St. John's Regional Seminary
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St. John's Regional Seminary is the theologate of the Catholic Church of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[1] It is a major seminary training students to become priests.
St. John's Regional Seminary is situated in Ramanthapur in Hyderabad.
Affiliation
The seminary is listed as a Major Seminary under the Roman Curia.[2]
Background
St. John's Regional Seminary[3] was founded in 1965[4] in Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, to train priests for the Catholic Church in Andhra Pradesh. In 1987, the seminary was divided into two.[5] The theologiate was retained in Hyderabad while the philosophate (St. John's Regional Seminary (Philosophate)) was moved to Kothavalasa in the northern circars of Andhra Pradesh.[6]
Board of Governors
The ten bishops and two archbishops in the state of Andhra Pradesh are ex officio members of the Board of Governors of St. John's Regional Seminary:
- Archdiocese of Hyderabad – Archbishop Poola Anthony
- Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam – Archbishop Mallavarapu Prakash
- Diocese of Srikakulam – Bishop Rayarala Vijaya Kumar
- Diocese of Eluru – Bishop Polimera Jaya Rao
- Diocese of Vijayawada – Bishop Telagathoti Joseph Raja Rao
- Diocese of Guntur – Bishop Chinnabathini Bhagyaiah
- Diocese of Nellore – Bishop D. M. Prakasam
- Diocese of Kadapa – Apostolic Administrator – Bishop Gali Bali
- Diocese of Kurnool – Administrator – Anthonappa Chowrappa
- Diocese of Nalgonda – Bishop Govindu Joji
- Diocese of Warangal – Bishop Udumala Bala
- Diocese of Khammam – Bishop M. Paul
Admissions
The seminary follows a semester system.[7] Admission is for Catholic pupils who are eligible to pursue priestly studies and from any of the ten Catholic dioceses and two archdioceses in Andhra Pradesh.[8]
See also
Other University-affiliated seminaries in Telangana region
- Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad
- Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College, Shamshabad
References
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- ↑ Handbook and Calendar 2008-2009, St. John's Regional Seminary, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad 500 013.
- ↑ The Roman Curia. Internet, accessed 25 September 2008
- ↑ Carlo Torriani, History of the PIME IN Andhra Pradesh, PIME Publications, Eluru. [1]
- ↑ J. N. M. Wijngaards, Life and Work. Internet, accessed 24 September 2008. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Handbook and Calendar 2008 -2009, p. 5
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ref. Board of Governors above.
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- Christian seminaries and theological colleges in India
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- 1965 establishments in Andhra Pradesh