St. John Vianney Seminary is a Roman Catholic college seminary

Seminary

A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...

 located on the 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...

 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The seminary's mission is "to provide basic training today for tomorrow's Catholic priests." Seminarians undergo a four-year program of spiritual conferences and individual spiritual direction in order to help them grow strong in their Catholic faith and vocational discernment.

The seminary was founded in 1968. The current rector of the seminary is Very Rev. Michael Becker. Fr. Becker was appointed rector in 2010 by 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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In 2011, the seminary is the largest college seminary in the United States with 135 seminarians and 27 sponsoring dioceses.