Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane

Building in Queensland, Australia

Holy Spirit Seminary

General information
Address| 487 Earnshaw Road, Banyo, Queensland
Country| Australia

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Holy Spirit Seminary is the Catholic provincial seminary for Queensland. Located in Brisbane, Australia, the seminary serves the Catholic province of Queensland and serves the dioceses of Cairns, Rockhampton, Townsville, the Toowoomba, and the Brisbane archdiocese.

## History

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Holy Spirit Seminary was first founded as Pius XII Provincial Seminary in 1941.[1] Originally it was located on the summit of Beehive Hill in the Brisbane suburb of Banyo. The original buildings were designed by the architectural firm Hennessy & Hennessy, who had also provided the designs used for the Great Court, University of Queensland and the unrealized Holy Name Cathedral, Brisbane. In 2002 due to a decline in vocations the grounds and buildings of Pius XII Provincial Seminary were leased to Australian Catholic University to become their Brisbane campus. This led to the seminary relocating to St Paschal's parish in Wavell Heights.[citation needed]

By 2007 a surge of vocations led to the founding of Holy Spirit Seminary by the bishops of Queensland. Located at the foot of Beehive Hill and close to the old seminary, Cardinal William Levada opened the new campus May 2008. This campus was further extended in 2010 to provide accommodation for another increase in vocations.[citation needed]

Monsignor Tony Randazzo, a former official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was appointed Rector of the seminary at the beginning of 2009.[2][3]

Monsignor John Grace, formerly Vicar General in the Diocese of Rockhampton, was appointed to the position of Rector in 2016.[4]

Following Msgnr John Grace's departure in 2022, Fr Neil Muir of the Diocese of Cairns succeeded him as Rector.[5]

## Community outreach

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Each year the Seminary conducts the Xavier School of Mission for members of all Queensland dioceses. The School aims to "equip and form leaders" in Catholic evangelisation.[citation needed]

## External links

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* Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane Website

## References

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1. ^ "Archdiocese of Brisbane". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
2. ^ "About Bishop Anthony - Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay". www.bbcatholic.org.au. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
3. ^ Rodrigues, Marilyn (5 November 2019). "Joy as Bishop Randazzo joins his people at Broken Bay". The Catholic Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
4. ^ "New leader for seminary". The Catholic Leader. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
5. ^ Higgins, Joe (13 November 2024). "Fr Neil Muir reappointed seminary rector for three years as intake swells". The Catholic Leader. Retrieved 1 July 2025.

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