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In Catholic teaching, the college of bishops is the successor to the college of the apostles. [1] While the individual members of the college of bishops are each directly responsible for pastoral care and governance in their own particular Church, the college as a whole has full supreme power over the entire Church:
Marian College (Poughkeepsie, New York) – Run by the Marist Brothers; opened in 1946; renamed Marist College in 1959. Marist College (Poughkeepsie – Run by the Marist Brothers; declared "non-Catholic" by Cardinal Edward Egan in 2003. Maryknoll School of Theology – Run by the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic; operated from 1933 to 1995.
Holy Apostles Seminary – Diocesan seminary; opened in 1960. Formerly run by the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles. Novitiate and College of Humanities of the Legionaries of Christ – Seminary currently run by the Legionaries of Christ. St. John Fisher Seminary Residence – Diocesan seminary; opened in 1989.
Terry Briley (Dean of College of Bible and Ministry) 2011: Churches of Christ Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology: Brookline, Massachusetts: Nicholas C. Triantafilou (President) 1974: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Hood Theological Seminary: Salisbury, North Carolina: Albert Aymer (President) 1998: African Methodist Episcopal Zion
The Catholic Church holds that the College of Bishops as a group is the successor of the College of Apostles. The Church also holds that uniquely among the apostles, Saint Peter, the first Bishop of Rome, was granted a role of leadership and authority, giving the pope the right to govern the Church together with the bishops. [42]
There are 9 theological seminaries officially affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Several universities and higher education colleges also have Episcopal Church origins and current affiliations. The Association of Episcopal Colleges is a consortium of colleges with historic and present ties to the Episcopal ...
The bishop or eparch of a see, even if he does not also hold a title such as archbishop, metropolitan, major archbishop, patriarch or pope, is the centre of unity for his diocese or eparchy, and, as a member of the College of Bishops, shares in responsibility for governance of the whole church (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 886).
The Pontifical North American College (NAC) is a Roman Catholic educational institution in Rome, Italy, that prepares seminarians to become priests in the United States and elsewhere. The NAC also provides a residence for priests who are pursuing graduate work at other pontifical universities in Rome.