Holy Apostles College and Seminary

Holy Apostles College and Seminary

Motto	Erunt sicut stellae
Motto in English	They will be like stars
Type	Private college and seminary
Established	1956
Religious affiliation	Catholic Church (Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles)
President	Peter S. Kucer M.S.A.
Undergraduates	164
Postgraduates	361
Location	Cromwell , Connecticut , United States
Campus	40 acres (16 ha)
Website	Holy Apostles

Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a Catholic seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut. It was founded in 1956 on a 40-acre (160,000 m²) property in Cromwell by Eusebe M. Menard to provide a program of education and formation for men intending to enter the priesthood.

History

Holy Apostles began as a college level, preparatory seminary, which Franciscan Eusebe Menard entrusted to the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles. In 1972, Holy Apostles, in view of declining enrollment,^[1] began admitting non-seminarians, women included.^[2][3] In 1977 it added a Theology programme and became a major as well as a minor seminary.

In 2012, recognizing the growing need for online undergraduate programs, Holy Apostles added undergraduate-level programs. In 2014, the State of Connecticut Office of Higher Education approved the college for a 100% online undergraduate program (both in the Associate of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts degree programs).^[4] The following year, the institution lowered its tuition 28% to $320 per credit hour because of its mission to cultivate Catholic leaders for the purpose of evangelization.^[5]

There are now 8 undergraduate programs (Associate of Arts and Bachelor of Arts)^[6] as well as the Take Credit! Program for high school juniors and seniors. Graduate degrees have been available to lay students since 1982.^[7]

In 2019, Peter S. Kucer became President/Rector of the college taking over from the long-serving Douglas Mosey (1996-2019).^[8]

Academics

Holy Apostles is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education^[9][10] and the Connecticut Office of Higher Education.^[11][10] Additionally, various master's degree programs are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.^[12][10]

Members of its board of directors include the bishops of Connecticut with the Bishop of Norwich as chancellor.^[2] The institution places heavy emphasis on the academic disciplines of philosophy and theology in the context of the Catholic honors liberal arts curriculum. Half of the undergraduate courses are a part of the required core.^[13] This includes a distribution of courses in theology, philosophy, English, and history.

See also

References

External links

• Official website

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich

Ordinaries

Bishops

Bernard Joseph Flanagan

Vincent Joseph Hines

Daniel Patrick Reilly

Daniel Anthony Hart

Michael Richard Cote

Churches

Cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Patrick

Parishes

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Quaker Hill

St. Joseph Parish, Rockville

St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish, Middletown

St. John Parish, Middletown

St. Sebastian Parish, Middletown

Education

College and seminary

Holy Apostles College and Seminary

Elementary schools

Sacred Heart School, Groton

Sacred Heart School, Taftville

Saint James School, Danielson

Saint John School, Old Saybrook

Saint John Paul II School, Middletown

Saint Joseph School, Baltic

Saint Joseph School, New London

Saint Joseph School, North Grosvernordale

Saint Mary-Saint Joseph School, Willimantic

Saint Michael School, Pawtucket

Saint Patrick Cathedral School, Norwich

High schools

Academy of the Holy Family, Baltic

Marianapolis Preparatory School, Thompson

Mercy High School, Middletown

Saint Bernard High School, Uncasville

Xavier High School, Middletown

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