St. John's Regional Seminary (Philosophate)
| St John's, Kondadaba | |
| Motto | Sapientes, Sanctus |
|---|---|
| Motto in English | Wisdom, Holiness |
| Type | Propaedeutic Seminary |
| Established | 1987 |
| President | Raminedi Balaraju SDB, (Provincial) |
| Rector | Koonananickal Jose, SDB |
| Principal | Mathiekal Wilson, SDB |
| Location | Kothavalasa, Vizianagaram District 535 183, Andhra Pradesh. Telephone:91 08966 273412 , India 17°53′56″N 83°9′8″E / 17.89889°N 83.15222°E |
| Campus | Rural Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, Andhra Pradesh, India Roman Curia, The Congregation for Catholic Education, Piazza Pio XII 3, 00193, Rome, Italy. |
| Website | www.stjohnskondadaba.blogspot.com |
| Data as of September 2010 | |
St. John's Regional Seminary (Philosophate)[1] founded in 1987[2] is a propaedeutic seminary equipping students with philosophical training. It is located in the rural town of Kothavalasa in the Vizianagaram District in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Affiliation
The seminary is not affiliated to any university.[3] However, the Seminary is listed as a propaedeutic seminary under the Roman Curia.[4]
The seminary used to offer a two-year course in philosophy.[3] but, from 1999, it began offering a three-year course[3] in philosophy to enable its students to simultaneously pursue the secular graduate degrees of Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) and Master of Arts (M. A.) through the School of Distance Education, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
Background
St. John's Regional Seminary[5] was founded in 1965[6] in Ramanthapur, Hyderabad to train Priests for the Catholic Church in Andhra Pradesh. Later in 1987, the seminary was split into two.[7] The theologiate was retained in Hyderabad while the philosophate was moved to Kothavalasa in the northern circars of Andhra Pradesh.[7]
Authorities and officials
According to an agreement signed between the Andhra Pradesh Bishop’s Council and the Salesian Province of St. Joseph, Hyderabad, on 24 May 1993 the management of the seminary has been entrusted to the Salesians of Don Bosco for a period of ten years. The contract was in 2003 for a period of six years. It was renewed again in 2009 for ten more years.[7] The Seminary is overseen by the following Salesians:
- Provincial - Rev. Fr. Raminedi Balaraju, SDB
- Rector - Fr. Koonananickal Jose, SDB
- Dean - Br. Vincent Castilino, SDB
- Principal - Fr. Mathiekal Wilson, SDB
- Administrator - Fr. Cherapanath Rinoy, SDB
Admissions
The seminary follows a semester system.[8] Admission is for Catholic pupils who are eligible to pursue priestly studies and who come from any of the ten Catholic dioceses and two archdioceses in Andhra Pradesh as well as any religious Congregation willing to send their students for Priestly formation.[9]
Staff
Faculty
Source:[10]
- Theology and Spirituality, English
- Systematic Philosophy
Visiting Faculty
Source:[11]
- Sr. Philomena D'Souza, FMA
- Fr. G. Lazar, SVD
- Fr. Mark K. Raj, SJ
- Fr. C. P. Varghese, SDB
- Fr. Francis Stephen, MSFS
- Fr. P. Antony
- Fr. P. Johnson, OFM Cap.
- Fr. Francis Stephen, MSFS
Other staff
Source:[10]
Past faculty
- Bishop G. Prasad
See also
Other university-affiliated seminaries in Andhra region
Theological degrees:
- Doctor of Divinity (D.Div.), Doctor of Theology (Th.D.), Master of Theology (Th.M.), Bachelor of Divinity (B.Div.), Bachelor of Theology (Th.B.), Licentiate in Theology, Licentiate in Sacred Scripture
Members of the Andhra Pradesh Federation of Churches
- Archbishop M. Joji
- Bishop G. Prasad
- Bishop D. M. Prakasam
- Bishop G. Dyvasirvadam
- Bishop V. E. Christopher
- Bishop B. P. Sugandhar
Indigenous scholars
References
- Back to citation Bosco Seva Kendra. Official Site. Internet, accessed 24 September 2008.
- Back to citation Handbook and Calendar 2008-2009, St. John's Regional Seminary, Kondadaba, Kothavalasa 535 183, Vizianagaram District.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Handbook and Calendar 2008-2009, op. cit.
- Back to citation The Roman Curia. Internet, accessed 25 September 2008
- Back to citation Torriani, Carlo. "History of the PIME IN Andhra Pradesh". atma-o-jibon.org. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009.
- Back to citation J. N. M. Wijngaards, Life and Work. Internet, accessed 24 September 2008. "Curriculum Vitae of John Wijngaards". Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- Back to citation occurrence 7.0 Back to citation occurrence 7.1 Back to citation occurrence 7.2 Handbook and Calendar 2010 -2011, p. 5
- Back to citation Handbook and Calendar 2010 -2011, pp. 5-9
- Back to citation Inferred from List of Students, Handbook and Calendar 2010-2011, pp. 22-24
- Back to citation occurrence 10.0 Back to citation occurrence 10.1 Handbook and Calendar 2010-2011, op. cit. p. 17
- Back to citation Handbook and Calendar 2010-2011, op. cit. p. 18