St. John's Regional Seminary

St. John's Regional Seminary
	Latin: Regio Seminarium Sanctus Iohannes
Type	Major Seminary
Established	1965
President	Bishop Most Rev. Ch. Bhagyaiah, (Chairperson)
Rector	Rev. Fr. Kommareddy Marreddy
Location	Ramanthapur, Hyderabad 500 013, Telangana, India; 17°23′35″N 78°32′39″E / 17.39306°N 78.54417°E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Roman Curia
Website	stjohnseminaryhyd.org

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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[edit]

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

Background[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

↑ Handbook and Calendar 2008-2009, St. John's Regional Seminary, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad 500 013.
↑ The Roman Curia. Internet, accessed 25 September 2008
↑ Carlo Torriani, History of the PIME IN Andhra Pradesh, PIME Publications, Eluru. [1]
↑ J. N. M. Wijngaards, Life and Work. Internet, accessed 24 September 2008. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ Handbook and Calendar 2008 -2009, p. 5
↑ Ibid.
↑ Ibid.
↑ Ref. Board of Governors above.

External links[edit]

St John's Seminary, Hyderabad

[1] Handbook and Calendar 2008-2009, St. John's Regional Seminary, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad 500 013.

[2] The Roman Curia. Internet, accessed 25 September 2008

[3] Carlo Torriani, History of the PIME IN Andhra Pradesh, PIME Publications, Eluru. [1]

[4] J. N. M. Wijngaards, Life and Work. Internet, accessed 24 September 2008. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] Handbook and Calendar 2008 -2009, p. 5

[6] Ibid.

[7] Ibid.

[8] Ref. Board of Governors above.

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