Archdiocese opens Redemptoris Mater seminary

Six Neocatechumenal Way members come to Vancouver for education and formation opportunities

Father Joseph Nguyen, vocations director of the Archdiocese of Vancouver (left) and Father Vittorio Scomparin pose at Domus Galilaeae, a Neocatechumenal Way centre in Israel, in April. Photo submitted.

At the Archbishop's Dinner in October, Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, announced his intention of setting up a new seminary in Vancouver. His dream is now reality: Redemptoris Mater (Mother of the Redeemer) Seminary has been temporarily established in Blessed Sacrament Parish with six seminarians. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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