About us
The Holy Spirit Seminary is a community and an educational institution that was founded by the Roman Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea in Kap on 1 March 1963. In January 1968 the seminary was transferred to Bomana, 12 kilometres from the capital of the country, Port Moresby.
The purpose of the Holy Spirit Seminary is the education, formation, and preparation of young men from all dioceses of Papua New Guinea for the Roman Catholic Priesthood. According to the teachings of the Catholic Church, there are four aspects of the formation: human, spiritual, pastoral and intellectual. The intellectual education is divided into two aspects: philosophy and religious study, and theological study.
The seminarians are under the authority of the rector (nominated by the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples) and formators, his collaborators. The seminary is supervised by a Governing Council: the chairperson – Abp. Sir John Card. Ribat MSC, Bp. Don Lippert OFM Cap., Bp. Rolando Santos CM, Fr. Peter Chanel Silong, Fr. Joseph Vnuk OP, Fr. Jacek Tendej CM.
Formation
Fr. Jacek Tendej CM
Rector
Fr. Solomon Akaya
Vice-rector for Student Affairs
Fr. Peter Silong
Vice-rector for Pastoral Affairs
Fr Joseph Emmanuvel Amith CM
Spiritual Director
The seminary is an institution and a community whose purpose is to help in the formation and self-formation of the young men who experience and discover the call of God to follow Jesus as his apostles in today’s world. This practice is occurring in four dimensions – human, spiritual, pastoral and intellectual – during the different events of the daily, weekly,
and monthly schedule as:
Holy Eucharist with homily ★ Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours morning, evening, and night prayer ★ Sunday Benediction with reflection by seminarians of the last year ★ Meditation ★ Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament ★ Other forms of devotion: Rosary, Station of Cross, Eucharistic procession in the Solemnity of Corpus Christi etc. ★ Private prayer ★ Annual retreat and monthly recollection days ★ Weekly formation conferences lead by the rector, vice-rector, spiritual director, or pastoral director ★ Religious, philosophical and theological study at the Catholic Theological Institute ★ Monthly meetings with the specialists of different disciplines ★ Monthly seminary community meetings ★ Spiritual direction ★ Individual talks ★ Pastoral activity ★ Bible group sharing ★ Preparation of the liturgy ★ Private study ★ Sports and physical work ★ Recreation, visiting of interesting places and institutions, watching TV.
All these activities have one goal – to prepare good, responsible, committed priests, followers of Jesus Christ (alter Christus) for the Church, especially for the Church in Papua New Guinea.
Fr. Jacek Tendej CM
Rector of the Holy Spirit Seminary
DOCUMENTS
RATIO NATIONALIS FORMATIONIS
THE GIFT OF THE PRIESTLY VOCATION
SPIRITUALITY OF THE DIOCESAN PRESBYTER
VALUE-BASED FORMATION PROGRAM
CALENDAR
BIRTHDAYS
DAILY SCHEDULE
AREAS OF RESPONSABILITY
THE MOST IMPORTANT RULES
Seminarians
Isaac UNAKAU – TH2
(diocese Aitape)
My Vocation Story
Dominic DOTTIE – PH2
(diocese Alotau)
My Vocation Story
Danny TOKAPIP – PH1
(diocese Bougainville)
My Vocation Story
Lawrence TUMAE – PH1
(diocese Bougainville)
My Vocation Story
Felix PENGASIRAH – TH1
(diocese Bougainville)
My Vocation Story
Tyson HAROMAN – TH1
(diocese Bougainville)
My Vocation Story
Edward DAWAN – PH1 (CM)
My Vocation Story
Emmanuel KOABA – PH1 (CM)
My Vocation Story
Peter KOIT – PH1 (CM)
My Vocation Story
Simon ROBERT – PH2 (CM)
My Vocation Story
Sean MAUSING – PH2 (CM)
My Vocation Story
Victor KALI – PH2 (CSMA)
My Vocation Story
Simon YOUNGOPAE – TH1 (CSMA)
My Vocation Story
Steven PUP – TH3 (CSMA)
My Vocation Story
John WAI – TH4 (CSMA)
My Vocation Story
Sojo Soter HUBERT – TH2
(diocese Daru/Kiunga)
My Vocation Story
Douglas PETER – PH1
(diocese Kavieng)
My Vocation Story
Melchior MARON – PH1
(diocese Kavieng)
My Vocation Story
Simon JONATHAN – PH1
(diocese Kavieng)
My Vocation Story
