Capuchin College

Catholic seminary in Washington, D.C., U.S.

38°56′25″N 77°0′7″W / 38.94028°N 77.00194°W / 38.94028; -77.00194Websitehttp://www.capuchin.com/, http://capuchincollege.com/

Capuchin College is a national Catholic seminary located in Washington, D.C., owned and administered by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.^[1]

Built in the early 1900s, it serves as a house of Post-Novitiate training in the United States and belongs to the Capuchin Province of St. Augustine.^{[citation needed]}

The college is located in close proximity to the Catholic University of America, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the Dominican House of Studies, and Theological College.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley - Archbishop of Boston (2003 - Present)^[2]
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput - Archbishop of Philadelphia (2011 - 2020)
Bishop John Dennis Corriveau - Capuchin Minister General (1994 - 2006)

References

^ Wilcox, Peter C. (15 September 2020). I Was Gone Long Before I Left: What Living in the Monastery for Twenty-Five Years Taught Me about Life. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-7252-8033-5.
^ "Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap". Archdiocese of Boston. Retrieved April 5, 2024.