He said he envisions the potential for similar bonds forming among the approximately 100 seminarians from the three downstate New York dioceses, and possibly other dioceses, who will take up their priestly formation at St. Speaking of his own seminary experience, first as a student and then as rector of North American College in Rome, Archbishop Dolan said it provided him with the opportunity to meet and form friendships with seminarians from throughout the United States. Joseph’s Seminary at the beginning of the next academic year. Peter Vaccari, the current rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary and a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, who it was announced will become rector of St.
“By embarking together on a single program of priestly formation, we three bishops have demonstrated our commitment to providing the best training and preparation we possibly can for our future priests,” said Archbishop Dolan in his remarks to the media at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington the evening the agreement was signed.Īrchbishop Dolan, speaking on behalf of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn and Bishop William Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, expressed the prelates’ “immense confidence” in Msgr. The bishops also announced the formation of a comprehensive new program for the ongoing theological and spiritual enrichment of priests and permanent deacons, and a centralization of lay ministry programs to support the New Evangelization. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie beginning in September 2012. 10 jointly signed a joint operating agreement creating a single program of priestly formation for their three dioceses at St. Archbishop Dolan and his brother bishops of the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Diocese of Rockville Centre Nov.
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