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	* [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Hyderabad]]		* [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Hyderabad]]
	* Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College, [[Shamshabad]]		* Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College, [[Shamshabad]]

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [https://www.johnwijngaards.com/st-johns-seminary-hyderabad/ St John's Seminary, Hyderabad]		* [https://www.johnwijngaards.com/st-johns-seminary-hyderabad/ St John's Seminary, Hyderabad]

	~~==References==~~
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{{Short description|Catholic seminary in Hyderabad, Telangana, India}}
{{Other uses|St. John's Seminary (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
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|established = 1965
|type = Major [[Seminary]]
|president = [[Bishop]] Most Rev. Ch. Bhagyaiah, (Chairperson)
|rector = [[The Reverend|Rev.]] Fr. Kommareddy Marreddy
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|city = [[Ramanthapur, Hyderabad]] 500 013, [[Telangana]]
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'''St. John's Regional Seminary''' is the theologate of the Catholic Church of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref>Handbook and Calendar 2008-2009, St. John's Regional Seminary, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad 500 013.</ref> 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]].<ref>[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]</ref>

==Background==
St. John's Regional Seminary<ref>Carlo Torriani, ''History of the PIME IN Andhra Pradesh'', PIME Publications, Eluru. [http://www.atma-o-jibon.org/english/torriani_pime_india3.htm]</ref> was founded in 1965<ref>J. N. M. Wijngaards, ''Life and Work''. Internet, accessed 24 September 2008. {{cite web |url=http://www.catherineofsiena.net/admin/wijng_cv.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010045122/http://www.catherineofsiena.net/admin/wijng_cv.asp |archivedate=10 October 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> in [[Ramanthapur]], [[Hyderabad]], to train priests for the Catholic Church in Andhra Pradesh. In 1987, the seminary was divided into two.<ref>Handbook and Calendar 2008 -2009, p. 5</ref> 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]].<ref>''[[Ibid.]]''</ref>

==Board of Governors==
The ten [[bishop]]s and two [[archbishop]]s in the state of Andhra Pradesh are ''[[ex officio]]'' members of the Board of Governors of St. John's Regional Seminary:
* Archdiocese of [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|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.<ref>''[[Ibid.]]''</ref> 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.<ref>''Ref.'' Board of Governors above.</ref>

==See also==
''Other University-affiliated seminaries in [[Telangana]] region''
* [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Hyderabad]]
* Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College, [[Shamshabad]]

== External links ==
* [https://www.johnwijngaards.com/st-johns-seminary-hyderabad/ St John's Seminary, Hyderabad]

==References==
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