Fr. Mark Latcovich
Fr. Mark Latcovich
Academic Dean
Two days in May were exciting times for Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology. On Thursday, May 10, 2007, Resurrection Chapel was filled with the relatives and friends of twenty-three graduates who received twenty-seven degrees, as well as faculty, trustees, and our chancellor, Bishop Richard Lennon. On Saturday, May 12, four men were ordained to the priesthood at Saint John the Evangelist Cathedral by Bishop Lennon. Each August, excitement builds as the new academic year offers new courses, new challenges and new possibilities.
Between these peak times lies the time of the hard work of a learning community, where students and professors alike enter into exploration, knowledge and skill acquisition, dialogue, questioning and learning. This is truly the valuable time that will make Graduation and Ordination 2009 events that are worth celebrating.
As you peruse our webpage, I hope that you will discover the breadth and depth of the academic programs at Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of theology. This fall semester 2008 welcomes 129 students into the M.Div., M.A. and D. Min degree programs.
If I may be of assistance to you in any way, do not hesitate to contact me at 440-943-7639 or to email me (mal@dioceseofcleveland.org). (If I am unavailable and you need immediate assistance contact Paulette Begin at 440-943-7667.) As we continue in our one hundredth and sixtieth academic year, may God continue to bless our mission of formation, education and excellence!
Sincerely Yours,
Fr. Mark Latcovich, Ph.D.
Academic Dean
