St. Mary's Seminary, Nadiket

'''Saint Mary's Seminary Nadiket''', or more simply '''Nadiket Seminary''', is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[minor seminary]] located about {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Moroto Town]] on the Moroto-[[Kitale]] road in [[Uganda]]. It trains young men from the dioceses of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido|Kotido]] and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto|Moroto]] for the [[priesthood in the Catholic Church|Catholic priesthood]]

Its foundation dates back to 1967 when the first [[Bishop]] of Moroto, Msgr. Sisto Mazzoldi, [[Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus|M.C.C.I.]], saw a need to train local priests for the young diocese, which covered the whole [[Karamoja]] region. Students came from Namaalu to Karenga. Several of the Karamojong Catholic priests went through this institution, including Fr. [[Simon Lokodo]] of Karenga-Kapedo, later a member of the Uganda Parliament, Fr. Philip Lokel of [[Loyoro, Uganda|Loyoro]], and Fr. Lotuk Samuel from Karenga. The first graduate was ordained in 1979, Fr. Thomas Logiel, the first Karamojong priest, followed others like Fr. Largo Koryang and Fr. Gabriel Koryang.<ref name="wordpress_2018-05-03">{{citation|url=https://eduonline418439510.wordpress.com/2018/05/03/history-of-nadiket-seminary/|title=History of Nadiket Seminary|first=Oketch|last=Patrick|work=Blog|date=3 May 2018|access-date=2022-07-13}}</ref>

The Comboni missionaries, who had been expelled from southern Sudan, remained until 1999, when the operation and the administration of the school were handed over to the diocesan clergy, with the first diocesan rector being Fr. Clement Othim from Morulem.

St. Mary's Seminary Nadiket should not be confused with The International Seminary of The Apostles of Jesus, next door, also established by Bishop Mazzoldi. The graduates from this institution go on to be missionaries in other countries.

== See also ==

* [[Bukalasa National Minor Seminary]]

* [[Ggaba National Major Seminary]]

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