Dean: The Very Rev. Napoleon Brito

The Diocese of the Dominican Republic has its own seminary which is located in Santo Domingo and on the same property of Epiphany Church.  The majority of the priests in the diocese have been educated at this seminary.

The Centro de Estudios Teologicos or (CET) offers a three year program with students receiving teachings in the traditional areas of seminary instruction: Old Testament, New Testament, Anglican and Church History, Church Doctrine, Liturgics, Canon Law, Church Administration, etc.

Classes are taught by a full-time Dean, and by priests in the diocese who teach classes in their area of specialty.  In addition to academic studies students are assigned on the weekends to specific missions in the diocese. Tuesday through Friday, students attend mass at 7:30 a.m. and 5:00.  These services are open to the public.

The Diocese maintains its own seminary, because the cost of sending Dominicans to a seminary in the United States or to seminaries in Latin America is prohibitive.  The cost of educating a student in our seminary is approximately $5,400 per year.  This costs includes instruction, lodging and meals, and a stipend for each student.   The diocese is seeking sponsors who would be willing to pay all or part of the annual costs for one of our students.  In the past, students have spent part of their summer working in the church or diocese which is sponsoring them.  For more information on sponsoring a student, contact the diocesan office. 

In addition, CET coordinates a program for the formation of vocational deacons.  The Program requires four hours of classroom instruction per week and home study in all the traditional areas of theological study.  There are currently 10 candidates enrolled in the program. 

In 1978 The Dominican Episcopal Church joined with the Dominican Evangelical Church to found The Center for Theological Studies in Santo Domingo.  Previously, Episcopal students had studied in Haiti, Mexico or Puerto Rico. The partnership with the Dominican Evangelical Church lasted until the late 1980's when the Dominican Evangelical Church was unable to carry its share financially.  The Episcopal Church made a decision to maintain its own seminary.  The first Dean was the Rev. Aston Brooks. For over twenty years the Rev. Daniel Gonzales has served as either a seminary professor or dean.  In the fall of 2001, the Rev. Napoleon Brito assumed the responsibility of dean.