Corpus Christi College, Melbourne
| Corpus Christi College | |
|---|---|
Victoria, Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°48′9″S 144°58′7″E / 37.80250°S 144.96861°E |
| Founder | Daniel Mannix |
| Established | 1922[1] |
| Gender | Male only |
| Rector | Fr Cameron Forbes |
| Undergraduates | circa 60 |
| Tutors | 8 |
| Chapel | Corpus Christi Chapel |
| Website | corpuschristicollege |
Corpus Christi College is the regional
The seminary is administered by a board of episcopal trustees comprising the archbishops of Melbourne and Hobart, the bishops of Ballarat, Sandhurst and Sale, and the auxiliary bishops of Melbourne. The Archbishop of Melbourne is the permanent chair of the trustees.[citation needed]
Educational scope
Corpus Christi College trains
Military Ordinariate of Australia, and the Archdiocese of Hanoi and the Diocese of Vinh in Vietnam. The college attracts male seminarians from Vietnam, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Korea and Myanmar.[citation needed
]
The college is located at St George's Church in Carlton, near St Patrick's Cathedral and in proximity to Catholic Theological College, the University of Melbourne and the Australian Catholic University campuses. St George's Church was built in 1855 and, after extensive use as a school, the church now serves as the seminary chapel.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
- Mark Coleridge, an archbishop[3][4]
- Arthur Fox, a former bishop[5]
- Denis Hart, a former archbishop[3]
- AC, a former archbishop who served as College Rector in the 1980s[3]
- Gerald Ridsdale, a defrocked priest subsequently convicted of charges relating to child sexual abuse[3]
Former colleges
- Corpus Christi, Werribee (built 1923, sold 1973)[citation needed]
- Corpus Christi, Coppers Christi")[citation needed]
- Corpus Christi, Clayton (occupied 1973-1999)[citation needed]
Gallery
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Werribee Park mansion with former Corpus Christi extensions to right. -
Former Glen Waverley chapel of Corpus Christi College, now the Victoria Police Academy.
See also
Catholicism portal
- Roman Catholic Church in Australia
References
- ^ The Capuchin Annual. Capuchin Annual. 1959. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "100 years of Corpus Christi College". Archdiocese of Melbourne. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d Tomazin, Farrah; Vedelago, Chris; Cuthbertson, Debbie (18 September 2019). "How a Melbourne seminary became the breeding ground for paedophile rings". The Age. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Archbishop Mark Coleridge". Profile: Q+A. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Bishop Arthur Francis Fox". Former bishops. Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale. n.d. Retrieved 2 September 2023.