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Holy Apostles College and Seminary

Motto	Erunt sicut stellae
Motto in English	They will be like stars
Type	Private college and seminary
Established	1956
Religious affiliation	Catholic Church (Missionaries of the Holy Apostles)
President	Peter S. Kucer
Undergraduates	164
Postgraduates	361
Location	Cromwell, Connecticut, United States
Campus	40 acres (16 ha)
Website	Holy Apostles

Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a Catholic seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut. It was founded in 1956 on a 40-acre (160,000 m) property in Cromwell by Eusebe M. Menard to provide a program of education and formation for men intending to enter the priesthood.

History

Holy Apostles began as a college level, preparatory seminary, which Franciscan Eusebe Menard entrusted to the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles. In 1972, Holy Apostles, in view of declining enrollment, began admitting non-seminarians, women included. In 1977, it added an Master of Divinity program and became a major as well as a minor seminary. Graduate degrees have been available to lay students since 1982.

In 1998, Holy Apostles partnered with International Catholic University, founded by Ralph McInerny, and opened two online graduate programs, a Master of Arts in Theology and a Master of Arts in Philosophy. In 2011, Holy Apostles established a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies program, which became available online in 2013. In 2012, recognizing the growing need for online undergraduate programs, Holy Apostles added undergraduate-level courses to its online programming. In 2014, the State of Connecticut Office of Higher Education approved the college for a 100% online undergraduate program (both in the Associate of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts degree programs).

In 2019, Peter S. Kucer became president/rector of the college taking over from the long-serving Douglas Mosey (1996–2019).

Academics

Holy Apostles is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and the Connecticut Office of Higher Education. Additionally, Holy Apostles' graduate degree programs are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.

Five of the members of its board of directors are from the founding religious order, the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles. The institution places heavy emphasis on the academic disciplines of philosophy and theology in the context of the Catholic honors liberal arts curriculum. Half of the undergraduate courses are a part of the required core. This includes a distribution of courses in theology, philosophy, English, and history. In addition to its master's programs, the institution offers Associate of Arts and Bachelor of Arts programs as well as the Take Credit! Program for high school juniors and seniors.

See also

• Schools
• Christianity
• Connecticut

References

1. MSA, Robert L. Anello (2015-03-06). The "Hand of God" at Work in Adult Catholic Priestly Formation: Holy Apostles College & Seminary, 1956 – 1995. Robert L. Anello. ISBN 9781508676669.
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6. Holy Apostles College and Seminary by Anthony Destefano, Catholic Exchange, August 28, 2002.
7. "Holy Apostles College and Seminary". Retrieved August 28, 2023.
8. ^ "Accreditation, Affiliations & Honors". Retrieved August 28, 2023.
9. "Colleges & Universities". Retrieved August 28, 2023.
10. "Holy Apostles College and Seminary". Retrieved August 28, 2023.
11. "Bachelor of Arts | Holy Apostles College & Seminary". www.holyapostles.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
12. "Academics". Holy Apostles. 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

External links

• Official website

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