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We are..
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A Seminary for the formation of Diocesan Priests
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Based in Rome
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For English-speaking men over 30
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Under the guidance of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
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With students from 12 countries
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Future Events
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In Aidan Hart’s Icon of St Bede (below), commissioned especially for this jubilee year of Beda 120, Bede is seen writing the words which form the college motto – we run our race under the watchful gaze of Christ.
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Forming mature men for priesthood
me from the Rector
This College was founded in 1852 to form older men, often convert clergymen, for Catholic priesthood. They came only for four years, because they were seen to have significant knowledge and experience already.
Today the character of the community has changed. Although the Beda remains the responsibility of the Bishops of England and Wales, it has opened its doors to receive men from English-speaking countries worldwide.
However, the essential mission remains the same: to help older men harness and develop their experience and knowledge in the service of the Gospel as Catholic priests.
Welcome to this website. I hope you will enjoy discovering the work which we are privileged to have been given.
Father PhilipRector
Note: The September article written for the Liverpool Catholic Pictorial by the Rector, can be found here.