Saint Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park

Saint Patrick Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California is a Roman Catholic post-graduate seminary whose primary mission is the formation of clergy for Western and Pacific Rim dioceses, orders, religious congregations and secular institutes. Since its humble beginning, on September 20, 1898, during the episcopate of Msgr. Patrick Riordan (December 21, 1884 - December 27, 1914), Archbishop of San Francisco, with a faculty of five priests of the Sulpician order and thirty-four young men, the seminary and university grown considerably. In over 100-years, it has prepared more than 2,000 priests who have served the various dioceses, orders, religious congregations and secular institutes of the western United States and Pacific Rim. This school is governed by the Archdiocese of San Francisco in association with its other sponsoring western and Pacific Rim dioceses. The Archbishop of San Francisco serves as the President and Chancellor of the Seminary and University. The seminary and university is fully accredited as a graduate educational institution by the Association of Theological Schools, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and the Congregation for Catholic Education in Rome.

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Menlo Park, California - Roman Catholic - Seminary - Clergy - Pacific Rim - Dioceses - September 20 - 1898 - Patrick Riordan - December 21 - 1884 - December 27 - 1914 - San Francisco - Sulpician order - Archdiocese of San Francisco - Western Association of Schools and Colleges - Congregation for Catholic Education

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