St Mary's College, Oscott

Oscott College
St Mary's College, New Oscott
View of the college from the south
Oscott College is located in West Midlands county
Oscott College
Oscott College
Location of college
52°32′38″N 1°51′20″W / 52.543766°N 1.855451°W / 52.543766; -1.855451
OS grid referenceSP0988894038
LocationNew Oscott, Birmingham
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websiteoscott.net
History
StatusSeminary
FoundedMay 1794 (1794-05)[1]
Founder(s)Thomas Walsh
DedicationSt Mary
Consecrated29 May 1838
Associated peopleCardinal Wiseman

Bernard Griffin
Cardinal Newman

Thomas Williams
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II* Listed[2]
Designated25 April 1952
Architect(s)Joseph Potter
A.W. Pugin
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking25 April 1836
Completed31 May 1838
Construction cost£40,000
Administration
ProvinceBirmingham
ArchdioceseBirmingham
DeaneryBirmingham (North)
ParishOur Lady of the Assumption Maryvale
Clergy
ArchbishopBernard Longley
RectorCanon Michael Dolman

St Mary's College in New Oscott, Birmingham, often called Oscott College, is the Roman Catholic seminary of the Archdiocese of Birmingham in England and one of the three seminaries of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.[3]

  1. ^ Oscott History Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ British Listed Buildings
  3. ^ "Preparing Yourself". Portsmouth Catholic Diocese. Retrieved 31 March 2014.