Philip PIRIMIN – PH2
(diocese Kavieng)
My Vocation Story
Bernard TOHIAN – TH1
(diocese Kavieng)
My Vocation Story
Jeremiah TAINKI – PH1
(diocese Kerema)
My Vocation Story
Joseph ARIA – TH2
(diocese Kimbe)
My Vocation Story
Arre GUGL – TH2
(diocese Kundiawa)
My Vocation Story
Billy BRUNO – TH2
(diocese Kundiawa)
My Vocation Story
Charles BIN – TH2
(diocese Kundiawa)
Douglas KAWAGE – TH2
(diocese Kundiawa)
My Vocation Story
Siwi AGAI – TH2
(diocese Kundiawa)
My Vocation Story
Joseph KUN – TH3
(diocese Kundiawa)
My Vocation Story
Joseph PALME – TH3
(diocese Kundiawa)
My Vocation Story
Samuel NOGLAI – TH3
(diocese Kundiawa)
My Vocation Story
Thomas WITNE – TH3
(diocese Kundiawa)
My Vocation Story
Martin MAKA – TH4
(diocese Lae)
My Vocation Story
Jeffrey OSSOM – TH1
(diocese Madang)
My Vocation Story
Constantine RUARRI – TH2
(diocese Madang)
My Vocation Story
Eugene SAKAT – TH2
(diocese Madang)
My Vocation Story
Martin Salifu DULAU – TH2
(diocese Madang)
My Vocation Story
George KALAWA – TH3
(diocese Madang)
My Vocation Story
Martin PETER – TH2
(diocese Mendi)
My Vocation Story
Paul LEME – TH3
(diocese Mendi)
My Vocation Story
Isaac JOSEPH – TH2
(diocese Mt. Hagen)
Jacob TUMUN – TH2
(diocese Mt. Hagen)
My Vocation Story
Sylvester KUK – TH2
(diocese Mt. Hagen)
My Vocation Story
Mark BERRY – TH3
(diocese Mt. Hagen)
My Vocation Story
Philip OPEAE – TH1
(diocese Port Moresby)
My Vocation Story
Matthew TIMBALU – TH2
(diocese Port Moresby)
My Vocation Story
Raphael GOBI – TH2
(diocese Port Moresby)
My Vocation Story
Amos TIRORO – PH1
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Eugene ULUNA – PH1
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Ephraim KEH – PH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Ignatius LONGEWANA – PH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Manuel TOPITE – PH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Philemon LAMUNAI – PH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Rudolf PAMAT – PH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Stanton LATOMENE – PH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Gabrial KETERE – TH1
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Gregory LAVUT – TH1
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Henry TADE – TH1
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Jack PAIAU – TH1
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Philip TOTONE – TH1
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Dickson KEWES – TH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Hirinius KATAPUA – TH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Jack KESKALA (JNR) – TH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Mathew GONA – TH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Richard BOSCO – TH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Russel BATERI – TH2
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Francis TINA – TH3
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Jeffrey PENSOKSOK – TH4
(diocese Rabaul)
My Vocation Story
Butu KABEUYA – PH1 (RCJ)
My Vocation Story
Dominic MOMO – PH1 (RCJ)
My Vocation Story
Harry HARRY – PH1 (RCJ)
My Vocation Story
Michael DIDIULOSI – PH1 (RCJ)
My Vocation Story
Abel YIMNAU – TH1
(diocese Vanimo)
My Vocation Story
Berry TABOKOM – TH1
(diocese Vanimo)
My Vocation Story
Gilbert YAWI – TH1
(diocese Vanimo)
My Vocation Story
Joachim SUWONGEL – TH1
(diocese Vanimo)
My Vocation Story
Jonathan TOMMY – TH1
(diocese Vanimo)
My Vocation Story
Roland SOKAP – TH1
(diocese Vanimo)
My Vocation Story
James MAL – TH2
(diocese Wabag)
My Vocation Story
Newman KUNDAL – TH2
(diocese Wabag)
My Vocation Story
Luke TANDA – TH4
(diocese Wabag)
My Vocation Story
Austin LUS – TH2
(diocese Wewak)
My Vocation Story
Robert WAIEK – TH4
(diocese Wewak)
My Vocation Story
CM – Latin: Congregatio Missionis.
CSMA – Latin: Congregatio Sancti Michaelis Archangeli.
RCJ – Latin: Congregatio Rogationistarum a Corde Iesu
Contact
Holy Spirit Seminary
P.O. Box 1717
Boroko NCD
Port Moresby
phone: +675/328 1025
e-mail: hssbomana@gmail.com
rector’s mobile: +675/708 79 939
rector’s email: tendej@gmail.com
