St. Mary’s College, Oscott is the major seminary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. The college was founded (at Maryvale) in May 1794 for the training of priests and the present buildings at New Oscott were completed in 1838 to designs by Joseph Potter and Augustus Welby Pugin.
{ Bishop Frank Thomas in cassock front row.}
SEMINARIANS Year 3.
OSCOTT COLLEGE with Archbishop Pat Kelly - centre front row.