Wacana Bhakti Seminary

Wacana Bhakti Seminary
Location
Pejaten, Jakarta, Indonesia
Information
Type Minor seminary
Established 1988 (1988)
Rector Thomas Sarjumunarsa, SJ
Principal Leonardus E.B. Winandoko, SJ
Grades Secondary school
Campus Seven acres
Affiliation Jesuit, Catholic
Website WacanaBhakti

Wacana Bhakti Seminary for diocesan clergy was opened in 1988 on the campus of Gonzaga College, Jakarta, Indonesia, and is administered by the Society of Jesus.

History

A minor seminary was planned for the Archdiocese of Jakarta,[1] but the idea was dropped from cost considerations. A seminary residence, instead, was opened next to a college where the seminarians would take most of their courses.[2][3]

The college was being built on seven acres of land in the region of West Pejaten. Mgr. Leo Soekoto, S.J., Archbishop of Jakarta, began plans for the college in 1978, which opened in November 1988 as South Unit Canisius College, and was renamed Kolese Gonzaga in 1990. The secondary school, where the seminarians take most of their classes, began accepting girls in 1990. A unique sort of seminary experience, the classes include about 35% girls. Classes specific to seminarians are taken at Wacana Bhakti Seminary.[4]

Facilities and activities

Facilities include a gym for basketball and soccer and a chapel. Wacana Bhakti Symphony Orchestra was established in 1996.[5]

Rector

Alumni association

At a large gathering in August 1994, the name "Corpus" was given to the Wacana Bhakti ex-seminarians association; Corpus gathered again in November 2006.

References

  1. ↑ KAJ, Redaksi. "Seminari Wacana Bhakti membuka Pendaftaran Baru 2017/2018 | Keuskupan Agung Jakarta". Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  2. ↑ filmasik (2013-12-11), Rutinitaas Seminari Menengah Wacana Bhakti, retrieved 2017-01-23
  3. ↑ Bernardus Brian (2016-06-10), Seminari Menengah Wacana Bhakti 2016, retrieved 2017-01-23
  4. ↑ "Program | Seminari Menengah Wacana Bhakti". wacanabhakti.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  5. ↑ "Wacana Bhakti". SWB Generation XXIII. Retrieved 2017-01-23.

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