List of St. John's Seminary (California) people

The list of St. John's Seminary (California) people is a compilation of lists of notable alumni, faculty, and current students of St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California, United States. St. John's Seminary grants graduate degrees for seminarians preparing for the priesthood, as well as a graduate degree for lay persons interested in pastoral ministry. The St. John's Seminary College was the undergraduate division of the seminary before it closed in the early 21st century.[1][2] The table of notable alumni lists the date of graduation from St. John's college, seminary, or both, if applicable. It is not unusual for seminarians to have received their undergraduate education at a different institution than their seminary training.

Notable alumni

Notable seminarian alumni

Title	Name	Graduated from college	Graduated from seminary	Notes
Cardinal	Justin Francis Rigali		1961[3]	Archbishop of Philadelphia
Cardinal	Roger Mahony	1958 B.A.[4]	1962 S.T.B.[4]	Archbishop of Los Angeles
Cardinal	William Levada	1958[5]	—	Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith
Archbishop	George Niederauer		1959[6]	Archbishop of San Francisco
Bishop	Donald W. Montrose		1949[7]	former Bishop of Stockton
Bishop	Tod David Brown	B.A.[8]		Bishop of Orange
Bishop	Stephen Blaire		1967[9]	Bishop of Stockton
Bishop	Jaime Soto	1978 B.A.[10]	1982 M.Div.[10]	Bishop of Sacramento
Bishop	Gabino Zavala		1977[11]	Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles
Bishop	Armando Xavier Ochoa		1970[12]	Bishop of El Paso
Bishop	Gerald Eugene Wilkerson		1965[11]	Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles
Bishop	Edward W. Clark		1972[11][13]	Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles
Bishop	Dennis Patrick O'Neil		1966[13]	Auxiliary bishop of San Bernardino
Bishop	Alexander Salazar		1984[11]	Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles
Bishop	Michael Patrick Driscoll		1965[14]	Bishop of Boise
Bishop	Sylvester Donovan Ryan	1953 B.A.[15]		former Bishop of Monterey
Bishop	John J. Ward		1946[11][16]	former Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles
Bishop	Joseph Martin Sartoris		1953[17]	former Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles
Rev.	Geoffrey Farrow	1981 B.A.[18]	1985 M.Div.[18]	priest relieved of his congregation after denouncing California Proposition 8 from the pulpit
Very Rev.	Cyprian Consiglio, O.S.B. Cam.		1998 M.A.	Prior of New Camaldoli Hermitage

Notable faculty

• Timothy T. O'Donnell[19]

Rectors

There have been 12 rectors of St. John's Seminary since its opening in 1939 and several presidents of the College during its time of operation (1961-2002). The seminary was originally administered by the Vincentian Fathers (C.M.), but has been operated by the Archdiocese since 1987.[20]

St. John's Seminary Name Began Ended Rev. William P. Barr, C.M. 1939 1947[20] Rev. Francis Koeper, C.M. 1948 1954[20] Rev. James Richardson, C.M. 1954 1958[20] Rev. William Kenneally, C.M. 1958 1967[20] Rev. John Danagher, C.M. 1968 1973[20] Rev. John Grindel, C.M. 1973 1978[20] Rev. Charles Miller, C.M. 1978 1987[20] Rev. Msgr. George Niederauer June 1987 June 1992[20] Rev. Msgr. Gabino Zavala July 1, 1992 March 19, 1994[20] Rev. Msgr. Jeremiah J. McCarthy May 31, 1994 2001[20] Rev. Msgr. Helmut Hefner June 10, 2001 2007[20] Rev. Msgr. Craig A. Cox July 1, 2007[20] —

St. John's Seminary College Name Began Ended Rev. Stafford Poole, C.M. 1980 1984[21] Rev. Sylvester Donovan Ryan 1986 1990[15] 1990 1994 Rev. Edward W. Clark 1994 2002[13]

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