Port Elizabeth Oratory

The Port Elizabeth Oratory is a Congregation of the Oratory of St Philip Neri in Walmer, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The Congregation serves the Catholic parish of St Bernadette in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Elizabeth and also runs the St Philip Neri Propaedeutic Seminary or "Collegium".

History

The Port Elizabeth Oratory was founded from the Oudtshoorn Oratory when, in 2002, a group of Oratorian priests and brothers took up residence in Port Elizabeth. After the period of formation, the new Oratory in Port Elizabeth was canonically established on 12 May 2008 by the Holy See.[1][2] In addition to the Oratory parish of St Bernadette's, the Congregation runs the St Philip Neri Collegium which is a propaedeutic seminary preparing young men from all over South Africa for major seminary.[3]

Notable members

Fr Phillip Frederick Vietri, a South African composer born in 1955,[4] is a member of the Port Elizabeth Oratory.[5] His compositions are largely classical and liturgical in nature. He is currently a member of the Bloemfontein Oratorian Community-in-formation, which is a project of the Port Elizabeth Oratory.[2]

References
  2. "a-community-of-warmth". www.scross.co.za. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  3. "Birmingham Oratory Brother sent to South Africa". Catholic Herald. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  4. "Accueil". Musica International (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  5. "Beautiful Mass Setting by one of my priests - MusicaSacra Church Music Forum". forum.musicasacra.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.

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