List of Catholic seminaries

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This is a list of Catholic seminaries in the world, including those that have been closed. According to the 2012 Pontifical Yearbook, the total number of candidates for the priesthood in the world was 118,990 at the end of the year 2010. These students were in 6,974 seminaries around the world: 3,194 diocesan seminaries and 3,780 religious seminaries.

Africa[]

Benin[]

  • Saint-Gall de Ouidah Major Seminary

Congo, Democratic Republic of[]

Ghana[]

Namibia[]

Nigeria[]

  • St. John Vianney Seminary, Barkin Ladi - Established in January 1958 by the late Right Rev. Dr. John Reddington for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos.
  • - Established in 1982; for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri
  • Seat of Wisdom Seminary (philosophy Campus), Ariam-Umuahia
  • , Enugu - A provincial seminary for the Onitsha ecclesiastical province, established in 1950.
  • St Albert the Great Idowu Ofonron Abeokuta, Ogun State
  • St Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene
  • St Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary, Makurdi
  • Pope John Paul II Major Seminary, Awka
  • SS Peter and Paul, Bodija, Ibadan
  • All Saints Seminary, Ekpoma
  • Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Kaduna
  • Claretian Institute of Philosophy, Nekede
  • Spiritan International school of Theology, Attakwu
  • Spiritan Institute of Philosophy, Isienu
  • St Augustine Seminary, Jos
  • Blessed Iwene Tansi Major Seminary, Onitsha
  • The National Missionary Seminary of St Paul, Gwagwalada Abuja

South Africa[]

  • St John Vianney Seminary - Pretoria (National Seminary)
  • St Francis Xavier Orientation Year Seminary (Cape Town)
  • Redemptoris Mater Seminary for training priests of the Neo-Catechumenal Way (Cape Town)
  • St Joseph’s Theological Institute
  • St Philip Neri collegium (Preparatory year seminary)

Togo[]

  • Jean Paul II Interdiocesan Major Seminary, Lomé
  • , Kpalimé
  • Benoit XVI Interdiocesan Major Seminary, Tchitchao

Uganda[]

There are several Seminaries in Uganda divided into three; Junior, Minor and Major seminaries.

Major seminaries

  • St. Mbaaga's Major Seminary, Ggaba (Philosophy and Theology)
  • St. Mary's National Seminary, Ggaba (Theology)
  • St. Thomas Aquinas National Seminary, Katigondo (Philosophy)
  • Uganda Martyrs National Major Seminary, Alokolum (Philosophy)
  • St. Paul's National Seminary, Kinyamasika (Theology)

Minor and Junior Seminaries

  • Bukalasa Minor Seminary
  • ,
  • - minor seminary
  • - in Nandele and Nyenga; minor seminary
  • Nadiket seminary - for the dioceses of Kotido and Moroto
  • - minor seminary
  • - located in Nswanjere; junior seminary
  • - Located in Tororo district; West Budama County; Junior and Minor Seminary
  • - in Kabale for Kabale Diocese; minor seminary
  • Kitabi Seminary in Bushenyi for Mbarara Arch diocese; minor seminary
  • Sacred Heart Mission for the Brothers of Divine Mercy; Missionary preparation
  • Sacred Heart Seminary Lacor - Gulu archdiocese
  • St. Peter's Seminary-Madera) - in Soroti for Soroti Diocese; minor seminary
  • St. John Bosco Minor Seminary, Hoima - in Hoima Diocese
  • Sts. Peter & Paul Seminary Pokea,Arua- minor Seminary for Arua diocese and Nebbi Diocese

Americas[]

Argentina[]

Argentina has 32 major seminaries.

Bolivia[]

  • Seminario Mayor San luis, Cochabamba.

Brazil[]

By the 'Organización de Seminarios Latinoamericanos' (OSLAM), there are 429 seminaries in Brazil. The following list is by leading Ecclesiastical Provinces.

Aparecida

Belém do Pará

Belo Horizonte

  • - for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
  • - for the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

Brasília

Campinas

Cascavel

Curitiba

  • - for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba
  • - for the Archdiocese of Curitiba

Fortaleza

  • Seminário da Prainha - founded in 1864; for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza
  • - for the Archdiocese of Fortaleza

Goiânia

Guarulhos

Mariana

Natal

Niteroi

Nova Friburgo

Olinda e Recife

Porto Alegre

  • - for the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
  • - for the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre

São Paulo

São Salvador da Bahia

São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

Vitória

Canada[]

Alberta

  • St. Joseph Seminary (Edmonton, Alberta) - Opened in 1927

British Columbia

  • Seminary of Christ the King - In Westminster Abbey of Benedictine, Mission; Founded in 1939

Ontario

  • St. Augustine's Seminary - Archdiocesan seminary of the Archdiocese of Toronto; established in 1913
  • St. Peter's Seminary - Located in the Diocese of London, Ontario. Established in 1912, and affiliated with King's University College, University of Western Ontario
  • St. Philip's Seminary - Archdiocesan seminary of the Archdiocese of Toronto; established in 1986
  • - Archdiocesan house of formation of the Archdiocese of Toronto where pre-theology seminarians reside; established in 1984 as a House of Discernment to the Priesthood

Quebec

Closed:

Chile[]

  • San Fidel Seminary, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile - In Santiago

Colombia[]

Colombia has 50 major seminaries.

