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Re: New Traditionalist Seminary in Seattle
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2023, 10:28:48 AM »
Ah, so it looks like it's the SGG seminary (didn't know they had one) ... relocated to Seattle under Fr. Ercoli.  I'm guessing the seminary spun up after the dispute with Bishop Sanborn ...

Thank you 2Vermont for the link, it helps a lot of the pieces of the story fall into place.

As I wrote in my OP, when Bishops Dolan (St. Gertrude the Great) and Sanborn (Most Holy Trinity Seminary) had their falling out Bishop Dolan pulled the seminarians from his chapels out of MHT seminary.  At one time there appeared to be a close connection between SGG and MHT ... the late Fr. Anthony Cekeda from SGG would travel to the seminary one week every month to teach liturgy and Bishop Dolan would give spiritual conferences there.  I had wondered what became of the seminarians, thinking that their formation wouldn't just be abandoned and their vocations lost.  I assumed that they were probable continuing their studies in Ohio with the priests at SGG forming the faculty.

Bishop McGuire explained why the seminary program was moved to Seattle and one assumes that the physical infrastructure there is adequate for four seminarians.  It was reassuring to note that there is a faculty of at least three priests.

Re: New Traditionalist Seminary in Seattle
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2023, 10:55:12 AM »
You're welcome moneil. I just happened to find that when I searched for info on Fr Ercoli.


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Re: New Traditionalist Seminary in Seattle
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2023, 11:52:53 AM »
It's good to see that there's a TLM offered by Most Holy Redeemer in West Seattle. While it's true that it's not centrally located, at least it's in a poorer and more affordable part of the city, and they probably didn't have to pay as much for the church as they would have in a more affluent neighborhood. It's now the only TLM offered in Seattle proper, since the SSPX and FSSP are located in a town north of Seattle.

I recall that an indult TLM was once offered many years ago at Holy Family (diocesan parish), located about a mile north of Most Holy Redeemer. Sadly, that church was wreckovated about 12 years ago. It had a beautiful interior before that. It's located in the White Center neighborhood, which is quite poor and crime ridden, but maybe it's changed since I've been there quite a few years ago.

Anyway, I hope they do well in the West Seattle location. 

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Re: New Traditionalist Seminary in Seattle
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2023, 12:51:16 PM »
It's good to see that there's a TLM offered by Most Holy Redeemer in West Seattle. While it's true that it's not centrally located, at least it's in a poorer and more affordable part of the city, and they probably didn't have to pay as much for the church as they would have in a more affluent neighborhood. It's now the only TLM offered in Seattle proper, since the SSPX and FSSP are located in a town north of Seattle.

I recall that an indult TLM was once offered many years ago at Holy Family (diocesan parish), located about a mile north of Most Holy Redeemer. Sadly, that church was wreckovated about 12 years ago. It had a beautiful interior before that. It's located in the White Center neighborhood, which is quite poor and crime ridden, but maybe it's changed since I've been there quite a few years ago.

Anyway, I hope they do well in the West Seattle location.

White Center's been hipster central for a good ten years at least. Though it's not as crime ridden as it used to be, property crime is still high due to the milieu that progressives tend to indulge wherever they go.

As for the new chapel further south, I'd guess it will bring in some curious locals in addition to the longtime trads who'll make the trip from out of town. The GI Bill generation that formerly lived in that neighborhood has died out, and their heirs mostly refuse to put up with the extremely noisy SeaTac flight path. Lots of recent homeowners are from Asia and Central/South America, culturally conservative compared to the city as a whole. Thus, MHR might very well attract some NOM Vietnamese and Filipinos and even some dissatisfied Pentecostals, the children and grandchildren of those lost to V2. (P.S., check out some of the surnames on those Mass intentions in the bulletin. Also Google Maps has photos and reviews going back several years, so the chapel's been around for a while.)

Here's the website, (and they also link to the Mount Vernon location further north in their Resources list). Note too that according to the bulletin they have Mass daily and twice on Sundays, and their website encouragingly says: "A 2nd Collection is taken on the First & Third Sundays of each month. This Special Collection will go toward remodeling and building expenses."

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Re: New Traditionalist Seminary in Seattle
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2023, 01:28:16 PM »
Ah, so it looks like it's the SGG seminary (didn't know they had one) ... relocated to Seattle under Fr. Ercoli.  I'm guessing the seminary spun up after the dispute with Bishop Sanborn over various matters (sedeprivationism, the jab, etc.).

Thank you for the information.

Just FYI, the Seattle chapel website's FAQ is mostly Bp. Sanborn's writings, and their Resources tab links to the website of the MHT seminary in Reading PA.