Welcome to SSPP
Welcome to the official website of the Seminary of Saints Peter & Paul, Bodija, Ibadan, Nigeria. The Seminary of Saints Peter & Paul is a regional seminary that trains candidates for the Roman Catholic Priesthood. The formation programme includes studies in Philosophy and Theology.
As a regional seminary, Great Bodija, as it is called by those who in one way or another have experienced her products, caters for the training needs of the Ecclesiastical Provinces of Lagos, Ibadan and Benin City.
However, the seminary also serves the training need of dioceses and congregations outside the aforementioned provinces upon request by local ordinaries or superiors who wish their candidates journey with and through us.
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The Mission of Saints Peter and Paul Major Seminary is the formation of men for sacred ministry in the celibate priesthood. The Seminary aims at training young men in priestly virtues and in the acquisition of such knowledge as requisite for the salvation of souls and t…
The Seminary programme is characterized by love and fidelity to the Catholic Church and her Magisterium and by the conviction that the Ordained Priesthood is a calling to a unique participation in the one priesthood of Jesus Christ. Therefore, the interrelated component…
The Seminary of Ss. Peter and Paul is a regional Seminary for the dioceses of the Ecclesiastical Provinces of Lagos, Ibadan and Benin City. The Conference of Bishops under the Chairmanship of the Archbishop of Lagos oversees the general formation programme of the Semina…
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS TO SS. PETER AND PAUL, MAJOR SEMINARY, BODIJA, IBADAN
Students are admitted into the Seminary on the recommendation of their Bishops or Religious Superiors. In addition, a student must qualify for the Degree Programme prior to his admission int…
The Department of Philosophy of the Seminary is in affiliation with the University of Ibadan. The Department offer a B.A. Honours Philosophy Programme.…
The Department of Theology of the Seminary has two programmes: B.A. Honours in Religious Studies (In Affiliation with the University of Ibadan) and B.Th. Honours in Theology (In Affiliation with the Pontifical Urban University, Rome).…
Our History
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SS. PETER AND PAUL MAJOR SEMINARY, BODIJA
What is now known as the Seminary of SS. Peter and Paul, Bodija, Ibadan, began in Ivianokpodi, Edo State in 1908 as St. Martin’s Seminary, Ivianokpodi. It then moved to Asaba in 1927 before being transferred to Benin City in 1933 where it was called St. Paul’s Seminary. It finally came to Ibadan in 1957 and was then named Saints Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Ibadan. The Seminary is the result of a 1695 directive of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People’s (Propaganda Fide), to the effect that all missionary congregations must encourage vocations among indigenous populations, as a testament of the success of their mission and the survival and continuous growth and development of the local churches.
IVIANOKPODI (1908-1927)
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