Cuba[]

Dominican Republic[]

  • - for the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo

Ecuador[]

  • Seminario Mayor San Jose,[5] Quito

Mexico[]

There are 66 seminaries in Mexico. This list is by main Ecclesiastical Provinces.

Acapulco

Antequera, Oaxaca

  • - for the Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca

Chihuahua

Durango

  • - for the Archdiocese of Durango

Guadalajara

Hermosillo

  • - for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hermosillo

Jalapa

  • - for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jalapa

México

Monterrey

  • - for the Archdiocese of Monterrey

Morelia

Puebla de los Angeles

  • - for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles[6]

San Luis Potosí

  • - for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi
  • - For the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi

Tlalnepantla

Yucatán

Paraguay[]

  • Seminario Mayor Nacional del Paraguay,[7] Asuncion

Peru[]

Puerto Rico[]

Trinidad and Tobago[]

  • Regional Seminary of St John Vianney and the Ugandan Martyrs in Tunapuna, Trinidad - founded in 1943, became a regional seminary for the Antilles Episcopal Conference in 1970. Jamaican seminarians formerly at St. Michael's Theological College were moved to Trinidad in 1996.[8][9]

United States[]

According to the 2010 Official Catholic Directory, as of 2009 there are 189 seminaries with 5,131 students in the United States; 3,319 diocesan seminarians and 1,812 religious seminarians. By the official 2011 statistics, there are 5,247 seminarians (3,394 diocesan and 1,853 religious) in the United States.

California

  • Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (Berkeley) - Run by the Dominican Friars; opened in 1964.
  • Franciscan School of Theology (Oceanside) - Run by the Franciscan Friars; opened in 1854.
  • Immaculate Conception Apostolic School (Colfax) - Was run by the Legionaries of Christ but closed in 2011.
  • Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (Berkeley) - Run by the Society of Jesus; opened in 1969.
  • (Gardena) - Archdiocesan seminary.
  • (Santa Barbara) - Run by the Franciscan Friars; opened in 1901.
  • St. John's Seminary (Camarillo) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1939. Formerly operated by the Congregation of the Mission from 1939 to 1987.
  • St. Patrick Seminary (Menlo Park) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1898.
  • (Berkeley) - Run by the Marist Fathers.
  • (Grand Terrace, California) - Run by the Diocese of San Bernardino; opened in 1995.

Colorado

  • St. John Vianney Seminary (Denver) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1999. Opened at the site of the former St. Thomas Seminary operated by the Congregation of the Mission from 1907 to 1995.
  • Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Denver) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way; opened in 1996.

Connecticut

District of Columbia

  • Saint John Paul II Seminary[10] - Archdiocese of Washington; opened in 2011.
  • Dominican House of Studies - Run by the Dominican Friars; opened in 1905.
  • Redemptoris Mater Seminary - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way; erected 2001.
  • Theological College - Run by the Society of St. Sulpice; opened in 1917.
  • Washington Theological Union - Sponsored by seven religious communities; opened in 1968, closed in 2015.

Florida

  • St. John Vianney College Seminary (Miami) - Founded in 1959
  • St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary (Boynton Beach) - Diocesan seminary; founded in 1963.
  • Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Miami) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way; opened 2011.

Illinois

  • Catholic Theological Union (Chicago) - Run by twenty-four various religious institutes; opened in 1968.
  • University of Saint Mary of the Lake (Mundelein) - Archdiocesan major seminary; opened in 1921.

Indiana

Iowa

  • Divine Word College (Epworth) - Run by the Society of the Divine Word; opened in 1931
  • St. Pius X Seminary at Loras College (Dubuque) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1839.

Louisiana

  • Notre Dame Seminary (New Orleans) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1923.
  • (St. Benedict) - Run by the Benedictine Monks; opened in 1891.
  • (Pineville) - Diocesan seminary; opened date and closed date TBA

Maryland

  • (Chillum) - Run by the Institute of the Incarnate Word; opened in 1998.
  • Mount St. Mary's Seminary (Emmitsburg) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1808.
  • St. Mary's Seminary (Baltimore) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1791.

Massachusetts

  • Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary (Weston) - Archdiocesan seminary for adult vocations; opened in 1964.
  • (Boston) - Run by the Oblates of the Virgin Mary; opened in 1978.
  • Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Chestnut Hill) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way; erected 2005.
  • St. John's Seminary (Boston) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1884.

