ADMISSION CHECKLIST FOR SEMINARY APPLICANTS
The following documents and information are required for admission to the Byzantine Catholic Seminary as an MDiv or MAT-Formation student. Applications will not be considered complete without all the following elements. Items in bold are the only required elements for applicants to the Community of Aspirants:
- Letter of sponsorship from the Ordinary
- Completed application form
- Autobiographical sketch that includes, but is not limited to, overview of personal spiritual journey
- Professional resume and/or curriculum vitae
- One-page essay entitled “What does the Presbyterate (or Diaconate) mean to me?” (i.e. your perception of ministry in the Byzantine Catholic Church, local community, and world)
- Copies of Baptismal, Chrismation, and First Divine Eucharist certificate(s) and parents’ marriage certificate
- Complete academic transcripts (undergraduate and above) – these must be originals from the academic institutions
- Miller Analogies Test (should be submitted directly from examination site)
- Documentation of Criminal History Clearance
- Psychological Evaluation
- Physical Examination Report including test results for drugs and H.I.V.
- Proof of medical insurance
- References: an academic mentor, (former) employer, or fellow employee; fellow parishioner (other than a relative); and applicant’s pastor and all priests who have been significantly involved in applicant’s spiritual growth and discernment who could give an honest assessment of fitness for public Church service
- Recent photograph
- Documents of Transfer of Ritual Church (if applicable)
- Marriage, annulment, ordination, and/or vow dispensation certificates (as applicable)
- If previously sponsored by a bishop for formation and/or enrolled in a seminary, all documentation according to the applicable appendix of the Program of Priestly Formation must be submitted
- If married, copy of wife’s required documentation, particularly a letter of consent for her husband’s formation and ongoing discernment
The complete application packet is obtained through the Director of Vocations of the respective eparchy in the Byzantine Catholic Metropolia:
| Eparchy | Vocation Director | |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | Archpriest Dennis Bogda | dmbsjbc@comcast.net |
| Passaic | Fr. Salvatore Pignato | PassaicVocations@bellsouth.net |
| Parma | Archpriest Dennis Hrubiak | fdhrubiak@yahoo.com |
| Phoenix | Very Rev. Michael O’Loughlin | michaelpauloloughlin@gmail.com |
| Melkite | Archimandrite John Azar | vocations@melkite.org |
| Romanian | Hiermonk Frederick Peterson, OSB | byzmonk@minister.com |
| Slovak | Bishop John Stephen Pazak, C.SS.R. | eparchjohn@gmail.com |