CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
Bishop alumni reflect on memories , traditions at Sacred Heart
Michael Stechschulte
To say Sacred Heart Major Seminary has produced a few bishops in the past century would be a bit of an understatement .
As a training ground for priests from the province of Michigan and beyond , Sacred Heart ’ s reputation for high-quality academic and human formation , spiritual richness , and pastoral leadership has made its alumni natural candidates for the episcopacy over the years .
Nineteen Detroit priests have been ordained bishops since 1980 — 17 of them Sacred Heart graduates — and of those , 15 served in faculty positions at the seminary prior to their ordination as bishops . The historic seminary on Chicago and Linwood in the heart of Detroit ’ s Boston-Edison neighborhood also educates priests from other dioceses , including many who have gone on to become bishops elsewhere .
As Sacred Heart celebrates the 100th anniversary of its historic building and campus , Mosaic caught up with several bishop alumni who shared their memories , recollections , and insights about what makes Sacred Heart such a special place . shms . edu 13