Michigan

  • Sacred Heart Major Seminary (Detroit) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1919.
  • Ss. Cyril & Methodius Seminary (Orchard Lake) - National seminary for Polish immigrants; opened in 1885.

Minnesota

  • (Mankato) -High school seminary run by the Institute of the Incarnate Word; opened in 2008.
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary (Winona) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1948.
  • (Collegeville) - Saint John's School of Theology∙Seminary; opened in 1857 as Saint John's Seminary.[11]
  • St. John Vianney College Seminary (St. Paul)
  • Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity (St. Paul) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1894.

Missouri

  • Conception Seminary College (Conception) - Run by the Benedictine Monks; opened in 1886.
  • Kenrick–Glennon Seminary (Shrewsbury, St. Louis County) - Run by the Archdiocese of Saint Louis; founded in 1898.
  • (Perryville) - Run by the Congregation of the Mission; operated 1818–1995.
  • St. Vincent's Seminary (Cape Girardeau) - Run by the Congregation of the Mission; operated 1838-1979 as a minor seminary.

Nebraska

  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary (Denton) - Run by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter; opened in 2000.
  • (Seward) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1998

New Jersey

  • Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology (South Orange) - Founded in 1860 and part of Seton Hall University.
  • Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Kearny, New Jersey) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way; opened in 1991. Undergraduate and graduate theological studies take place at Seton Hall University.
  • (South Orange, New Jersey) - Diocesan Minor Seminary located on the campus of Seton Hall University.
  • (Wayne, New Jersey) - Diocesan minor seminary founded in 1965; became co-ed college prep with name changed to Neumann Prep in the late 1970s; closed 1990.

New York

  • St. Joseph's Seminary (Dunwoodie) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1896. From September 2013, it received students from the closed Seminary of the Immaculate Conception. It provides formation in the Greater New York Area (the Archdiocese, Brooklyn, and Rockville Center).
  • (Douglaston) - Opened in 1967 as Cathedral College for the Archdiocese of New York and the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Center in 1967. It was converted to Cathedral Seminary Residence in 1989. It serves as the minor seminary for the Greater New York Area (the Archdiocese, Brooklyn, and Rockville Center) and for college-level seminarians from the Dioceses of Scranton, Syracuse, and the Diocese of Albany.

North Carolina

Ohio

  • Athenaeum of Ohio-Mount St. Mary Seminary (Cincinnati) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1829
  • Borromeo College Seminary (Cleveland) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1953.
  • Pontifical College Josephinum (Columbus) - International seminary of pontifical status; opened in 1888
  • Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology (Cleveland) - Established in 1848

Oregon

  • Mount Angel Seminary (St. Benedict) - Run by the Order of Saint Benedict; opened in 1889.

Pennsylvania

  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary (Philadelphia) – Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1832. The current Theological Building was completed in 1871.
  • St. Paul Seminary (Pittsburgh) – Diocesan seminary for the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
  • St. Vincent Seminary (Latrobe) – Diocesan seminary; Benedictine affiliated; opened in 1855.
  • St. Mark Seminary (Erie) - Diocesan seminary.
  • (Philadelphia) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way.

Rhode Island

  • Our Lady of Providence Seminary (Providence, Rhode Island) - Diocesan seminary; opened in 1942.

Texas

  • Assumption Seminary (San Antonio) - Archdiocesan seminary; established in 1915.
  • Holy Trinity Seminary (Irving) - Diocesan seminary; established in 1964.
  • Oblate School of Theology (San Antonio) - Run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate; opened in 1903.
  • St. Anthony Junior Seminary (San Antonio) - Run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate; operated from 1905 to 1995. Taken over by the University of the Incarnate Word in 1995.
  • (El Paso) - Diocesan seminary.
  • (Houston) - Archdiocesan seminary.
  • (El Paso) - Franciscan theological seminary for Mexican province.
  • Redemptoris Mater Seminary (Dallas) - Diocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way.

Washington

  • (Spokane) - Diocesan seminary

Wisconsin

  • Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology (Hales Corners) - Run by the Priests of the Sacred Heart; opened in 1932.
  • Saint Francis de Sales Seminary (Milwaukee) - Archdiocesan seminary; opened in 1845.
  • St. Lawrence Seminary High School (Mount Calvary) - Run by the Capuchin Friars; opened in 1860.

Uruguay[]

  • Mayor Interdiocesano Cristo Rey,[13] Montevideo

Venezuela[]

  • - for the Archdiocese of Caracas

Asia/Pacific[]

Australia[]

New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory

  • Good Shepherd Seminary - established at Homebush in 1996 by then Cardinal Edward Bede Clancy, is the seminary of the Archdiocese of Sydney, as well as NSW and ACT.
  • Holy Spirit Seminary - established at St Mary's in the Diocese of Parramatta by Bishop Kevin Manning in 2008.
  • Redemptoris Mater - seminary of the Archdiocese of Sydney for the Neocatechumenal Way.
  • St Patrick's College - opened in 1889, was located at Manly. The seminary closed in 2005.
  • - established in Wagga Wagga by Bishop William Brennan in 1992.

