Saint Joseph and Saint Peter diocesan Seminary

The Saint Joseph and Saint Peter Diocesan Seminary is located on the banks of the Rio Grande River, only a mile away from México. This Diocesan Seminary is associated with the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio.  With the patronage of the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, his Excellency Archbishop Pietro Sanbi, S.T.D, J.C.D. and the Pontifical College Josephinum, our Diocesan Seminary, under the direction of The Most Reverend Raymundo J. Peña, Bishop of Brownsville, reaches out to all seminarians who need special attention because of cultural and educational singularities.

Our mission is to equip young men to become candidates for the Roman Catholic priesthood and help them succeed in responding to the grace of God active in their lives.  One thing is to respond to the call from God and another is to have the support and the skills needed to make this response a reality in our world today.

A diocesan need prompted us to begin this seminary, and our solidarity with the Catholic Church moves us to open it to all dioceses with similar needs.

The grace of God builds on human nature.  Our philosophy is to educate by affirmation and to encourage each seminarian by placing him in positions of success.

We work with different age groups, different languages needs, and different educational backgrounds.  We can personalize our services to facilitate the growth of the individual person.

At this time, all our seminarians, who come from different backgrounds, and countries, are being educated, prepared and trained to serve the People of God in the Diocese of Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Rev. Msgr. Luis Javier García J.C.L.
Saint Joseph and Saint Peter Seminary
Physical Address: 5208 South 494 Highway
Mission, Texas 78572
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3888
Mission, Texas 78573
(956) 585-7078   Fax (956) 424-9851

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