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Offline moneil

New Traditionalist Seminary in Seattle
« on: November 02, 2023, 02:05:54 PM »
During the discussion about fast and abstinence on the day before All Saints https://www.cathinfo.com/the-sacred-catholic-liturgy-chant-prayers/eat-meat-today it was mentioned that the Saint Gertrude the Great calendar didn't indicate October 31 as a day of abstinence.  Another poster was surprised as they thought SGG stayed with "all things pre 55" (in my observation Bishop Dolan was more "flexible", even adopting some of Pope John XXIII's rubrics regarding pontifical Masses).  The best way to sort the issue out would be to visit http://www.sgg.org and neither their bulletin from October 29 (Christ The King) nor Bishop McGuire's column indicated fast and abstinence on October 31.

However, Bishop McGuire's column included this:

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Many more people from different countries have expressed interest in our seminary in Seattle. This is very encouraging and is a sign that the Church is still growing and that Our Lord has plans for it. The present seminarians are doing well, but will always expect prayers. I will update you more about our seminarians and missions at some point when I can find time to get the national newsletter started up again. Until then, you can find little nuggets of information right here in the bulletin.
Awhile back Bishop Dolan and Bishop Sanborn had a disagreement and Bishop Dolan removed his seminarians from Bishop Sanborn's Most Holy Trinity Seminary.  I've wondered where they went.   It would be interesting to know more about the Seattle seminary and who the faculty are.  I'm surprised that it would be in Seattle, because of it not being a very central location, and for other reasons.



In my observation the traditional seminaries in North America are, in no particular order (I realize that not all here will recognize all of these as "traditionalist"):

  • Bishop Sanborn's Most Holy Trinity Seminary (it was in Florida but I think it's now in Pennsylvania).
  • CMRI in Nebraska
  • FSSP in Nebraska
  • SPPV in New York
  • SSPX in Virginia
  • An apparently new seminary in Seattle.


I intentionally did not include a seminary in Boston, KY.
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Offline moneil

Re: New Traditionalist Seminary in Seattle
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2023, 10:57:30 AM »
I noticed a typo in my post, the fourth listing should read SSPV (not SPPV), for the Society of St. Pius V, Bishop Clarence Kelly.  Their seminary is in Round Top, New York.

I was hoping someone might know more of the new seminary in Seattle that was referenced by Bishop Charles McGuire at St. Gertrude the Great.  I know the city well and was curious where it was located, and also who the faculty are.  It does seem unusual that it would be in Seattle rather than their base in Ohio.

I am also wondering if the seminary list I compiled is complete, for North America?  All the possibilities need to be made well known.  Awhile back a young man posted about finding a seminary and I don't think he was helped much here.  A few suggested he should find a priest to "apprentice under".  Besides being contrary to the directives of Trent and Canon Law (1917), as I recall no one even recommended priests he should contact, so the advice was hardly helpful at all.



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Offline Mithrandylan

Re: New Traditionalist Seminary in Seattle
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2023, 12:00:19 PM »
I'm very curious too. Your post about it is the first I've heard about it. Historically, SGG has seemed keen on retaining a high degree of control over their missions and chapels outside of Cincinnati. Having a seminary, of all things, in Seattle (of all places!) seems inconsistent with that. At least at first blush. 
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Offline Traveler

Re: New Traditionalist Seminary in Seattle
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2023, 08:38:29 PM »
My guess is that the seminary is being ran by Fr. Ercoli and Fr. Hector Romero. They are in Seattle. 
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Offline Minnesota

Re: New Traditionalist Seminary in Seattle
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2023, 09:38:38 AM »
I have to wonder how they ended up having a seminary there knowing the group. They don't even have missions west of the Mississippi, if I remember correctly.
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