St Marys Seminary Baltimore, MD SOT catalog 2019

Mission Statement
St. Mary's Seminary & University, founded in
Baltimore in 1791 by the Society of Saint
Sulpice, strives, as its primary purpose, to
provide an outstanding spiritual, intellectual,
and pastoral preparation of candidates for the
Roman Catholic priesthood. Following in the
Sulpician seminary tradition, it seeks to do
this as a formational community grounded in
Jesus Christ and primarily directed toward
diocesan priestly service in the Church.
This fundamental commitment provides the
context and stimulus for our distinctive graduate
and professional programs in theology
and ministry, especially in continuing formation
and ecumenical theological study.
St. Mary's Seminary & University awards theological
degrees both as a civil university and
as a canonically recognized Ecclesiastical
Faculty.
Approved by the Board of Trustees of
St. Mary’s Seminary & University
April 11, 1992
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