St John Vianney Seminary, Pretoria
| Motto | Fides et Ratio |
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Motto in English | Faith and Reason |
| Type | Private, Seminary |
| Established | April 14, 1948 |
President | Fr. Wellington Ncedo Siwundla |
| Students | 150 |
| Location | , 25°46′37″S 28°13′37″E / 25.7768159°S 28.2270295°E |
| Website | sjv |
St John Vianney Seminary,
Roman Catholic Church in South Africa. The institution is a training facility and House of Formation under the auspices of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference
(SACBC).
History
St John Vianney was opened on 14 April 1948, by Archbishop
post-graduate Catholic theological studies undertaken through Unisa. Also in 1995 the link with the Pontifical Urban University, Rome was renewed. In 1999 the Higher Diploma in Ministry, which had been introduced a year earlier by Rector Dlungwane, was validated by the South African Qualifications Authority
.
As a private education provider, the Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil) and Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degrees are registered with the South African governments' Council on Higher Education.
The Bishops decided to close St Peter's seminary, in Garsfontein, east of Pretoria, and in 2008 philosophy students became part of St John Vianney seminary.[1]
Rectors/Presidents
- Fergus Barrett OFM, (1948-1966)
- Norbett Carroll OFM, (1967-1972)
- Bernard Frank Doyle OFM (1972-1976)
- Myles Russell OFM (1977-1984)
- William Slattery OFM, (1985-1991), later Archbishop of Pretoria
- Graham Rose, (1991-1997), alumni and first non-franciscan rector, Bishop of Dundee
- Mlungisi Pius Dlungwane, (1997- 2000) the first black rector.[4]
- Mike Lewis SJ, (2000-2001) acting rector
- Sithembele Sipuka, (2000-2008), Alumnus, lecturer, now Bishop of Mthatha, President of the SACBC[5]
- Enrico Parry (2008-2011), alumnus, professor dean, vice-rctor before being rector/president of the seminary,[1] also served as acting rector of St. Peter's seminary(2006-2007)[6]
- Molewe Machingoane, (2011-2015),
- Paul Manci, (2015-2018)
- Mons. Masilo John Selemela, (2019- 2022)[7]
- Wellington Ncedo Siwundla, (2022- ) [8][9]
Alumni
- Father Cyril Axelrod OBE, is a deaf, a now also blind, Redemptorist priest
- Archbishop Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape Town
- Bishop Reginald Cawcutt, Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town
- Bishop Michael Gower Coleman, Bishop of Port Elizabeth
- Archbishop Abel Gabuza, Archbishop Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Durban
- Fr. Bonaventure Hinwood OFM, franciscan priest and Afrikaans poet.
- Bishop Joseph Kizito, Bishop of Aliwal
- Bishop Robert Mogapi Mphiwe, Bishop of Rustenburg
- Bishop Graham Rose, former rector, Bishop of Dundee
- Bishop Vincent Mduduzi Zungu, Bishop of Port Elizabeth
References
- ^ a b c Requiem for a Seminary by Mathibela Sebothoma, The Southern Cross, September 26, 2007.
- ^ About St. John Vianney Seminary.
- ^ St John Vianney Seminary: 50 Years of Priestly Training, by J. B. Brain. Published by Cluster, 2002.
- ^ Tribute to Long-Serving Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane by Fr S'milo Mngadi, The Southern Cross, October 21, 2020.
- ^ [https://sacbc.org.za/sacbc-president/ Rt. Rev. Bishop Sithembele Sipuka], SACBC President, Biography, SACBC.
- ^ Rector of the Interdiocesan Seminary of Saint John M. Vianney, Archdiocese of Pretoria appointed - Africa/South Africa, Agenzia Fides - Palazzo “de Propaganda Fide” , January 9, 2009
- ^ Pope Francis Appoints National Major Seminary Rector in South Africa Auxiliary Bishop By Sheila Pires, ACI Africa, Pretoria, 17 July 2022.
- ^ New St. John Vianney Seminary rector appointed Phuti Makgabo, Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, December 23, 2022.
- ^ St John Vianney Seminary Installs New Rector And Welcomes New Seminarians, by Daluxolo MMoloantoa, The Southern Cross, February 20, 2023.
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