Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary explained

Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary
Streetaddress:56-25 92nd Street
City:New York City (Elmhurst, Queens)
State:New York
Zipcode:11373
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7361°N -73.8697°W
Religion:Roman Catholic
Oversight:Diocese of Brooklyn
Head Label:Rector/President
Head:James A. Kuroly
Teaching Staff:15.0
Ratio:10.7
Type:School and Seminary, All-Male
Tuition:$9,400
Grades:9-12
Conference:CHSAA Intersection A
Song:Salve Regina
Motto:Ad Jesum Per Mariam
Motto Translation:To Jesus Through Mary
Accreditation:Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Top 50 Catholic High Schools- National Catholic High School Honor Roll
Sports:Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Soccer, Cross Country, Outdoor Track
Nickname:Crusaders
Yearbook:The Annual
Publication:The Literary Journal
Newspaper:The Current
Enrollment:160[1]
Enrollment As Of:2019–2020
Principal:Richie Diaz
Homepage:cathedralprep.org

Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary is a Roman Catholic high school and seminary in Elmhurst, Queens in New York City. It is operated by the Diocese of Brooklyn. It is the last full-time high school seminary day school in operation in the United States.[2]

History

Cathedral College

In early 1914, Charles E. McDonnell, bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, decided that the diocese needed a minor seminary (high school seminary) to ensure a supply of priests. He appointed then Monsignor George Mundelein as the first rector of Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception. In September 1914, 110 students started classes in Cathedral College's temporary quarters at Saint John’s Chapel in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn.[3] In December 1914, the diocese broke ground for the new campus in the Clinton Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn.

Cathedral College started operation as a six-year minor seminary, with a four-year high school track and a two-year college track. Upon completion of the six-year program, students continuing on to priesthood would be assigned to a major seminary. Many other students went on to become members of religious orders, lawyers, doctors and teachers.

Cathedral Preparatory Seminary

In 1963, Cathedral College opened a second location in Elmhurst; it was called Cathedral Preparatory Seminary. There were now two minor seminaries in the Diocese of Brooklyn. In 1967, Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception converted to a four-year college seminary and moved to Douglaston, New York. The Queens and Brooklyn campuses of Cathedral Preparatory Seminary were separated from the college. Both campuses continued as four-year high school programs, operated by the Diocese of Brooklyn.[4] The diocese closed the Brooklyn campus in 1985, leaving the Queens campus as the Cathedral Preparatory Seminary.

In 2002, the rector of Cathedral Prep, Monsignor Charles M. Kavanagh, was accused of sexual abuse by a former seminarian at the school. The accuser, Daniel Donahue of Portland, Oregon claimed Kavanagh had made unwanted advances and touched him inappropriately in the 1980s, starting as an eighth grader at the seminary and continuing at Cathedral College.[5] Donahue complained to the police and the diocese in 2002. Kavanagh denied all the charges. A review board from the Archdiocese of New York found him guilty in 2003. Kavanagh appealed the decision, but a tribunal from another diocese affirmed the decision. After another appeal, a second tribunal said Kavanagh was guilty and should be defrocked.[6]

Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary

Currently, students from both the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Diocese of Rockville Centre attend the school, as well as one student from the Archdiocese of New York. Since 1968, each summer Cathedral has hosted the Father Edward W. Troike Leadership Program for young men of 6th and 7th grades, as well as incoming freshmen.[7]

Since 1914 nearly 4,500 students have received high school diplomas from Cathedral Prep. The school alumni include cardinals, bishops, priests, religious and laity.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 132 boys enrolled for the 2019–2020 school year was:[1]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND SEMINARY . Private School Universe Survey . National Center for Education Statistics . 28 March 2023.
  2. News: June 3, 2007. This month, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary in the Diocese of Brooklyn will become the only full-time high school seminary in the nation. . Manya A. . Brachear . High school once known as a 'priest factory' will see its last students scatter as devout path of seminary gets few young followers, and fewer clergymen remain to guide them. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715044957/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-164382890.html. dead. July 15, 2014. Chicago Tribune.
  3. Web site: Our History – Cathedral Prep School and Seminary . 2022-04-13 . en-US.
  4. Book: Walsh, Kevin. Forgotten New York: views of a lost metropolis . HarperCollins. 2006 . 67. 978-0-06-114502-5.
  5. News: Wakin . Daniel J. . 2002-05-30 . Ex-Seminarian Details Account of Contact With Monsignor . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-04-13 . 0362-4331.
  6. News: Vitello . Paul . 2010-12-18 . A Monsignor Is Defrocked for Abusing a Student . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-04-13 . 0362-4331.
  7. Web site: History of Cathedral. https://web.archive.org/web/20030125205117/http://www.cathedralprepseminary.com/. dead. 2003-01-25. 2007-08-01. Cathedral Preparatory Seminary website. CPS.
  8. News: . BEVILACQUA Card. Anthony Joseph . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140909014232/https://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_bevilacqua_aj_en.html . 2014-09-09 .
  9. News: 1998-06-19. New York Times. John J. Cardinal Carberry, 93; Led Archdiocese of St. Louis. Saxon. Wolfgang.
  10. News: Francis J. Mugavero, 77, Is Dead; Was Bishop of Brooklyn 22 Years. New York Times. July 13, 1991. Ari. Goldman.
  11. News: 2002-01-31. The New York Times. Bishop John McGann, 77, Dies on Long Island. Kelley. Tina.
  12. News: Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre. The Most Reverend John C. Dunne.
  13. News: N.Y. bishop to lead Palm Beach Diocese. St. Petersburg Times. July 2, 2003.
  14. News: 2020-01-22. The Hollywood Reporter. Gregory Sierra, Actor on 'Barney Miller' and 'Sanford and Son,' Dies at 83.
  15. News: The Tablet. Auxiliary Bishops of Brooklyn. July 9, 2012.
  16. News: Bishop Catanello Remembered as Gentle Servant of Diocese. The Tablet. March 21, 2013. July 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715091300/http://thetablet.org/tag/bishop-catanello/. July 15, 2014. dead.
  17. News: Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci. Diocese of Manchester. July 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140711003354/http://www.catholicnh.org/about/bishop/. July 11, 2014. dead.
  18. Web site: New Bishop for Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany . Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany . April 10, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140628160850/http://www.rcda.org/PDF/Transition.pdf . June 28, 2014 .
  19. News: January 26, 2022 . National Catholic Reporter . Pope names two New York pastors as auxiliary bishops of N.Y. Archdiocese . Catholic News Service . January 25, 2022.

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