St. John's Regional Seminary
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| Latin: Regio Seminarium Sanctus Iohannes [citation needed] | |
| Type | Major Seminary |
|---|---|
| Established | 1965 |
| President | Bishop Most Rev. Ch. Bhagyaiah, (Chairperson) |
| Rector | Rev. Fr. Kommareddy Marreddy |
| Location | Ramanthapur, Hyderabad 500 013, Telangana , India 17°23′35″N 78°32′39″E / 17.39306°N 78.54417°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Roman Curia |
| Website | stjohnseminaryhyd |
St. John's Regional Seminary is the theologate of the Catholic Church of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[1] It is a major seminary training students to become priests.
St. John's Regional Seminary is situated in Ramanthapur in Hyderabad.
The seminary is listed as a Major Seminary under the Roman Curia.[2]
Background
St. John's Regional Seminary[3] was founded in 1965[4] in Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, to train priests for the Catholic Church in Andhra Pradesh. In 1987, the seminary was divided into two.[5] The theologiate was retained in Hyderabad while the philosophate (St. John's Regional Seminary (Philosophate)) was moved to Kothavalasa in the northern circars of Andhra Pradesh.[6]
Board of Governors
The ten bishops and two archbishops in the state of Andhra Pradesh are ex officio members of the Board of Governors of St. John's Regional Seminary:
- Archdiocese of Hyderabad – Archbishop Poola Anthony
- Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam – Archbishop Mallavarapu Prakash
- Diocese of Srikakulam – Bishop Rayarala Vijaya Kumar
- Diocese of Eluru – Bishop Polimera Jaya Rao
- Diocese of Vijayawada – Bishop Telagathoti Joseph Raja Rao
- Diocese of Guntur – Bishop Chinnabathini Bhagyaiah
- Diocese of Nellore – Bishop D. M. Prakasam
- Diocese of Kadapa – Apostolic Administrator – Bishop Gali Bali
- Diocese of Kurnool – Administrator – Anthonappa Chowrappa
- Diocese of Nalgonda – Bishop Govindu Joji
- Diocese of Warangal – Bishop Udumala Bala
- Diocese of Khammam – Bishop M. Paul
