St. Philip's Seminary

and White AffiliationsHoly Family Roman Catholic Church, Parkdale, St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church (Toronto)Websitewww.oratory-toronto.org

Saint Philip's Seminary is an apostolate of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, a Catholic society of apostolic life. It has been authorized to grant degrees by the province of Ontario. It accepts students for the priesthood who are sponsored by their diocese or by their religious order.^[1]

History

The Philosophy Division of Saint Philip's Seminary was founded in 1986. Gerald Emmett Cardinal Carter requested to provide a place for the philosophical preparation of seminarians for the Archdiocese of Toronto, especially those in residence at Serra House, the archdiocesan house of discernment. In the fall of 1988, a residential program providing intellectual training, spiritual and personal formation was made available to seminarians from Dioceses and Religious Communities. In 2007, a three-year course of studies with an expanded set of degrees was provided at the request of the Archdiocese of Toronto and St. Augustine's Seminary. The Congregation for Education in January 2011 instituted the three-year course of philosophical studies as the norm for seminarians.^[2]

Principles

Seminarians need a program of philosophy of a high intellectual calibre, explicitly directed towards the subsequent study of theology;
Seminarians need a program of formation focussing upon the development of a clear understanding of and a deep love for the priestly vocation.^[2]

Status

The seminary has trained men for Roman Catholic priesthood and provided continuing education courses for adults in matters relating to the Roman Catholic faith since its inception. However, the Ontario legislature officially recognized the seminary as a degree-granting institution through the passage "An Act respecting The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, 1990".^[3]

Academic programs

Bachelor of Catholic Thought (2 years)
Bachelor of Thomistic Thought (3 or 4 years)
Master of Theology (3 years)

References

^ "Saint Philip's Seminary: Mission". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b Seminary Catalogue, St. Philip's Seminary website, retrieved July 25, 2014
^ Enabling Legislation, An Act respecting The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, 1990, retrieved July 25, 2014

External links

Official website

Post-secondary education in Ontario

Degree-granting institutions
Public universities^[1]	Algoma Brock Carleton Guelph Hearst^‡ Lakehead Laurentian/Laurentienne^* Laurier McMaster Nipissing NOSM^* OCAD U Ontario Tech Ottawa^* Queen's RMC/CMR^* Sudbury^* TMU Toronto Trent UOF^‡ Waterloo Western Windsor York
Private universities^[2]	Canada Christian Emmanuel FaithWay Baptist Great Lakes Heritage Huntington Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies Institute for Christian Studies Master's Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Redeemer St. Philip's Talpiot Thorneloe Toronto Baptist Tyndale Yeshivas Ner Yisroel
Public universities grant degrees under the authority of an Act of the Legislative Assembly or a Royal Charter.^[3] Private universities grant degrees under the authority of an Act of the Legislative Assembly or may provide individual degree programs with the consent of the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.^[4]
Degree programs offered^{under Ministerial Consent}	Adler Toronto CCNM CMCC Glenn Gould RCC/Yorkville
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^‡French-language institution; ^*bilingual institution (English/French).^[5]

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Institutes of technology and advanced learning	Conestoga^† Humber^† Sheridan^†
Defunct	Grands-Lacs^‡
^†Degree programs offered ^‡French-language institution^[5]

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