp S.T.D (Systematic Theology)
- David P. Jenkins, D.M.A. (Liturgical Music Director)
- Curtis Le May, M.L.S. (Theological Librarian)
- Sr. Paul Therese Saiko, SSND (Sacred Scripture)
- Kenneth D. Snyder, Ph.D. (Church History)
- Dr. Christian Washburn Ph.D (Systematic Theology)
- Christopher J. Thompson Ph.D.(Academic Dean, Catholic Studies & Moral Theology)
- Charlotte Berres, CSJ, D.Min.
Endowed Chairs:
- Sr. Katarina SchuthKatarina SchuthSr. Katarina Schuth is an active member of the Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota, since 1960, through most of which she has been a faculty member in higher education institutions. Currently she holds an Endowed Professorship for the Social Scientific Study of Religion at the Saint...
, OSF, S.T.L., Ph.D. - Social Scientific Study of Religion
External links
- Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity official website
- Official video of the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
- Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis website