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St. Pius X Seminary (Dubuque, Iowa)

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St. Pius X Seminary
MottoPro Deo et Patria
Motto in EnglishFor God and Country
TypeSeminary
Established1839 (1839)
FounderBishop Mathias Loras
Parent institutionLoras College
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque
ChancellorArchbishop Michael Jackels
RectorFr. David Schatz
LocationDubuque, Iowa, United States
42°29′07″N 90°40′31″W / 42.4852°N 90.6754°W / 42.4852; -90.6754
Websiteloras.edu

St. Pius X Seminary is associated with Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, and run under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The seminary prepares Minor (College) Seminarians for the priesthood, specifically preparing candidates for entrance into Major Seminary & Theological studies. Through Loras, the seminary provides full training in Philosophical studies, while giving students the necessary religious studies courses required for entrance into Major Seminary. Founded in 1839 by Bishop Mathias Loras as St. Raphael Seminary, the seminary has operated under various names and conditions at Loras College until adopting its present name in 1954. St. Pius X has prepared countless Seminarians across Iowa & surrounding states for the priesthood, counting over 30 Bishops as alumni. Currently, the seminary is housed at the Vianney House and serves Seminarians of the Archdiocese of Dubuque and the Diocese of Des Moines. The current rector of St. Pius X Seminary is Fr. David Schatz and the spiritual director is Fr. Tom McDermott.

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20110614004634/http://depts.loras.edu/ministry/stpius.html

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque
Ordinaries
Bishops
Mathias Loras
Clement Smyth
Archbishops
John Hennessy
John Keane
James Keane
Francis Beckman
Henry Rohlman
Leo Binz
James Byrne
Daniel Kucera
Jerome Hanus
Michael Jackels
Thomas Robert Zinkula
Auxiliary bishops
Churches
Cathedral
St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque
Parishes
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville
St. John XXIII, Cedar Rapids
Holy Ghost, Dubuque
Holy Trinity, Luxemburg
Sacred Heart, Dubuque
Sacred Heart, Fillmore
St. Boniface, New Vienna
St. Donatus, St. Donatus
St. Joseph, Elkader
St. Joseph, Key West
Saint Joseph the Worker, Dubuque
St. Martin, Cascade
St. Mary, Guttenberg
St. Patrick, Dubuque
St. Patrick, Garryowen
St. Lawrence, Otter Creek
St. Paul, Worthington
Saints Peter and Paul, Petersburg
Former parishes
Saint Joseph's Prairie Church
St. Mary, Dubuque
St. Joseph, Stone City
Education
Higher education
Clarke University
Divine Word College
Loras College
Mount Mercy University
St. Pius X Seminary, Dubuque
High schools
Beckman High School, Dyersville
Columbus High School, Waterloo
Don Bosco High School, Gilbertville
Marquette High School, Bellevue
Newman Catholic High School, Mason City
Wahlert High School, Dubuque
Xavier High School, Cedar Rapids
Primary schools
Mazzuchelli Middle School, Dubuque
Holy Family Catholic Schools, Dubuque
St. Mary's School, Guttenberg
Former schools
Sacred Heart School, Dubuque
St. Luke's School, St. Lucas
Religious orders
Priests
Miscellany
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque
Dioceses
Cathedrals
Basilicas
Higher education


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