ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO SEMINARY\’S FUTURE

Plan allows for a more vibrant program of priestly formation to meet the needs of seminarians as well the people they will one day serve as priests in Philadelphia and throughout the country

PHILADELPHIA PA (March 7, 2013)–Today, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. announced a plan focused on the future viability and sustainability of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. It will bring a renewed sense of energy to the Seminary, its program of priestly formation, its program of permanent diaconate formation and educational opportunities it offers for the general public through the Graduate School of Theology.

As part of the plan, the Seminary will consolidate facilities, seek to lease or sell underutilized buildings and property, and implement new spiritual and academic programming for seminarians and lay students. While the Seminary may look different in the future, the Archbishop has affirmed his commitment to the vital importance of maintaining a Seminary for the Archdiocese and keeping it at its current location in Lower Merion Township.