St. Thomas Seminary
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| Latin: Sigillum Seminarii Sancti Thomae Hartford | |
| Motto | Spes Messis in Semine |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1897 |
| Rector | Most Reverend Christie A. Macaluso |
| Location | Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Nickname | Saints |
| Website | www.stseminary.org |
St. Thomas Seminary, located in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is a minor seminary for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. The current rector is the Most Reverend Christie A. Macaluso
St. Thomas Seminary was founded in 1897 by Bishop Michael Tierney, the sixth Bishop of Hartford. The original Seminary was located at 352 Collins Street in Hartford, in what was once the Chinese College. It opened its doors on September 7, 1897. Bishop Tierney appointed the Right Reverend John Synnott as the first President of St. Thomas. Due to the increasing enrollment, and limited space, it became necessary to find a larger space. Bishop John J. Nilan had the cornerstone laid for the new building in 1928. It took two years to complete and finally, in 1930, the seminary moved to its current location in Bloomfield.
St. Thomas Seminary opened on September 7, 1897, with 37 students in its first class. On the first floor was a study hall, classrooms, the refectory and parlors. The second floor consisted of the Chapel, a dormitory and the professors' rooms. Soon after, it was deemed necessary that the size of the building was inadequate for the needs of the diocese. So, a new building was erected adjacent to the old Chinese College and the structure served the diocese until 1930.
On September 30, 1930, St. Thomas opened at its new location in Bloomfield, a suburb of Hartford. The Seminary was designed by architect Louis A. Walsh of Waterbury, and built by W. F. O'Neil. During the first 45 years of St. Thomas Seminary (until 1942), the Seminary for the most part educated only seminarians for the Diocese of Hartford. Beginning in the fall of 1942, seminarians began arriving from the Diocese of Albany, the Diocese of Burlington, as well as the Diocese of Manchester. The following year, the Diocese of Portland (ME) as well as the Diocese of Springfield (MA) began sending seminarians to St. Thomas.
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