Queensland

  • Pius XII Provincial Seminary, Brisbane - closed 2001.
  • Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane - established by the Queensland Bishops in 2007 and opened by Cardinal Levada

South Australia

  • St Francis Xavier Seminary, Adelaide - closed 2001.

Victoria and Tasmania

  • Corpus Christi College - established at Werribee in 1923 by Archbishop Daniel Mannix for the dioceses of Victoria, and later Tasmania as well. Moved to Glen Waverley in 1960, then to Clayton in 1973 and presently to Carlton in 2000.

Western Australia

  • Redemptoris Mater - seminary of the Archdiocese of Perth for the Neo-Catechumenal Way.
  • - established by Archbishop Barry James Hickey for the West Australian dioceses.

Other

  • Holy Cross Seminary of the SSPX[14]

Bangladesh[]

Dhaka

  • - for the
  • - for the

China[]

Hong Kong

  • Holy Spirit Seminary - for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

Macau

East Timor[]

Fiji[]

  • Pacific Regional Seminary of St Peter Chanel,[15] Suva (founded 1972)

Guam[]

  • Saint John Paul the Great Archdiocesan Seminary of Guam, Malojloj
  • Redemptoris Mater (seminary) (Guam) - Archdiocesan missionary seminary consisting of vocations from the Neocatechumenal Way.

India[]

  • Little Flower Seminary, Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Aluva - 683101, Kerala, India (Run by CST Fathers, 1961)
  • ST MARYS MINOR SEMINARY THRISSUR
  • ST MARYS MINOR SEMINARY PALAKKAD
  • ST ALPHONSA MINOR SEMINARY THAMARASERRY
  • ST JOSEPH MINOR SEMINARY THALASERY
  • MSFS MINOR SEMINARY ALATTUR
  • BETHLEHEM MINOR SEMINARY ELENJIPARA CHALAKUDY
  • Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth Pontifical Institution of Philosophy and Religion, Pune - Founded in 1905 and run by Jesuits.
  • Mary Matha Major Seminary: Seminary is run by Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
  • Papal Seminary Pune - run by Jesuits.
  • - run by Salesians of Don Bosco
  • Rachol Seminary - founded in 1521 for the church of Goa
  • Chorão Seminary founded in 1761
  • Morning Star Seminary College, Kolkata West Bengal
  • Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar - founded in 1887
  • St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum - minor seminary for the Syro-Malankara Archeparchy of Trivandrum
  • St. John's Regional Seminary - founded in 1965 for the church of
  • St. Joseph's Inter-diocesan Seminary, Mangalore - first established in 1763 and later at the current location in 1879
  • St. Mary’s Malankara Major Seminary - center of priestly training of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
  • St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam, Kerala
  • , Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
  • , Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  • St. Peter's Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Theology (Major Seminary), Bangalore
  • , Mangalapuzha, Aluva syro Malabar
  • ,
  • Dharmaram College, Major Seminary of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, Bangalore
  • Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, Pontifical Athanaeum of Philosophy Theology and Canon Law
  • , Pala, India
  • , Kunnoth, India
  • Sacred Heart Seminary, Poonamalle, Chennai
  • Mount Carmel Petit Seminary Fortcochin, Diocese Of Cochin

Indonesia[]

  • , Mertoyudan, Magelang
  • , Yogyakarta
  • , Jakarta
  • , Flores
  • , Bogor, Jawa Barat
  • , Bandung Jawa Barat
  • Seminari Tinggi Fermentum, Keuskupan Bandung, Bandung, Jawa Barat
  • Seminari Menengah Santo Paulus Palembang, Keuskupan Agung Palembang
  • Seminari Menengah Santo Petrus Aek Tolang, Keuskupan Sibolga
  • Seminari Menengah Christus Sacerdos Pematangsiantar, Keuskupan Agung Medan
  • Seminari Tinggi Santo Petrus Pematangsiantar, Keuskupan Agung Medan

Israel and Palestinian Territories[]

  • - in Beit Jala near Jerusalem, originally opened in 1852
  • Custody of the Holy Land - in Jerusalem in the Old City of Jerusalem, originally opened in 1219
  • (Redemptoris Mater Galilee Seminary)

Japan[]

  • - two campuses; one in the Sulpician Seminary of Fukuoka, the other in Tokyo

Kazakhstan[]

Malaysia[]

  • College General - Located in Tanjung Bungah, Penang

New Zealand[]

  • Good Shepherd College - Auckland, founded in 2001.
  • Holy Cross Seminary - Founded in Dunedin in 1900, relocated to Auckland in 1997. National Seminary for the six dioceses of New Zealand.
  • Holy Name Seminary - established in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1947; closed at the end of 1978 (was staffed by the Society of Jesus).
  • St Mary's Seminary - established in 1850 by New Zealand's first Catholic Bishop, Jean Baptiste François Pompallier and closed in 1869 when Pompallier left the country.
  • The Marist Seminary - for the training of Marist priests. It was first opened in 1889 in Hawkes Bay and was relocated to Auckland in 1992.

