List of St. John's Seminary (California) people
# List of St. John's Seminary (California) people

The list of St. John's Seminary (California) people is a compilation of lists of notable alumni, faculty, and current students of St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California, United States. St. John's Seminary grants graduate degrees for seminarians preparing for the priesthood, as well as a graduate degree for lay persons interested in pastoral ministry. The St. John's Seminary College was the undergraduate division of the seminary before it closed in the early 21st century. The table of notable alumni lists the date of graduation from St. John's college, seminary, or both, if applicable. It is not unusual for seminarians to have received their undergraduate education at a different institution than their seminary training.

## Notable alumni

### Notable seminarian alumni

| Title | Name | Graduated from college | Graduated from seminary | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Cardinal | Justin Francis Rigali | | 1961 | Archbishop of Philadelphia |
| Cardinal | Roger Mahony | 1958 B.A. | 1962 S.T.B. | Archbishop of Los Angeles |
| Cardinal | William Levada | 1958 | — | Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith |
| Archbishop | George Niederauer | | 1959 | Archbishop of San Francisco |
| Bishop | Donald W. Montrose | | 1949 | former Bishop of Stockton |
| Bishop | Tod David Brown | B.A. | | Bishop of Orange |
| Bishop | Stephen Blaire | | 1967 | Bishop of Stockton |
| Bishop | Jaime Soto | 1978 B.A. | 1982 M.Div. | Bishop of Sacramento |
| Bishop | Gabino Zavala | | 1977 | Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles |
| Bishop | Armando Xavier Ochoa | | 1970 | Bishop of El Paso |
| Bishop | Gerald Eugene Wilkerson | | 1965 | Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles |
| Bishop | Edward W. Clark | | 1972 | Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles |
| Bishop | Dennis Patrick O'Neil | | 1966 | Auxiliary bishop of San Bernardino |
| Bishop | Alexander Salazar | | 1984 | Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles |
| Bishop | Michael Patrick Driscoll | | 1965 | Bishop of Boise |
| Bishop | Sylvester Donovan Ryan | 1953 B.A. | | former Bishop of Monterey |
| Bishop | John J. Ward | | 1946 | former Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles |
| Bishop | Joseph Martin Sartoris | | 1953 | former Auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles |
| Rev. | Geoffrey Farrow | 1981 B.A. | 1985 M.Div. | priest relieved of his congregation after denouncing California Proposition 8 from the pulpit |
| Very Rev. | Cyprian Consiglio, O.S.B. Cam. | | 1998 M.A. | Prior of New Camaldoli Hermitage |

## Notable faculty

* Timothy T. O'Donnell

### Rectors

There have been 12 rectors of St. John's Seminary since its opening in 1939 and several presidents of the College during its time of operation (1961-2002). The seminary was originally administered by the Vincentian Fathers (C.M.), but has been operated by the Archdiocese since 1987.

St. John's Seminary :

| Name | Began | Ended |
| - | - | - |
| Rev. William P. Barr, C.M. | 1939 | 1947 |
| Rev. Francis Koeper, C.M. | 1948 | 1954 |
| Rev. James Richardson, C.M. | 1954 | 1958 |
| Rev. William Kenneally, C.M. | 1958 | 1967 |
| Rev. John Danagher, C.M. | 1968 | 1973 |
| Rev. John Grindel, C.M. | 1973 | 1978 |
| Rev. Charles Miller, C.M. | 1978 | 1987 |
| Rev. Msgr. George Niederauer | June 1987 | June 1992 |
| Rev. Msgr. Gabino Zavala | July 1, 1992 | March 19, 1994 |
| Rev. Msgr. Jeremiah J. McCarthy | May 31, 1994 | 2001 |
| Rev. Msgr. Helmut Hefner | June 10, 2001 | 2007 |
| Rev. Msgr. Craig A. Cox | July 1, 2007 | — |

St. John's Seminary College :

| Name | Began | Ended |
| - | - | - |
| Rev. Stafford Poole, C.M. | 1980 | 1984 |
| Rev. Sylvester Donovan Ryan | 1986 | 1990 |
| | 1990 | 1994 |
| Rev. Edward W. Clark | 1994 | 2002 |
