Bruges seminary
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The Major Seminary in Bruges, in Dutch Grootseminarie, is a centre for training and formation in the , formerly used as the seminary for preparing candidates for the diocesan priesthood. It is located on the Potterierei in Bruges.
History[]
Since 2018, candidates for the priesthood from all Flemish dioceses have been trained at the ,[1] but the Major Seminary in Bruges continues to provide other educational opportunities, such as the Theologische academie and the School voor geloof. The seminary has a large library and is housed in the 17th-century buildings of the former Ten Duinen Abbey, established in Bruges by Bernard Campmans in 1627. The buildings also house a branch of the United Nations University which works closely with the College of Europe.
Presidents[]
The president of the seminary was one of the leading priests of the diocese and usually an honorary canon of the cathedral chapter.
The presidents:
- Louis-Joseph Delebecque (1798-1864) - president 1833-1838
- Livinus Bruneel (1798-1885) - president 1838-1869
- Petrus Dessein (1811) - president 1869-1884
- Henri Delbar (1833-1894) - president 1884-1899
- Henri Vanden Berghe (1848-1932) - president 1899-1907
- Kamiel Callewaert (1866-1943) - president 1907-1934
- Achiel Verhamme (1891-1959) - president 1934-1952
- Maurits De Keyzer (1906-1994) - president 1952-1961
- Joris Van Eeghem (1921-1999) - president 1961-1970
- Paul Declerck (1922-1981) - president 1970-1981
- Adelbert Denaux (born 1938) - president 1981-1992
- Eric Vanden Berghe (1948-2006) - president 1992-2006
- Koen Vanhoutte (born 1957) - president 2006-2016
- Philippe Hallein (born 1972) - president 2016-2018
References[]
- ^ "Priesteropleiding vertrekt na 185 jaar uit Brugge". Het Nieuwsblad. 22 November 2017.
Further reading[]
- Adelbert Denaux & Eric Vanden Berghe (eds.), De Duinenabdij en het Grootseminarie te Brugge, Tielt, 1984
- Kurt Priem, Het Grootseminarie te Brugge, de voormalige Duinenabdij, Bruges, 2009
External links[]
- Catholic Church in Belgium
- Former Catholic seminaries
- Catholic universities and colleges in Belgium
- 1833 establishments in Belgium
- Educational institutions established in 1833