Pakistan[]

Philippines[]

  • Our Lady of Sheshan Major Seminary of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, San Celestino, Lipa City
  • Our Lady of La Salette College Seminary (Silang, Cavite)
  • St. Augustine Minor Seminary-Minor Seminary of Iba, Zambales, Luzon covering Olongapo City and Zambales Province
  • Augustinian Novitiate and Prayer House (Talisay City, Cebu) - Novitiate House of the Augustinian, Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu
  • Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) Father Otto Hopfenmuller Formation House, [Loyola Heights, Quezon City]
  • Adorno Fathers Seminary (Vinzons, Camarines Norte) - Formation House Seminary of the Clerics Regular Minor Philippines
  • Divine Word Seminary -Tagaytay
  • San Jacinto Seminary (Penablanca, Cagayan) - Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
  • Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary (Aparri, Cagayan) - Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
  • Blessed John XXIII Seminary (Cebu City)
  • Christ the King Mission Seminary (Quezon City) - run by the Divine Word Missionaries
  • Cor Jesu Seminary (Dipolog City)
  • Father Hannibal Formation Center - Manila (Parañaque) - run by the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus for seminarians from Luzon
  • Saint Hannibal Formation Center - Cebu (Cebu City) - run by the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus for seminarians from Visayas and Mindanao
  • Diocesan Seminary of the Heart of Jesus (San Fernando La Union) - minor seminary
  • Holy Rosary Seminary (Naga and San Jose, Camarines Sur) - seminary of the Archdiocese of Caceres
  • Holy Trinity College Seminary (Daet, Camarines Norte) - college seminary of the Diocese of Daet
  • Immaculate Conception School of Theology (Vigan, Ilocos Sur)
  • Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary (Vigan, Ilocos Sur)
  • Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary (Guiguinto, Bulacan) - Minor seminary of the Diocese of Malolos
  • Immaculate Conception Major Seminary (Guiguinto, Bulacan) - Major seminary of the Diocese of Malolos
  • Immaculate Conception Major Seminary- Graduate School of Theology (Guiguinto, Bulacan) - Graduate School of Theology of the Diocese of Malolos
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary (Tagbilaran City, Bohol)
  • John Paul II Minor Seminary (Antipolo, Rizal) - high school seminary of the Diocese of Antipolo
  • Maradjao Magbalantay College Seminary (Surigao City, Surigao del Norte) - college seminary of the Diocese of Surigao
  • Kabankalan City, - college seminary of the Diocese of Kabankalan
  • Maria Assumpta Seminary (Cabanatuan City) - high school and college seminary of the Diocese of Cabanatuan
  • Mary Cause of Our Joy College Seminary (Bacarra) - Major Seminary of the Diocese of Laoag
  • Mary Help of Christians College Seminary (Dagupan City)
  • Mary Help of Christians School Seminary (Binmaley, Pangasinan)
  • Mary Help of Christians Theology Seminary (San Fabian, Pangasinan)
  • Mary's Children Formation College ()
  • Maryhurst Seminary (Baguio)
  • Mater Salutis College Seminary (Legazpi City, Albay) - college seminary of the Diocese of Legazpi
  • Mission Society of the Philippines[16] (Tagaytay, Cavite and Cebu City) - Official Missionary Arm of the Philippine Roman Catholic Church
  • Mother of Good Counsel Seminary (San Fernando City, Pampanga) - seminary of the Archdiocese of San Fernando de Pampanga
  • Mount Saint Aloysius College Seminary (Gumaca, Quezon) - college seminary of the Diocese of Gumaca
  • The Nativity of Our Lady College Seminary (Borongan City, Eastern Samar)
  • Oblates of St. Joseph Major Seminary (Lipa City, Batangas)
  • Oblates of St. Joseph Minor Seminary (San Jose, Batangas) - high school seminary
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary (Makati) - high school seminary of the Archdiocese of Manila
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Seminary (Lipa City, Batangas) - (OFM Cap.) Capuchin Formation House of the in the Philippines
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seminary (Sariaya, Quezon) - Minor Seminary, Diocese of Lucena
  • Our Lady of Peace College Seminary (Tarlac City) - Diocese of Tarlac
  • Our Lady of Penafrancia Seminary (Sorsogon City) - high school and college seminary of the Diocese of Sorsogon
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Seminary (Koronadal City) - Minor Seminary, Diocese of Marbel
  • Our Lady of the Angels Seminary (Quezon City) - (OFM) Franciscan College Seminary
  • Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Seminary (Lucban, Quezon) - Major seminary, Diocese of Lucena
  • Our Lady of the Visitacion Seminary- Cauayan city Isabela
  • Pope Paul VI Minor Seminary (Maasin City, Southern Leyte)
  • Queen of Apostles College Seminary (Tagum City)
  • St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao (Davao City)
  • Sacred Heart Seminary - Bacolod (Bacolod)
  • Sacred Heart Seminary (Palo, Leyte)
  • Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium (Cagay, Roxas City, Capiz) - major seminary of the Archdiocese of Capiz
