The college traced its origins to the establishment in 1869 of an institution for the training of catechists and teachers near the church at Beau Bassin.
[1] The college itself was founded in 1876 in Beau Bassin by the Rev Henry Buswell.
[2] In 1905 Bishop Francis Gregory bought a house with a couple of acres opposite St Andrew's School at Ambrose Street, Rose Hill as a training college; the theological training moved there.
[6] Lectures were subsequently held at St James's Cathedral, Port Louis.
[9] The college closed in 2004 when it was amalgamated with the Bishop Ghislain Emmanuel Library to form the Diocesan Training Centre.