Diocesan Seminary of Liège

The seminary was first founded by Ernest of Bavaria in 1592 to train diocesan clergy in line with the decrees of the Council of Trent.

[1] The papal breve of foundation was dated 5 March 1592, and the seminary was formally opened on 28 May that year, in the buildings of the former Hôpital Saint-Mathieu.

[2] In 1786, after the suppression of the Society of Jesus, the seminary moved into the vacated premises of the Jesuit college.

[1] Teaching was suspended during the French period but resumed in 1814, and since 1815 the seminary has been based in the buildings of the former Beaurepart Abbey.

[3] While candidates for the priesthood from the diocese of Liège have since 2010 been trained at the Seminary of Namur, the Séminaire épiscopal continues to function as a diocesan centre for training and education.