Catholic Institute of Sydney

Theological college in Sydney, Australia

University of Notre Dame Australia

LocationStrathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Coordinates33°52′24″S 151°04′59″E / 33.873327°S 151.083138°E / -33.873327; 151.083138Full nameCatholic Institute of Sydney for Theology and MinistryAbbreviationCISEstablished

1954 – St Patrick's College, Manly (as EFT)
1996 – Strathfield (as CIS)

Previous namesEcclesiastical Faculty of Theology (EFT); Facultas Theologica Sydneyensis (1954-1976)PresidentProfessor M. Isabell Naumann issmWebsitecis.catholic.edu.au

The Catholic Institute of Sydney, a tertiary educational facility that is a Partner Institution of the University of Notre Dame Australia, delivers theological courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.^[1] The institute is located in Strathfield, in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

In 1996 the Institute superseded St Patrick's College, Manly and St Columba's College, Springwood (itself earlier superseded in 1977) as the sole ecclesiastical theology faculty for the Catholic Church in New South Wales. The Seminary of the Good Shepherd, located at Homebush, is the house of formation and prepares students who are studying for ordination to the priesthood in the Catholic Church.^[2]

In partnership with the University of Notre Dame Australia, Catholic Institute of Sydney offers: a Bachelor of Divinity, Master of Divinity, Graduate Certificate in the Practice of Ministry, Master of Theology, Master of Sacred Theology, and the Doctor of Theology. This is in addition to the ecclesiastical awards of Baccalaureate, Licentiate, and Doctorate of Sacred Theology.

References

^ "Catholic Institute of Sydney". Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^ "Where have we been?". Seminary of the Good Shepherd. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.