St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry

St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry

File:St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry.jpg Current facility in Pittsford
Type	Private
Established	1893 (original St. Bernard's) 1981 (current institution)
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
President	Father George Heyman
Dean	Dr. Devadasan Premnath
Academic staff	25
Location	Pittsford , New York , USA
Campus	Main campus in Pittsford; extension in Albany; classes in Syracuse at LeMoyne College
Affiliations	University of Rochester, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (Rochester), Siena College (Albany)
Website	www.stbernards.edu
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St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry is a Roman Catholic theological school in Pittsford, New York. It has existed in its current form since 2003, but has existed through previous forms since 1893.

Description

St. Bernard's original institution was Saint Bernard's Seminary, founded in 1893 in Rochester. Lasting 98 years in the same location on the north side of Rochester, it also educated men and women for lay ministry; was one of the first U.S. seminaries to accept laity. Its campus still exists and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1981, Saint Bernard's Seminary closed and St. Bernard's Institute was created to replace it, moving to the campus of Colgate Rochester Divinity School, sharing the buildings, including the library, and cross-registering students for classes that fit both schools' curricula. The Institute also opened an extension in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany in autumn 1989.

In 2003, St. Bernard's assumed its current name and moved to its own facility on French Road, adjacent to the campus of Nazareth College in Pittsford.

It is the official repository for the writings and papers of the noted evangelist and author, Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who was Bishop of Rochester.

See also

• Saint Bernard's Seminary