St Mary's College, Oscott

at , Birmingham , B32 4 United Kingdom

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St Mary's College in New Oscott, Sutton Coldfield, near 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;PurposeOscott College admits students for the priesthood from various dioceses of England and Wales, as well as some students from oversea. The first three years of the academic programme are validated by the University of Birmingham as a BA in Fundamental Catholic Theology. Those who complete the six-year programme also obtain an Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) through affiliation with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.Oscott College is also the diocesan centre for the formation of candidates for the permanent diaconate within the Archdiocese of Birmingham.HistoryOld OscottThe college was founded in Oscott, in present-day Great Barr, in 1794 for both the training of priests and the education of lay pupils. It developed out of a small mission founded by Fr Andrew Bromwich around 1687.

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St Mary's College, Oscott is Birmingham based place and this enity listed in School category. B32 4. Contact phone number of St Mary's College, Oscott: 0121 321 5000