Salem diocese has a Minor Seminary at Arisipalayam, known as St. Francis Xavier’s Minor seminary. We have an Apostolic School attached to it.
There are 23 students studying in lower classes and 54 in Higher Secondary sections. Every year the students are admitted after the vocation camp. Here the students are given formation in all the facets, such as spiritual, intellectual, physical, character formation, etc.
Fr. S. Benjamin is the Rector for all the Salem Diocesan Seminarians.
We have the following seminarians for Salem Diocese | |
Minor Seminarians | 05 |
College Going | 11 |
Propaedeutic | 04 |
Philosophers | 06 |
Regency | 05 |
Theologians | 17 |
TOTAL | 48 |
Rev. Fr. S.Benjamin
St. Xavier’s Seminary
Arisipalayam
Salem – 636 009
Mobile: 94866 90068
Those who are interested to join the diocese of Salem to become a priest please contact 6379048557