Sacred Heart Major Seminary

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Sacred Heart Major Seminary is a Catholic institution of higher learning associated with the Archdiocese of Detroit. It is located at 2701 West Chicago Boulevard, [http://www.aodonline.org/SHMS/Sacred+Heart+at+a+Glance+5807/Location+6099/Location+-+Location+and+Driving+Directions.htm "Location"] from Sacred Heart Major Seminary.] at the western edge of the Boston-Edison Historic District in Detroit, Michigan. In 2006-2007, 93 seminarians and over 400 lay students (full and part time) were enrolled in classes. [http://www.aodonline.org/SHMS/Sacred+Heart+at+a+Glance+5807/Student+Profile+6101/Student+Profile+-+Welcome.htm "Students"] from Sacred Heart Major Seminary.] Sacred Heart Major Seminary has been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1960; the School of Theology degree programs have been accredited by the Association of Theological Schools since 1991. [http://www.aodonline.org/SHMS/Sacred+Heart+at+a+Glance+5807/Accreditation+6103/Accreditation+-+Regional.htm "Accreditation"] from Sacred Heart Major Seminary.]

History

On Sept. 11th, 1919, Bishop Michael James Gallagher established the Sacred Heart Seminary at Martin Place in Detroit. [http://www.aodonline.org/SHMS/Sacred+Heart+at+a+Glance+5807/History+6097/History+-+Welcome.htm "History"] from Sacred Heart Major Seminary.] This first incarnation of the seminary offered the first two years of high school. Junior and senior classes were added the next two years, and the first class graduated in 1922; college-level classes were added in the fall. Enrollment outstripped the capacity of Martin Place, and in February 1923 construction was begun on a new facility at the corner of Chicago Boulevard and Linwood. The new building opened on September 22, 1924. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/sacred-hrt_seminary.pdf Sacred Heart Seminary] from the City of Detroit.]

The seminary building is built in the English Tudor Gothic architectural style, with stained glass windows designed by Margaret Bouchez Cavanaugh. [http://www.aodonline.org/SHMS/Sacred+Heart+at+a+Glance+5807/History+6097/Art+and+Architecture.htm "Art and Architecture"] from Sacred Heart Major Seminary.] The Seminary and chapel contains the largest collection of Pewabic tile in Michigan. Major donors to the construction of the seminary included prominent Detroit families such as the Fishers, Crowleys and Van Antwerps.

The first college class graduated in 1926; these graduates were ordained in 1930. The seminary continued to grow, and by 1959, it became apparent that housing both high school and college programs in one building was infeasible. Construction was begun on another building, the Cardinal Mooney Latin School, on the southeast corner of the seminary grounds. This building was completed in 1963. However, in 1970, the seminary high school was closed, leaving only the college-level program. In 1980, the Seminary charter was expanded to offer associate, bachelor and graduate level degrees. In 1989, Sacred Heart Major Seminary was refounded under Cardinal Edmund Szoka. The first graduate degrees were granted in 1993.

Rectors

*First Rector: Father Dennis L. Hayes (1919-1926)
*Second Rector: Father (later Monseigneur) Daniel J. Ryan (1926-1940)
*Third Rector: Monseigneur Henry E. Donnelly (1940-1952)
*Fourth Rector: Monseigneur Albert A. Matyn (1952-1964)
*Fifth Rector: Monseigneur Francis X. Canfield (1964-1971)
*Sixth Rector: Father Thaddeus J. Ozog (1971-1976)
*Seventh Rector: Father Bernard J. Harrington (1977-1985)
*Eighth Rector: Father F. Gerald Martin (1985-1989)
*Ninth Rector: Monseigneur John Clayton Nienstedt(1989-1995)
*Tenth Rector: Monseigneur Allen Henry Vigneron (1995-2003)
*Eleventh Rector: Father Steven C. Boguslawski (2003-2006)
*Twelfth Rector: Monseigneur Jeffrey M. Monforton (2006-present)

Programs

Sacred Heart Major Seminary offers degree programs at multiple levels. [http://www.aodonline.org/SHMS/Academic+Programs+13375/Academic+Programs.htm "Academic Programs"] from Sacred Heart Major Seminary.] It offers a two-year undergraduate liberal arts/vocational degree, the Associate of Arts in Ministry; and two bachelor's programs: the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (an undergraduate liberal arts degree with a major in philosophy) and Bachelor of Philosophy (a two-year program with a major in philosophy for students who already possess a bachelor degree). Three Master's level degrees are offered: the Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies, Master of Arts in Theology, and Master of Divinity.

References

External links

* [http://www.aodonline.org/SHMS/SHMS.htm Sacred Heart Major Seminary] Home page