Ukrainian Pontifical Minor Seminary (original) (raw)

Ukrainian Pontifical Minor Seminary was the only Ukrainian-language minor seminary in Western Europe that prepared Ukrainian students for further theological pursuits. The seminary was founded in 1951 by Archbishop Ivan Buchko and opened in 1952 in Loury,(Loiret)(France)]]. It was closed in 1958 because of a law dispute. there were some 40 students at the closing (from England, France, Belgium and Germany. There was also a contingent from Trieste, whose parents were waiting to emgrate to Australia. The school was moved to Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The educational management and administration were entrusted to the Ukrainian Salesians.