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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary | partof = Orchard Lake Schools Historic District | partof_refnum = 82002859<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> | nrhp_type = cp | nocat = yes | image = | caption = | location = Indian Trail, [[Orchard Lake, Michigan]] | coordinates = {{coord|42|35|38|N|83|21|28|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Michigan#USA | built = 1858 | architecture = Gothic, Tudor Revival, Queen Anne | designated_nrhp_type = March 19, 1982 }} '''SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary''' was a four-year private [[Poland|Polish]] [[seminary]] in [[Orchard Lake Village, Michigan|Orchard Lake, Michigan]], United States. The seminary, taking its name from [[Saints Cyril and Methodius]], was founded in 1885 in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], to prepare candidates for the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] priesthood primarily to serve [[Polish American]] immigrant communities. It closed in 2022. ==Early history== Approval for founding such a seminary was granted on January 14, 1879, by [[Pope Leo XIII]] upon the petition of Father Leopold Moczygemba, a [[Order of Friars Minor Conventual|Conventual Franciscan]], founder of the Polish settlement in [[Panna Maria, Texas|Panna Maria]], [[Texas]], in 1854. The establishment of the seminary was realized by Father Joseph Dabrowski, the first rector, who obtained approval from Bishop Caspar Borgess of Detroit for constructing a building on St. Aubin Avenue between Forest Avenue and Garfield Street and organizing the seminary program. ==The move to Orchard Lake== Increasing enrollment and the need for additional space led the second rector, Father Witold Buchaczkowski, to transfer the seminary in 1909 from Detroit to the site of the former [[Michigan Military Academy]] in the rural village of [[Orchard Lake Village, Michigan|Orchard Lake]], northwest of Detroit. ==The early program== The original academic program of the seminary consisted of ten years of studies: five in the preparatory classical department and five in the upper division, namely, two in philosophy and three in theology. In 1927, three four-year administratively independent schools were established: SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, [[Saint Mary's College (Michigan)|St. Mary's College]], and [[St. Mary's Preparatory]], known collectively at present as the [[Orchard Lake Schools]]. ==Current academic programs== In 1968, the Seminary began to provide a training program for [[permanent deacons]], field education for seminarians, and continuing education for adults. In the ensuing years, the following degree programs were introduced: [[Master of Divinity]] (1973) for priesthood candidates, religious, and lay women and men; [[Master of Religious Education]] (1977), later designated as Master of Arts in Religious Education (1989); and [[Master of Arts]] in [[Pastoral Ministry]] (1989), an upgrading of the Certificate in Pastoral Ministry, which had been in existence since 1975. ==Accreditation== In 1971, SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary became an associate member of the [[Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada]] (ATS). In 1992 the seminary was granted candidacy for accredited status in the association and undertook a two-year self-study as part of the process leading toward accreditation. SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary was granted initial accreditation by ATS in January, 1995. ==See also== *[[Polish Americans]] *[[Polish Roman Catholic Union of America]] *[[Roman Catholicism in Poland]] *[[Polish Cathedral style]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.sscms.edu/ SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary] {{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit}} {{National Register of Historic Places}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary}} [[Category:Defunct Catholic seminaries in the United States]] [[Category:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit]] [[Category:Polish-American culture in Metro Detroit]] [[Category:Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1910|Saints Cyril]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Oakland County, Michigan]] [[Category:Education in Oakland County, Michigan]] [[Category:Historic district contributing properties in Michigan]] [[Category:1910 establishments in Michigan]] [[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Oakland County, Michigan]]
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