Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology explained

Motto:Latin: Dispensatores mysteriorum Dei
(Dispensers of the mysteries of God)
Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology
Type:Private
Rector:Reverend Monsignor Gerard H. McCarren, S.T.D.
City:South Orange
State:
New Jersey
Country:U.S.
Students:Approximately 245
Administrative Staff:20
Campus:Urban
Parent:Seton Hall University

The Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology (ICSST) is the major seminary for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark and is part of Seton Hall University, a Roman Catholic university located in South Orange, New Jersey.

History

ICSST is one of the oldest Catholic seminaries in the United States. Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the country. ICSST admits lay persons, as well as seminarians, as students. In addition to a Seminary Formation Program to prepare men for priesthood, ICSST has a renowned graduate program offering the following degrees:

The school attracts students from all over the world and in 2006 created a bachelor's degree program in Catholic Theology.[1]

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Immaculate Conception Seminary . 2007-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104552/http://provost.shu.edu/senate/Meeting%20Documents%20and%20Minutes%2006-07/December%202006/Theology%20BA%20Application.htm#_Toc151878319 . 2007-02-09 . dead .
  2. Web site: Pope names Caribbean missionary as new Miami auxiliary bishop. Catholic News Agency. 2014-03-21.