Minor seminary
Secondary schools preparing boys for Catholic priesthood.
A minor seminary is a secondary school, either day or boarding, established to enroll teenage boys who have expressed an interest in becoming Catholic priests. These institutions, generally Catholic, aim to prepare students academically and spiritually for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. They emerged in societies where literacy was not universal, serving as a means to teach younger boys literacy before they could enter a major seminary.
Extant minor seminaries
Numerous minor seminaries remain in operation across several continents. In Canada, the Seminary of Christ the King is located in Mission, British Columbia. India has several, including St. Joseph Minor Seminary in Kalamassery under the Archdiocese of Verapoly, Kerala; St. Aloysius Seminary in Trivandrum under the Syro-Malankara Archeparchy of Trivandrum; St. Agnes Minor Seminary in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu; Sacred Heart Minor Seminary in Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala under the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly; Good Shepherd Minor Seminary in Pala, India; and St Paul's Minor Seminary in Akalpur, Jammu.
Indonesia has the Minor seminary of Saint Paul Palembang, Peter Canisius Minor Seminary Mertoyudan, and Wacana Bhakti Minor Seminary. Nigeria has St. Theresa's Minor Seminary in Oke-Are, Ibadan; Sacred Heart Minor Seminary in Akure; and All Hallows Seminary in Onitsha. Pakistan has St. Mary's Minor Seminary in Lahore, Our Lady of Lourdes Minor Seminary in Islamabad–Rawalpindi founded in 1995, St. Pius X Minor Seminary in Karachi founded in 1958, and St. Thomas the Apostle Minor Seminary in Faisalabad founded in 1981.
Nino Seminary in Numancia, Aklan; St. Pius X Seminary in Lawaan, Roxas City, Capiz; and Saint Vincent Ferrer Seminary in Jaro, Iloilo City.
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