By Catholic Philly Staff Report • Posted August 25, 2023

As a new academic year begins, College and Theology seminarians of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary returned to campus this week to mark the start of the 192^nd year of formation and the last year of formation at the Overbrook campus before the seminary relocates to a new campus in Lower Gwynedd in the summer of 2024.

The Aug. 23 opening day schedule included move-in, Mass, orientation, and Solemn Evening Vespers followed by a formal Rector’s Dinner with the entire seminarian student body and resident priest faculty.

Among the 36 new seminarians beginning their journey at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary this fall, 15 are new seminarians studying for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. In total, there are now 72 seminarians studying for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

“We are so grateful to God for the sign of hope that these new seminarians bring. Our dedicated seminary faculty and staff are looking forward to helping them further grow as disciples of Jesus, and discern their potential vocation to the priesthood,” said Seminary Rector Fr. Chylinski.

“It is a joy and privilege to welcome them to Mother Overbrook for the first time as “new men” to the seminary,” Fr. Chylinski added.

Earlier this summer, Archbishop Nelson Pérez announced Reverend Christopher Redcay as Director of Spiritual Formation for the Theological Seminary.

In addition to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, more than 14 dioceses and religious orders send their seminarians to St. Charles for formation.

Learn more about St. Charles Borromeo Seminary by visiting www.scs.edu.