St. Joseph's Seminary (Washington, D.C.)

St. Joseph's Seminary
St Joseph Seminary, DC
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
OwnershipSociety of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart
LeadershipFr Nixon Mullah, SSJ (rector)
Fr Leo Udeagu, SSJ (vice rector)
Fr Anthony Bozeman, SSJ (academic dean)
PatronSt Joseph
Year consecrated1930
Location
CountryUnited States
Geographic coordinates38°56′37″N 76°59′21″W / 38.94361°N 76.98917°W / 38.94361; -76.98917
Architecture
Architect(s)Maginnis & Walsh
StyleColonial Revival architecture
Date established1888 (Baltimore)
Groundbreaking1929
St Joseph's Seminary
LocationWashington, D.C.
Built1930
ArchitectMaginnis & Walsh
Architectural styleColonial Revival architecture
NRHP reference No.100008232
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2022

St. Joseph's Seminary is a former Catholic major seminary and current house of formation in Washington, D.C. for the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart (also known as the Josephites), a Catholic society of apostolic life that serves African Americans. The seminary was the first in the United States to accept Black men into formation for the Catholic priesthood and religious life.

St Joseph's was originally founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1888 by Fr John R. Slattery for the Mill Hill Missionaries, from which the Josephites became independent 5 years later. The Josephite iteration of the seminary was relocated to DC in 1930.[1]

The seminary property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in September 2022.[2]

  1. ^ Ochs, Stephen J. (1993). Desegregating the altar : the Josephites and the struggle for black priests, 1871–1960. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-1859-1. OCLC 28646434.
  2. ^ "Weekly List 2022 09 30 - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2022.