St. John's Seminary (Wonersh)

St. John's Seminary (Wonersh)

St. John's Seminary in Wonersh, Guildford, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, United Kingdom, is the principal seminary for the Archdiocese of Southwark, and the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Other dioceses also make use of it to a greater or lesser extent, including Diocese of Plymouth, Portsmouth, East Anglia, Clifton, Menevia, the Archdiocese of Cardiff and the newly-founded Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.

While it serves mainly dioceses of the South of England, it also provides formation for students from dioceses further afield and for members of religious institutes.

Since 1985 it has also offered courses in theology for lay (external) students. These courses now run alongside the academic programme offered to students in formation. This programme is validated by St. Mary's University College in Twickenham, of which the seminary is an Associated Institution.

The Seminary is also a valuable resource for the local church, and provides a venue for various groups including the formation programme for the Permanent Diaconate, as well as a centre of expertise in the work of formation and sacred science.