  • Saint Albert the Great Seminary (Calamba City, Laguna) - pre-novitiate house of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) Philippine Province
  • Saint Alphonsus Regional Seminary (Lucena City, Quezon) - Theologate Degree, Diocese of Lucena
  • St. Anthony High School Seminary (Masbate)
  • Saint Anthony Mary Claret Seminary (Culiat, Quezon City) - College Seminary of the Claretian Missionaries in the Philippines and Vietnam
  • San Antonio Maria Claret House (Tandang Sora, Quezon City) - Theology house of the Claretian Missionaries
  • Saint Augustine Senior-Major Seminary (Tagaytay, Cavite) - seminary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan
  • St. Camillus College Seminary (Marikina)
  • Saint Francis de Sales Minor Seminary (Lipa City, Batangas) - Minor (High School) Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lipa
  • Saint Francis de Sales Institute of Formation (Marawoy, Lipa City, Batangas) - Pre-College Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lipa
  • Saint Francis de Sales Major Seminary (Marawoy, Lipa City, Batangas) - Major (College) Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lipa
  • Saint Francis de Sales Theological Seminary (Marawoy, Lipa City, Batangas)- Theology Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lipa
  • St. Francis Xavier Seminary (Baguio)
  • St. Francis Xavier College Seminary (Davao City)
  • St. Gregory the Great Seminary (Panal, Tabaco City); Celebrating 50 years in Panal 2–3 September 2010. Minor Seminary for the Diocese of Legazpi
  • St. John Evangelist School of Theology[17] - seminary of the Archdiocese of Palo, Leyte
  • St. John Ma. Vianney Formation House (Antipolo)
  • St. John the Baptist the Precursor Seminary (Marikina)
  • St. John Vianney Theological Seminary (Cagayan de Oro City)
  • St. Joseph Major Seminary (Infanta)
  • St. Joseph Pre-College Seminary (Alaminos, Pangasinan)
  • St. Joseph Seminary (Bangued, Abra)
  • Saint Joseph Seminary (Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental)
  • St. Joseph Seminary (Ipil)
  • Saint Joseph Regional Seminary (Jaro, Iloilo City) - Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Jaro
  • Saint Joseph Seminary (Puerto Princesa City, Palawan)
  • St. Mary's Seminary (Laoag City, Ilocos Norte) - Minor Seminary of the Diocese of Laoag
  • Sto. Nino Seminary (Numancia, Aklan) - minor and college
  • St. Paul Seminary Foundation (Silang, Cavite)
  • St. Peter College Seminary (Butuan City)
  • St. Peter's Seminary (Mountain Province)
  • St. Pius X Seminary (Lawaan, Roxas City, Capiz) - minor seminary of the Archdiocese of Capiz
  • St. Therese Pre-College Seminary (Mati City, Davao Oriental)
  • St. Vincent de Paul College Seminary (Calbayog City, Samar)
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Seminary - (Jaro, Iloilo City) - Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Jaro
  • Seminario Mayor de San Carlos (Mabolo, Cebu City)
  • San Carlos Seminary (Makati) - the Royal and Conciliar major seminary of the Archdiocese of Manila
  • San Agustin Center of Studies[18] (Quezon City, Philippines) - Theology Seminary of the Augustinian, Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu
  • San Agustin Seminary (Guadalupe Viejo, Makati) - Late Vocations Seminary of the Augustinian, Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu
  • San Carlos Seminary College (Cebu City)
  • San Jose de Mindanao College Seminary (Cagayan de Oro City)
  • San Jose Seminary (Katipunan, Quezon City) - Jesuit-run seminary for diocesan priests; in Ateneo de Manila University
  • San Lorenzo Ruiz Seminary (Odiongan, Romblon)
  • San Pablo Seminary (Baguio) - major seminary (regional philosophy seminary of Northern Luzon)
  • Seminario de San Jose (Puerto Princesa City, Palawan) - minor and major seminary
  • Seminario de Jesus Nazareno (Borongan City, Eastern Samar)
  • Seminario Mayor Recoletos (Baguio)
  • University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary - Dominican-run inter-diocesan seminary of the Philippines, found within the vicinity of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila
  • Vincent Hills Seminary (Angono, Rizal)
  • Don Bosco Prenovitiate Seminary ([Canlubang, Calamba City, Laguna])
  • Don Bosco Sacred Heart Posnovitiate Seminary ([Canlubang, Calamba City, Laguna])
  • Seminaryo ng Don Bosco (Parañaque)
  • Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate (Parañaque)
  • Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) Father Jordan Formation House, [Amadeo, Cavite]
  • Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) Mater Salvatoris Theologate House, [New Manila, Quezon City]
  • Pastor Bonus Seminary (Archdiocese of Zamboanga) Tetuan, Zamboanga City

Solomon Islands[]

  • Holy Name of Mary Seminary, Tenaru, Guadalcanal Province. Inter-diocesan seminary founded in 1995.[19]

Singapore[]

  • St Francis Xavier Major Seminary,[20] - founded in 1983

South Korea[]

At the end of the year 2011, there are 7 major seminaries in Korea; and the number of seminarians in these seven seminaries is 1,587 — from diocesan 1,317, religious & missionary 270.

