The Holy Spirit Seminary () is the

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological college, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture and theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as cle ...

which is affiliated with the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese takes its name from the Episcopal see, see city, the metropolitan area where the bishop resides. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong ...

. Since its foundation in 1931 as the "Regional Seminary for South China" (), it has provided theological and pastoral formation to young men who aspire to serve the Church as diocesan priests. Its Seminary College also provides courses in theology and philosophy for lay students.

History

The seminary descends from the "Regional Seminary for South China", which was transferred to the Diocese of Hong Kong in 1964 as

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

no longer sent seminarians at that point. The Jesuits, Salesians and Franciscans have been involved in it. On Saturday, 22 September 2012,

Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...

named

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Anna Kai-Yung Chan, a Professor at Holy Spirit Seminary's

College A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary sc ...

Theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

and

Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

, as one of the papally-appointed Experts to serve at the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New

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References

External links

Holy Spirit Seminary website

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