Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary
all-male school and minor seminary in New York City
Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary is a Catholic high school and minor seminary in Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. It is operated by the Diocese of Brooklyn.
History
Cathedral College
In early 1914, Charles E. McDonnell, bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, decided that the diocese needed a minor seminary (high school seminary) to ensure a supply of priests. He appointed then Monsignor George Mundelein as the first rector of Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception. In September 1914, 110 students started classes in Cathedral College's temporary quarters at Saint John's Chapel in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn. In December 1914, the diocese broke ground for the new campus in the Clinton Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Cathedral College started operation as a six-year minor seminary, with a four-year high school track and a two-year college track. Upon completion of the six-year program, students continuing on to priesthood would be assigned to a major seminary. Many other students went on to become members of religious orders, lawyers, doctors and teachers.
Cathedral Preparatory Seminary
In 1963, Cathedral College opened a second location in Elmhurst; it was called Cathedral Preparatory Seminary.
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