{"id":208496,"date":"2026-06-02T15:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/208496\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:47:36","slug":"saint-pius-x-propaedeutic-house-of-formation-diocese-of-scranton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/208496\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Pius X Propaedeutic House of Formation \u2013 Diocese of Scranton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-129596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pius-x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"350\"\/>The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, has announced that the Cathedral Convent building at 333 Wyoming Avenue will become the Saint Pius X Propaedeutic House of Formation, welcoming its first seminarians in August 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The new house of formation reflects recent updates to the Church\u2019s formation model, as outlined in the Program for Priestly Formation, which includes a distinct Propaedeutic Stage. This initial stage is designed to provide a strong spiritual and human foundation before formal theological studies begin.<\/p>\n<p>In naming the house after Saint Pius X, the Diocese also honors the legacy of the former Saint Pius X Seminary in Dalton, which educated generations of priests from 1962 to 2004.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-129597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fr.-Roche-251x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\"  \/>Diocesan Secretary for Clergy Formation\/Director of Seminarians and Rector, Saint Pius X Seminary<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Bambera has appointed Rev. Alex J. Roche to serve as the Rector of Saint Pius X Propaedeutic House of Formation; Fr. Roche will remain the Diocesan Secretary for Clergy Formation and the Director of Seminarians. Fr. Roche will be in residence at St. Pius X Propaedeutic House, Scranton.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-129601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rev.-Mr.-Ryan-Glenn-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  \/>Diocesan Vocation Director<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Bambera has also appointed Rev. Ryan P. Glenn to serve as Diocesan Vocation Director. Fr. Glenn will continue to serve as Pastor, Christ the King Parish, Archbald.<\/p>\n<p>Both of these appointments are effective June 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>We ardently thank Fr. Roche for all the hard work, time, and dedication he has given to vocation ministry in the Diocese of Scranton over the last 6 years, and we joyfully welcome Fr. Glenn as he steps into this new role! Please keep our seminarians as well as Fr. Roche and Fr. Glenn in your prayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, has announced that the Cathedral Convent building at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-208496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}