Sulpicians to leave St.

Patrick's
Seminary
by Archdiocese of San Francisco | Oct 22, 2016

PRESS RELEASE
ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Contact: Mike Brown (office) 415-614-5636 (cell) 650-387-1160
brownm@sfarch.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2016
STATEMENT FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO
AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ST. PATRICKS SEMINARY AND
UNIVERSITY
Yesterday the Archdiocese was informed by the Society of the Priests of St.
Sulpice (Sulpicians) that, after 118 years, they will be withdrawing their
administrative and academic services from the Seminary at the end of this
academic year, June 30, 2017.
We sincerely thank the Sulpicians for their very long service to the
archdiocese and to those other dioceses served by the Seminary. Before
being informed of this decision, the Board of Trustees had intended to begin
discussions that might lead to new Seminary administrative models with the
Society. We regret that we did not have the opportunity to explore the

possibility of forming a new collaborative model with the Sulpicians.

The Chancellor of the Seminary, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, said,
After such a long-standing and beneficial partnership, we all feel sorrow as
the Sulpicians will be leaving St. Patricks Seminary. Generations of
seminarians and priests have been formed and educated at St. Patricks
under their leadership. We intend to continue that fine tradition as we meet
the challenges of the future.
The Board also announced the formation of a search committee to assist
Archbishop Cordileone in filling the position of the Rector of the Seminary
and University.
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