Posted May 27, 2022

At the annual Concursus graduation ceremony May 18 for St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, seminarians in the College and Theology divisions as well as lay men and women in the School of Theological Studies earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees, plus certifications and special awards. Archbishop Nelson Perez presided, and in the presence of seminary rector Bishop Timothy Senior and Ukrainian Archbishop Boris Gudziak, the seminary awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to retired Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Watch the entire Concursus program including Archbishop Chaput’s keynote address here. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

  • Processing into St. Martin’s Chapel at St. Chares Borromeo Seminary along with seminary faculty for Concursus are Archbishop Nelson Perez (left) and Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak.

  • Archbishop Charles Chaput receives the seminary’s honorary Doctor of Human Letters degree from Archbishop Nelson Perez and Bishop Timothy Senior, rector.

  • Seminarian Dominic Mirenda receives an academic award.

  • Fourth college seminarian Thomas Cipolla, who received his Bachelor of Arts degree, offers a talk as Concursus speaker.

  • Third College seminarian Brandon Schmidt, who participates in a seminary apostolate to record video interviews with various individuals in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, was awarded the CatholicPhilly.com Award for Communications. He is shown with Catholic Philly editor Matthew Gambino.