  • College of Theology, Catholic University of Korea - founded in 1855, currently located on the Songsin campus of Seoul; 'Songsin' means Holy Spirit in Korean.
  • Department of Theology, Gwangju Catholic University,[21] - founded in 1962, second oldest in Korea
  • College of Theology, Catholic University of Daegu[22] - founded by the Archdiocese of Daegu
  • Department of Theology, Catholic University of Pusan[23] - also running the College of Nursing
  • Department of Theology, Daejeon Catholic University[24]
  • Department of Theology, Incheon Catholic University[25] - founded in 1995, also running the College of Religious Arts
  • Department of Theology, Suwon Catholic University[26] - founded in 1982

Thailand[]

There are numerous minor seminaries and one major seminary:

Vietnam[]

There are 8 major seminaries with 1,480 students in Vietnam.

  • - Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Hanoi
  • - Major Seminary in Vinh
  • (Xuân Bích Major Seminary) - Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Huế
  • (Sao Biển Major Seminary) - Major Seminary in Nha Trang
  • - Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City
  • - Major Seminary of the Diocese of Xuân Lôc
  • (Thánh Quí Major Seminary) - Major Seminary in Cần Thơ
  • (Đức Mẹ Vô Nhiễm Major Seminary of Bùi Chu) - Major Seminary of Diocese of Bùi Chu

And some minor seminaries:

Europe[]

Albania[]

Austria[]

  • Collegium Canisianum - International seminary run by the Jesuits, in Innsbruck
  • - 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

Belarus[]

Belgium[]

  • John XXIII Seminary, Leuven - the Dutch-speaking major seminary.
  • in Namur[29][30] - the French-speaking major seminary.
  • Notre-Dame de la Strada,[31] - formation house in Brussels for the Archdiocese of Paris.
  • , International Diocesan Missionary Seminary[32] for the Neocatechumenal Way in Namur.
  • , seminary for the Neocatechumenal Way in Limelette.

No longer trains seminarians:

  • Major Seminary, Bruges,[33] 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[30] - moved seminarians to Namur.
  • Séminaire de Tournai[34] - Diocese of Tournai, moved seminarians to Namur.
  • Séminaire Saint-Paul,[35] in Louvain-la-Neuve - moved seminarians to Namur.
  • 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[36]
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna; minor seminary[37]
  • ;

Croatia[]

  • Archdiocesan Classical Gymnasium - with minor seminary, located in Zagreb
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rijeka; major seminary[38]
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb; major seminary[39]
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split; major seminary[40]
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek; major seminary[41]
  • ;

Czech Republic[]

France[]

Closed:

Germany[]

By main Ecclesiastical Provinces:

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
  • - 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
  • - for the Diocese of Trier

Freiburg im Breisgau

  • - for the Archdiocese of Freiburg
  • - for the Diocese of Mainz

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
  • 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
  • - for the Archdiocese of Paderborn
  • Priesterseminar Erfurt[49] - for former dioceses of the GDR: Berlin, Dresden-Meissen, Erfurt, Magdeburg and Görlitz

Other

Hungary[]

Ireland[]

The Catholic Church in Ireland encompasses the entire island of Ireland, including the distinct political entities 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.[54]
  • Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary, Dundalk. Seminary for the Archdiocese of Armagh run under the auspices of the Neocatechumenal Way.[55] In 2017 it was training 16 seminarians from eight countries.[56]

The remaining diocesan seminaries are closed:

Religious congregations also had houses of formation in Ireland:

