Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology

**History at a glance**
Type	secondary school
Type	liberal arts college
Closed	1887 due to fire
Transferred to	Jasper Academy
Type	major seminary, minor seminary
Type	major seminary, minor seminary, liberal arts college, secondary school

Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Type	Roman Catholic all-male seminary;; coed lay programs
Established	1857
Affiliation	Catholic Church (St. Meinrad Archabbey)
Rector	Vy. Rev. Denis Robinson, OSB
Students	170 (78 undergrad, 92 postgrad)
Location	Saint Meinrad, IN, USA
Campus	Rural; 250 acres (1.0 km2)
Website	saintmeinrad.edu

38°09′58″N 86°48′38″W / 38.166008°N 86.810636°W / 38.166008; -86.810636

The Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology is located in Saint Meinrad in southern Indiana and is affiliated with the St. Meinrad Archabbey, which itself is affiliated with Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland. Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology is a Roman Catholic seminary which prepares priest-candidates for ordination— the receipt of and the participating in the sacrament of Holy orders. Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology is named in memoriam of Saint Meinrad.

Academics

Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology offers programs in Roman Catholic priesthood formation, theological formation for Roman Catholic permanent deacon candidates, lay degrees in theology, continuing adult education and youth leadership as part of its secondary education mission.

The priesthood formation program goes beyond academics; it provides in-depth training for a lifetime commitment as a priest in four areas: human formation, spiritual formation, academic formation and pastoral formation. In the human formation, the graduate must take responsibility for integrating the various aspects of their humanity and behavior into a well-woven fabric that is compatible with being a Christian minister in general and a Roman Catholic priest in particular, including the lifestyle that both of those require. In the spiritual formation, spiritual direction fosters, encourages and challenges the seminarian's growth as a Christian and strengthens their relationship with God. In the academic formation, the seminarian must be familiar with sources of each Roman Catholic tradition as well as the rich two-millennia intellectual heritage of the Roman Catholic Church. In the pastoral formation, a program similar to a university's institutional management program is taught to the seminarian as preparation for managing a parish and its relations with the larger community.

Accreditation

Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. It has also been recognized by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools continuously since 1979.^[2]

History

Saint Meinrad Abbey's school was founded in 1857 by Swiss monks from the Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln. Following the decrees of the Councils of Trent and Baltimore, the school was organized into major and minor seminary programs. In 1959, Saint Meinrad was reorganized into a high school, college and theologate. The school offers the following advanced degrees: Master of Divinity; Master of Theological Studies; Master of Arts in Catholic Philosophical Studies, Master of Arts (Theology) and Master of Arts (Pastoral Theology).^[3] The school is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools.

Notable people

Ordinaries

Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, Bishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Father Ralph S. Pfau, author

Deceased Alumni Cardinals

Joseph Cardinal Ritter, O'1917; Archdiocese of St. Louis

Alumni Bishops living as of 2013^[update]

Paul J. Bradley, DD, O'1971; Diocese of Kalamazoo
J. Douglas Deshotel, DD, O`1978; Diocese of Dallas - Auxiliary
Robert W. Donnelly, DD, O'1957; Diocese of Toledo - Auxiliary (retired)
Gerald A. Gettelfinger, DD, O'1961; Diocese of Evansville (retired)
Joseph H. Hart, DD, O'1956; Diocese of Cheyenne (retired)
James Vann Johnston, DD, T'1990; Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
Peter A. Libasci, DD, O'1977; Diocese of Manchester
William F. Medley, DD, O'1982; Diocese of Owensboro
Carl F. Mengeling, STD, O'1957; Diocese of Lansing (retired)
Thomas J. O'Brien, DD, O'1961; Diocese of Phoenix (resigned)
Patrick Pinder, DD, O'1979; Archdiocese of Nassau
David L. Ricken, DD, O'1980; Diocese of Green Bay
João Noé Rodrigues (Sabbaticant 1993); Diocese of Tzaneen, South Africa
James Peter Sartain, DD, O'1978; Archdiocese of Seattle
Joseph M. Siegel, STL, O'1988; Diocese of Joliet - Auxiliary
David P. Talley T`1989; Archdiocese of Atlanta - Auxiliary
Anthony B. Taylor, DD, O'1980; Diocese of Little Rock
Charles C. Thompson, DD, T'1987; Diocese of Evansville

Deceased Alumni Bishops

Herman J. Alerding, O'1868; Diocese of Fort Wayne
John G. Bennett, O'1914; Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana
William D. Borders, DD, O'1940; Archdiocese of Baltimore
Joseph Chartrand, O'1892; Diocese of Indianapolis
Francis R. Cotton, O'1920 Diocese of Owensboro
Joseph R. Crowley, O'1953; Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (Auxiliary Emeritus)
Laurence J. FitzSimon, O'1921; Diocese of Amarillo
James R. Hoffman, O'1958; Diocese of Toledo
E. B. Ledvina, O'1893; Diocese of Corpus Christi
Thomas F. Lillis, O'1885; Diocese Kansas City, MO
Denis O'Donaghue, O'1874; Diocese of Louisville (Emeritus)
Theodore Revermann, O'1901; Diocese of Superior
John C. Ward, O'1884; Diocese of Leavenworth

References

External links

[1] ttp://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1213

[2] ttp://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1969

[3] ttp://www.saintmeinrad.edu/lay-degrees/ma-(theology)/

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Saint Meinrad Abbey's school	Established	1857
Saint Meinrad Abbey's school	Type	secondary school
Saint Meinrad College	Opened	1861
	Type	liberal arts college
	Closed	1887 due to fire
	Transferred to	Jasper Academy
Saint Meinrad Seminary	Opened	1887
Saint Meinrad Seminary	Type	major seminary, minor seminary
Saint Meinrad High School, Seminary, and College	Reorganized	1959
Saint Meinrad High School, Seminary, and College	Type	major seminary, minor seminary, liberal arts college, secondary school
Saint Meinrad College	Closed	1998^[1]

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