Meanwhile, Gwynedd Mercy University and the seminary just signed an agreement of sale for a parcel of land on the northern border of the school’s campus that’s just a 10th of the size of the current site. In 2019, Main Line Health purchased the property for $43.5 million, and the seminary has until the 2024-25 school year to move.
That secondary responsibility will be wiped from the Archdiocese’s ledger within four years. “But our core mission is the formation of priests and deacons for the Church, not to maintain a building.”
“It’s beautiful, magnificent and very historic,” says Senior, who’s an auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese and the rector at St. Senior knows that the 150-year-old campus is a landmark and a symbol for the city’s Catholic community. But as impressive as the property is on the outside, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is more concerned about what happens inside.īishop Timothy C. Fronted by the mammoth cross displayed during Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit, it’s all imposing buildings and vast swaths of green. Charles Borromeo Seminary knows just how striking the campus is. Charles Borromeo Seminary moves to Gwynedd Mercy University’s 15-acre lot, which is just a 10th of the size of their current site.Īnyone who’s driven past the corner of Lancaster and City Line avenues and seen the majesty of St.
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