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| Motto | Si Deus pro nobis, quis contra nos |
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Motto in English | If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31) |
| Type | Seminary, private university, and Pontifical College |
| Established | 1888 |
Parent institution | Dicastery for the Clergy[1] Congregation for Catholic Education[2] |
| Accreditation | ATS, HLC |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Chancellor | Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States (ex officio) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Earl K. Fernandes, Bishop of Columbus (ex officio) |
| Rector | Steven Beseau |
Academic staff | 38 |
| Students | 49[1] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Suburban, 100 acres (0.4 km2) |
| Website | www |
The Pontifical College Josephinum is a Roman Catholic seminary and private university in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded by Joseph Jessing in 1888 to prepare seminarians for the many German-speaking communities in the United States at that time. The college was granted the status of a Pontifical College in 1892 by Pope Leo XIII, making it the only pontifical seminary in North America. Although the college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS), the HLC placed the institution on probation in 2022 for issues including problems in strategic planning, internal leadership structures, and declining enrollment, while the ATS gave a warning for problems in planning.[3]
- ^ a b The Pillar (22 March 2022). "'God is not done with the Josephinum'". The Pillar.
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