clergy of the archdiocese. On campus was also the St. John Neumann Seminary Residence and Hall, which in collaboration with St. John's University in Queens offered courses in philosophy equivalent to a B.A. for men studying for the priesthood. Students now attend the Diocese of Brooklyn's Cathedral Seminary House of Formation in Douglaston, Queens, New York. Beginning in August 2012, St. Joseph's Seminary has been the major seminary for the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Faculty Rectors Edward R. Dyer, S.S. 1896-1902 James F. Driscoll, S.S 1902-1909 John P. Chidwick 1909-1922 James T. McEntyre 1922-1930 Arthur J. Scanlan 1931-1940 John Michael Fearns 1940-1956 Charles O'C. Sloane 1956-1958 Francis Frederick Reh 1958-1962 Thomas A. Donnellan 1962-1964 Edwin B. Broderick 1964-1968 Edward J. Montano 1968-1973 Austin B. Vaughan 1973-1979 John J. Mescall 1979-1982 Edward M. Connors 1982-1985 Edwin F. O'Brien 1985-1989 Raymond T. Powers 1990-1994 Edwin F. O'Brien 1994-1997 - Named Archbishop of Archdiocese of Military Services Francis J. McAree 1997-2001 Peter G. Finn 2001-2007 Gerald Thomas Walsh 2007–2012 Peter Ignatius Vaccari 2012-2019 James Massa 2020-Present Notable faculty Lorenzo Albacete Sara Butler, M.S.B.T. (2001-2009) Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P. (2004-2005) Francis P. Duffy Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. J. M. Lelen William Bartley Smith (1971-2009) Notable alumni Charles John Brown — Archbishop, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines (2020–present) Terence Cooke — Cardinal (from 1969), Archbishop of New York (1968-1983) Stan Fortuna — priest of the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, musician Philip Joseph Furlong — Auxiliary Bishop of the United States Military Vicariate (1956-1971) William Lombardy — World Junior Chess Champion (1957), tutor to World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer, priest (1967-1980) Henry J. Mansell — Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut (2003-2013) Theodore Edgar McCarrick — Cardinal (2001-2018), Archbishop of Washington (2001-2006) Timothy A. McDonnell — Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts (2004-2014) James Francis McIntyre — Cardinal (from 1953), Archbishop of Los Angeles (1948-1970) John P. Meier — priest of New York, professor of Scripture at the University of Notre Dame John Joseph Mitty — Archbishop of San Francisco (1935-1961) Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle — Cardinal (from 1967), Archbishop of Washington (1947-1973) Edwin Frederick O'Brien — Cardinal (from 2012), Archbishop of Baltimore (2007–2011) Frank Pavone — priest, Director of Priests for Life, founder of Missionaries of the Gospel of Life Dennis Joseph Sullivan — Bishop of the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey (2013–present) David Tracy — Catholic