List of Catholic seminaries


This is a list of Catholic seminaries in the world, including those that have been closed. According to the 2012 Pontifical Yearbook, the total number of candidates for the priesthood in the world was 118,990 at the end of the year 2010. These students were in 6,974 seminaries around the world: 3,194 diocesan seminaries and 3,780 religious seminaries.

Africa

Congo, Democratic Republic of

There are several Seminaries in Uganda divided into three; Junior, Minor and Major seminaries.
Major seminaries
Minor and Junior Seminaries

Argentina

Argentina has 32 major seminaries.
By the 'Organización de Seminarios Latinoamericanos', there are 429 seminaries in Brazil. The following list is by leading Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Aparecida
Belém do Pará
Belo Horizonte
Brasília
Campinas
Cascavel
Curitiba
Fortaleza
Goiânia
Guarulhos
Mariana
Natal
Niteroi
Nova Friburgo
Olinda e Recife
Porto Alegre
São Paulo
São Salvador da Bahia
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Vitória
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Closed:
Colombia has 50 major seminaries.
There are 66 seminaries in Mexico. This list is by main Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Acapulco
Antequera, Oaxaca
Chihuahua
Durango
Guadalajara
Hermosillo
Jalapa
México
Monterrey
Morelia
Puebla de los Angeles
San Luis Potosí
Tlalnepantla
Yucatán
According to the 2010 Official Catholic Directory, as of 2009 there are 189 seminaries with 5,131 students in the United States; 3,319 diocesan seminarians and 1,812 religious seminarians. By the official 2011 statistics, there are 5,247 seminarians in the United States.
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin

Australia

New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria and Tasmania
Western Australia
Other
Dhaka
Hong Kong
Macau
At the end of the year 2011, there are 7 major seminaries in Korea; and the number of seminarians in these seven seminaries is 1,587 — from diocesan 1,317, religious & missionary 270.
There are numerous minor seminaries and one major seminary:
There are 8 major seminaries with 1,480 students in Vietnam.
And some minor seminaries:

Albania

No longer trains seminarians:
Closed:
By main Ecclesiastical Provinces:
Berlin
Cologne
Freiburg im Breisgau
Hamburg
Munich und Freising
Paderborn
Other
The Catholic Church in Ireland encompasses the entire island of Ireland, including the distinct political entities the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. There are two active diocesan seminaries in Ireland:
The remaining diocesan seminaries are closed:
Religious congregations also had houses of formation in Ireland:
The list includes some seminaries by principal Ecclesiastical Provinces.
Benevento
Catania
Florence
Genoa
Lecce
Messina
Milan
Naples
Pisa
Rome
Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Taranto
Torino
Venice
Many serve as residences for courses that take place elsewhere:
Closed:
Spain has 77 seminaries.
The current active major seminaries of the United Kingdom are in England.
; England
Closed:
; Scotland
; Wales