Mission

The Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary is a private conference/retreat center as well as a residence for priests and an office building for agencies of the Archdiocese of Hartford.

About the Archdiocesan Center
at St. Thomas Seminary

Our facility was built in 1928 and served as a seminary and day high school for young men up until the early 1980’s. We currently offer over 22,000 square feet of retreat and conference space, 195 dormitory style rooms, catering and meeting services, and recreational facilities. We are located on 85 acres 3 miles north of Hartford in the town of Bloomfield. We have a gothic style chapel located in our facility, as well as the Archbishop O’Brien Library and the Catholic Bookstore. We have both active and retired priests who reside at our facility. There are 17 different agencies that have offices at our facility.

Staff

The Rector/President of St. Thomas Seminary is Monsignor Gerard G. Schmitz.
The staff consists of a General Manager, an Events Coordinator, an Executive Chef, a Director of Maintenance, a Bookkeeper, an Office Manager, a Library Director, as well as administrative, food service, housekeeping and maintenance staff.