Seminario de Lima

The Seminario de Lima or Seminary of Lima Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (founded 7 December 1590) is the major seminary for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima and provides training for those studying for the priesthood. Headquartered in Lima, Peru, it can be considered one of the oldest seminaries on the American continent; it was founded on December 7, 1590, by Archbishop Toribio de Mogrovejo.

The seminary receives young people who want to be priests. Priests graduating from the seminary serve the Roman Catholic Church under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop.

Infrastructure and organization

The seminary includes several structures, including several chapels–Chapel of the Seminar, Chapel San José, Chapel of Saint John Maria Vianney, and the central chapel, as well as several libraries including one for history, philosophy and theology.

The seminary is under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani. Its rector is José Luis Méndez Jiménez, and its spiritual leaders are Javier Pereda Peña and Alfredo Pérez Bustillo.

A block of the Jirón Lampa, located in the historic centre of Lima, takes its name from the institution, once headquartered in a 509.02 m² building at the street's corner with the Jirón Áncash, built circa 1900–1910. It aditionally owned the Edificio Santo Toribio, located at the intersection of Huancavelica and Rufino Torrico streets.^[1]

References

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This page was last edited on 11 February 2024, at 21:30