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St. John's Seminary (Wonersh)

St. John's Seminary, Wonersh
St John's Seminary by N Chadwick Geograph 3399621.jpg
St John's Seminary Seen through the trees from the path descending Barnett Hill.
St. John's Seminary, Wonersh is located in Surrey
St. John's Seminary, Wonersh
St. John's Seminary, Wonersh
Location of St. John's Seminary in Surrey, UK
Coordinates: 51°11′45″N 0°32′7″W / 51.19583°N 0.53528°W / 51.19583; -0.53528
OS grid reference TQ0246545073
Location Wonersh, Surrey
Country UK
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founded 1889 (1889)
Founder(s) Bishop John Butt
Dedication Sacred Heart
Consecrated 1896
Associated people Francis Bourne
Architecture
Status Theological College
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II Listed
Designated 28 October 1986
Architect(s) Frederick Walters
Style Dutch Jacobean
Groundbreaking 1889
Completed 8 September 1891
Administration
Parish St. Thomas More, Bramley
Deanery Guildford
Diocese Arundel and Brighton
Province Southwark
Clergy
Bishop(s) Rt Rev Richard Moth
Rector Rev Mgr Canon Jeremy Garratt

St. John's Seminary in Wonersh, Guildford, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, United Kingdom, is the principal seminary for the Archdiocese of Southwark, and the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Other dioceses also make use of it to a greater or lesser extent, including Diocese of Plymouth, Portsmouth, East Anglia, Clifton, Menevia, the Archdiocese of Cardiff and the newly founded Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.

While it serves mainly dioceses of the South of England, it also provides formation for students from dioceses further afield and for members of religious institutes.

Since 1985 it has also offered courses in theology for lay (external) students. These courses now run alongside the academic programme offered to students in formation. This programme is validated by St. Mary's University College in Twickenham, of which the seminary is an Associated Institution.

The Seminary is also a valuable resource for the local church, and provides a venue for various groups including the formation programme for the Permanent Diaconate, as well as a centre of expertise in the work of formation and sacred science.


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