Seminaries and colleges
Seminaries
Saint Meinrad School of Theology
Saint Meinrad School of Theology educates students from many dioceses throughout the United States.
The School offers four years of graduate-level theological studies for men preparing for priesthood, two two-year graduate-level theological degrees for lay ministry students, a variety of continuing education workshops and retreats, and sabbatical opportunities of varying length and content. Academic courses and workshops also are available in the Indianapolis area, through the Office for Indianapolis Programs on the Marian College campus.
The school is owned and operated by Saint Meinrad Archabbey, a community of Benedictine monks.
- Saint Meinrad School of Theology
- St. Meinrad, IN 47577
- 812-357-6611
- President-Rector: Rev. Mark O'Keefe, OSB
- Provost-Vice Rector: Rev. Justin DuVall, OSB
- Seminarians: 70
- Lay ministry students: 42
- Sabbatical participants: 21
Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary
The Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary at Marian College is the primary place of formation for archdiocesan collegiate seminarians.
- St. Francis Hall, Marian College
- 3200 Cold Spring Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46222
- 317-955-6126
- Rev. Robert J. Robeson, Rector
- Seminarians: 18
Colleges
Two Catholic colleges are located within the archdiocese, a coeducational institution under the jurisdiction of the Sisters of St. Francis (Oldenburg);and a college for women operated by the Sisters of Providence.
Marian College (Coeducational)
- Sisters of St. Francis (Oldenburg)
- 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN 46222
- 317-955-6000
- President: Daniel J. Elsener, PhD
- Students: 1,428
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College (Women)
- Sisters of Providence
- St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876
- 812-535-5151
- President: Joan Lescinski, CSJ, PhD
- Total students: 1,687
- Campus-based students: 335
- Women's external degree program: 1,230
- Master of Arts, Pastoral Theology: 51