The Seminary of Christ the King was founded in 1931 by Archbishop William M. Duke of Vancouver. In 1939, with the approval of the Holy See, the Archbishop entrusted the Seminary to Benedictine monks as a training center for both diocesan and religious priesthood students. In 1951 the Seminary opened the Faculty of Theology. The Monastery was raised to abbatial status in 1953 under the title Westminster Abbey. In 1966, through its own University Charter, the Seminary was empowered to grant the Bachelor of Arts degree as well as degrees in Theology Campus. The beautiful 80-hectare campus provides residence accommodations along with recreational and community facilities of many kinds. Seminary of Christ the King is the only high school seminary in western Canada. The seminary requires all first year students to take an English proficiency test to determine their readiness for college level English.
The courses are in:
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Theology programs of Study has 2 programs leading to the
- Master of Divinity Professional Diploma
- Bachelor's of theology Degree
- The M. Div. Program
The seminary has a library containing 46,000 books as well as current periodicals. Students also have ready access to the holdings of the University College of the Fraser Valley and of the Fraser Valley Regional Library. Westminster Abbey and the Seminary of Christ the King publish the Pax Regis and the Benedictine Oblate Newsletter. The seminary helps to shape the character of an individual and provides him with the required knowledge to help fellow people.
Seminary of Christ the King, Mission, BC V2V 4J2
Phone: Abbey: 604-826-8975
Rector: 604-826-8715
Fax: 604-826-8725
College Residence: 604-820-9968
High School: 604-820-9969
E-mail: Abbey/College Seminary: a30085@paralynx.com
High School: rector@sck.ca
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