  • Franciscan Novitiate, Killarney, Co. Kerry. Built in 1860, students were then sent to St. Anthony's in Galway.[66]
  • 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 Co. Wicklow, moved in 1863.
  • Belcamp Hall, Raheny, was the juniorate of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
  • Bessborough House Oblates Our Lady's Scholasticate in Piltown Co. Kilkenny, from 1941 to 1971.
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, Cahermoyle, Ardagh, Co. Limerick, Oblate junior novitiate
  • Moyne Park, Abbeyknocknoy, , Co. Galway, in 1909 opened as a Camillian hospice,[67][68][69] a seminary for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1936,[70][71] closed in the early 1970s.[72] was the home of Declan Ganley,[73] Donovan and George MacBeth until his death in 1992.[74]
  • Dalgan House, Shrule, Co. Mayo.[75] Built in 1801, and bought by the Duke of Bedford in 1853, it was a seminary for the Columbans in 1918 until 1941.[76] It is now demolished.
  • St Columbans College, Dalgan Park, Navan, was the seminary of the Columbans after 1941.[76][77]
  • St Patrick's, Donamon Castle, County Roscommon. Novitiate of the Divine Word Missionaries, opened 1939, closed in 1980.[78][79]
  • Kilshane, County Tipperary. Novitiate of Holy Ghost Fathers (the Spiritians),[80] was purchased in August 1933 and opened as a Novitiate for both clerics and brothers.[81]
  • Kimmage Manor, Co. Dublin. Formation house of the Holy Ghost Fathers (the Spiritians) for those going on to Kilshane.[82]
  • 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.[83][84]
  • Kinury, near Westport, Co. 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.[85]
  • Cloghballymore House, Ballinderreen, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway, was a tower house, then a country estate. In 1906, Count Llewellyn Blake owned it and gave it to the Society of the African Missions and was their novitiate from 1924 until the mid 1970s. Since 1981, it has been a nursing home.[86][87]
  • 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.[88]
  • Dromantine House, Newry Co. Down, was a seminary of the Society of the African Missions from 1926 until 1972.[89]
  • St Augustine's College (Loughan House), Blacklion, Co. Cavan. Novitiate of the White Fathers from September 1955 and closed in 1970.
  • Coláiste Mhuire, Marino, Dublin. Teacher Training Centre of the Irish Christian Brothers.
  • St. Helen's, Booterstown, Dublin. Headquarters and novitiate of the Irish Christian Brothers, 1925 until 1988. Now a hotel.
  • The Abbey, Loughrea, Co. Galway. Since 1645, it had a community of Discalced Carmelites, and trained novices since 1664. In 1882, a new novitiate was constructed, and extended in 1934. The novitiate is closed, but a community remains.[90]
  • Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, in 1930, had a Discalced Carmelite juniorate. It closed in 1996 and is now a hotel.[91]
  • Loughrea, Co. Galway, contained a novitiate of the De La Salle Brothers, which was active into the 1980s.[90]
  • Faithlegg House, County Waterford. In 1935, it was sold to the De La Salle religious institute by the Power family. It was a novitiate until the 1980s.[92] It is now Faithlegg House Hotel.[93]
  • St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Tullamore. This was the novitiate of the Jesuits in Ireland until the move to Emo Court in 1930.[94]
  • 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. It now has the English-speaking Tertianship for Europe.
  • Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy formed out of the Jesuit Theology Faculty, with the National University of Ireland validating its academic programmes.
  • St Patrick's, Esker, Athenry, Co. Galway. Established on 18 August 1901 and until 1936 it was the Redemptorist Irish Province major seminary. 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.[95] It is now the GMIT Art College.
  • Pallotine College Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Founded by the Pallotines in 1907, from 1909 to 1986 priests from the college would have studied at the nearby St. Patrick's College, Thurles.
  • St Gabriel's, The Graan, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. Novitiate of the Passionists, 1909–1976, is now a nursing home, although a community of Passionists remain onsite.
  • Tobar Mhuire, Crossgar, Co. Down, (formerly Crossgar House). From 1950 until 1976, was the Passionist Juniorate, then a novitiate and as of February 2010, it is a Retreat and Conference Centre.
  • 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, Co. Cavan. Former Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary novitiate and seminary, now an outdoor education centre, and religious community remain.[citation needed]
  • 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, Co. Dublin. Opened as a novitiate for the Augustinians, it remained a student house until the late 1980s, when it became a retreat centre and closed in 2016[96]
  • Carmelite Friary Kinsale Co. 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.[97]
  • Colaiste Chiarain, a Christian Brothers Novitiate, was at Rathmicheal in south Dublin.[98]

Italy[]

The list includes some seminaries by principal Ecclesiastical Provinces.

Benevento

Catania

Florence

Genoa

Lecce

Messina

Milan

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

Rome

See also: List of Pontifical Universities in 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 - 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

Taranto

Torino

Venice

Latvia[]

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[]

  • - 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,  [nl], run by the Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam
  • St John's Centre ( [nl]) run by the Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch
  • Bovendonk Seminary,[99] for part-time study and later vocations, run by the Diocese of Breda
  • Vronesteyn Seminary in Voorburg,[100] 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  [nl] in Cadier en Keer, for the Neocatechumenal Way.

Norway[]

  • St. Eystein presteseminar, Oslo - Established March 1, 2006. For the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo.[101]

Poland[]

Portugal[]

Romania[]

Russia[]

Slovakia[]

Closed:

Slovenia[]

Spain[]

Spain has 77 seminaries.

Sweden[]

Switzerland[]

United Kingdom[]

The current active major seminaries of the United Kingdom are in England.

England

Closed:

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

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