St. John's Regional Seminary Explained

St. John's Regional Seminary
Latin Name:	Regio Seminarium Sanctus Iohannes
Established:	1965
Type:	Major Seminary
President:	Bishop Most Rev. Ch. Bhagyaiah, (Chairperson)
Rector:	Rev. Fr. Kommareddy Marreddy
City:	Ramanthapur, Hyderabad 500 013, Telangana
Country:	India
Coor:	17.3931°N 78.5442°W
Campus:	Urban
Affiliations:	Roman Curia

St. John's Regional Seminary is the theologate of the Catholic Church of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.^[1] It is a major seminary training students to become priests.

St. John's Regional Seminary is situated in Ramanthapur in Hyderabad.

Affiliation

The seminary is listed as a Major Seminary under the Roman Curia.^[2]

Background

St. John's Regional Seminary^[3] was founded in 1965^[4] in Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, to train priests for the Catholic Church in Andhra Pradesh. In 1987, the seminary was divided into two.^[5] The theologiate was retained in Hyderabad while the philosophate (St. John's Regional Seminary (Philosophate)) was moved to Kothavalasa in the northern circars of Andhra Pradesh.^[6]

Board of Governors

The ten bishops and two archbishops in the state of Andhra Pradesh are ex officio members of the Board of Governors of St. John's Regional Seminary:

• Archdiocese of Hyderabad - Archbishop Poola Anthony
• Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam - Archbishop Mallavarapu Prakash
• Diocese of Srikakulam - Bishop Rayarala Vijaya Kumar
• Diocese of Eluru - Bishop Polimera Jaya Rao
• Diocese of Vijayawada - Bishop Telagathoti Joseph Raja Rao
• Diocese of Guntur - Bishop Chinnabathini Bhagyaiah
• Diocese of Nellore - Bishop D. M. Prakasam
• Diocese of Kadapa - Apostolic Administrator - Bishop Gali Bali
• Diocese of Kurnool - Administrator - Anthonappa Chowrappa
• Diocese of Nalgonda - Bishop Govindu Joji
• Diocese of Warangal - Bishop Udumala Bala
• Diocese of Khammam - Bishop M. Paul

Admissions

The seminary follows a semester system.^[7] Admission is for Catholic pupils who are eligible to pursue priestly studies and from any of the ten Catholic dioceses and two archdioceses in Andhra Pradesh.^[8]

See also

Other University-affiliated seminaries in Telangana region

• Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad
• Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College, Shamshabad

External links

• St John's Seminary, Hyderabad

Notes and References

1. Handbook and Calendar 2008-2009, St. John's Regional Seminary, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad 500 013.
2. https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cevang/pont_soc/pospa/documents/rc_pospa_pro_20011128_maj-sem-asia_it.html The Roman Curia. Internet, accessed 25 September 2008
3. Carlo Torriani, History of the PIME IN Andhra Pradesh, PIME Publications, Eluru. http://www.atma-o-jibon.org/english/torriani_pime_india3.htm
4. J. N. M. Wijngaards, Life and Work. Internet, accessed 24 September 2008. Web site: Curriculum Vitae of John Wijngaards . 2008-10-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081010045122/http://www.catherineofsiena.net/admin/wijng_cv.asp . 10 October 2008 . dmy-all .
5. Handbook and Calendar 2008 -2009, p. 5
6. Ibid.
7. Ibid.
8. Ref. Board of Governors above.