St. Philip's Seminary

**St. Philip's Seminary** - The Oratory of St. Philip Neri
Motto	Domus Mea Domus Orationis
Type	Diocesan Seminary
Established	1984
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Rector	Very Rev. Jonathan Robinson, Superior of the Oratory
Dean	Fr. Paul Pearson, Cong. Orat.
Academic staff	13
Location	Toronto, ON, Canada
Campus	Urban
Colours	Blue and White
Affiliations	Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Parkdale, St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church (Toronto)
Website	www.oratory-toronto.org

Saint Philip’s Seminary is an apostolate of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. It has been authorized to grant degrees by the province of Ontario. It accepts students for the priesthood who are sponsored by their diocese or by their religious order.^[1]

History

The Philosophy Division of Saint Philip’s Seminary was founded in 1986. Gerald Emmett Cardinal Carter requested to provide a place for the philosophical preparation of seminarians for the Archdiocese of Toronto, especially those in residence at Serra House, the archdiocesan house of discernment. In the fall of 1988, a residential program providing intellectual training, spiritual and personal formation was made available to seminarians from Dioceses and Religious Communities. In 2007, a three-year course of studies with an expanded set of degrees was provided at the request of the Archdiocese of Toronto and St. Augustine's Seminary. The Congregation for Education in January 2011 instituted the three-year course of philosophical studies as the norm for seminarians.^[2]

Principles

Seminarians need a program of philosophy of a high intellectual calibre, explicitly directed towards the subsequent study of theology;
Seminarians need a program of formation focussing upon the development of a clear understanding of and a deep love for the priestly vocation.^[2]

Status

The seminary has trained men for Roman Catholic priesthood and provided continuing education courses for adults in matters relating to the Roman Catholic faith since its inception. However, the Ontario legislature officially recognized the seminary as a degree-granting institution through the passage "An Act respecting The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, 1990".^[3]

Academic Programs

Bachelor of Catholic Thought (2 years)
Bachelor of Thomistic Thought (3 or 4 years)
Master of Theology (3 years)

References

↑ "Saint Philip’s Seminary: Mission". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
1 2 Seminary Catalogue, St. Philip's Seminary website, retrieved July 25, 2014
↑ Enabling Legislation, An Act respecting The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, 1990, retrieved July 25, 2014

External links

Official website

Post-secondary education in Ontario

Degree-granting institutions

Public Universities^[1]	Algoma Brock Carleton Dominican Guelph Lakehead Laurentian Laurier McMaster Nipissing OCADU Ottawa Queen's RMC Ryerson Toronto Trent UOIT Waterloo Western Windsor York

Private Universities^[2]	Baptist Bible College Canada Canada Christian Canadian Reformed Seminary Emmanuel FaithWay Baptist Great Lakes Bible College Heritage Baptist Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies ICS Maimonides Master's Redeemer St. Philip's Talpiot College Toronto Baptist Tyndale Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto

All above institutions are either established through an Act of the Legislative Assembly or through a Royal Charter

Degree Programs Offered^{under Ministerial Consent}	Adler School of Professional Psychology CMCC RCC

Affiliated Colleges	Assumption Brescia Canterbury Conrad Grebel Huron Iona King's Renison St. Jerome's St. Paul's

Community colleges

Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology	Algonquin^† Boréal Cambrian^† Canadore Centennial^† Confederation^† Durham Fanshawe^† Fleming^† George Brown^† La Cité^† Lambton^† Loyalist^† Mohawk^† Niagara^† Northern St. Clair^† St. Lawrence^† Sault Seneca^†

Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning	Conestoga^† Humber^† Sheridan^†

Institutes of Advanced Studies	Georgian^†

^†Degree programs offered

Other recognized institutions

Specialist institutions	Michener

Affiliated Colleges	Assumption Brescia Canterbury Conrad Grebel Huron Huntington Iona King's PIMS Renison St. Jerome's St. Paul's Thorneloe

Aboriginal institutes

Anishinabek First Nations Kenjgewin Teg Iohahi:io Akwesasne Negahneewin Ogwehoweh Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Seven Generations Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig Six Nations Polytechnic

Canadian seminaries

Toronto School of Theology

Colleges	Emmanuel College Knox College Regis College St. Augustine's Seminary Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, leased space St. Michael's College St. Philip's Seminary Trinity College Wycliffe College

Affiliated institutions:	Conrad Grebel University College Institute for Christian Studies McMaster Divinity College Waterloo Lutheran Seminary

Roman Catholic Seminaries in Canada

Diocesan Seminaries	Seminary of Christ the King, British Columbia St. Joseph's Seminary, Edmonton St. Peter's Seminary, London Grand Séminaire, Montréal Séminaire de Québec, Quebec City St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto St. Philip's Seminary, Toronto

Theological colleges	St. Joseph's College, Edmonton Newman Theological College, Edmonton Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax Dominican University College, Ottawa Saint Paul University, Ottawa Regis College, Toronto St. Michael's College Faculty of Theology, Toronto St. Mark's College, Vancouver

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