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

Benin

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Ghana

Namibia

Nigeria

South Africa (which included Eswatini, Lesotho and Botswana)

Togo

Uganda

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

Americas

Argentina

Argentina has 32 major seminaries.

Bolivia

Brazil

By the 'Organización de Seminarios Latinoamericanos' (OSLAM), 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

Canada

Alberta British Columbia Ontario Quebec Closed:

Chile

Colombia

Colombia has 50 major seminaries.

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Mexico

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

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

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 (3,394 diocesan and 1,853 religious) 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

Uruguay

Venezuela

Asia/Pacific

Australia

New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Queensland South Australia Victoria and Tasmania Western Australia

Bangladesh

Dhaka

China

Hong Kong Macau

East Timor

Fiji

Guam

India

Indonesia

Israel and Palestinian Territories

Japan

Kazakhstan

Malaysia

New Zealand

Pakistan

Philippines

Solomon Islands

Singapore

South Korea

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.

Taiwan

Thailand

There are numerous minor seminaries and one major seminary:

Vietnam

There are 8 major seminaries with 1,480 students in Vietnam. And some minor seminaries:

Europe

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

No longer trains seminarians:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Czech Republic

France

Closed:

Germany

By main Ecclesiastical Provinces: Berlin Cologne Freiburg im Breisgau Hamburg Munich und Freising Paderborn Other

Hungary

Ireland

The Catholic Church in Ireland encompasses the entire island of Ireland, including the distinct political entities of 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:

Italy

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

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Many serve as residences for courses that take place elsewhere:

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Slovakia