| Office of Education |
| The Catholic Schools of the Diocese of El Paso have served the Diocese for over 125 years. A number of religious orders have established and staffed our schools over the years. The De la Salle Christian Brothers and the Sisters of Loretto have maintained a presence in our schools for over 85 years. Today we have twelve schools serving 4,450 students. Today dedicated religious and lay men and women continue the tradition of Catholic Education in the Diocese. |
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| Religious Formation |
| Continuing the Saving Mission of Jesus, the Office of Religious Formation for the Diocese of El Paso is committed to making Jesus come alive in the hearts, minds and lives of the People of God through Catechesis. This Office will provide leadership formation and support to Pastors, Parish Directors of Religious Formation and Catechists as they become confident and competent in their ministry. This catechetical ministry integrates a justice perspective and a sensitivity to the border cultural reality of our diocese. |
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| St. Charles Borromeo Seminary |
| The St. Charles Seminary College Program for the Diocese of El Paso is designed to prepare young men who envision priestly ministry in the Catholic Church. The immediate aim of the college formation program is to help these men mature as persons committed to Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd and to his church, specifically the Church of El Paso. The life of a priest in the Diocese of El Paso necessarily requires a commitment to become bicultural and bilingual in order to serve the people living in the US-Mexico border area. The formation program helps the seminarians discern a priestly vocation through a developing prayer life and a deepening gospel perspective that prepares him for the study of theology. |
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| Tepeyac Institute |
| Tepeyac is a Roman Catholic formation center for ministers in our diocese. Started in 1988, the Institute offers a variety of formation and certification programs for the various levels of church life within our border cultural reality. Tepeyac Institute is a ministry formation center to assist laity to take their rightful role in the life and mission of the Church.
Tepeyac collaborates with other diocesan ministries in fostering and developing specialized training for church ministry. All formation programs, workshops, and retreats are presented in English, Spanish and sign language when applicable. |
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| Vocations Office |
| The universal call to a life of holiness and service is made by God to all the baptized: single, married, ordained, and consecrated. While the Diocesan Office of Vocations values all vocations, it is commissioned to provide resources and discernment opportunities that promote and cultivate vocations to ordained and consecrated life, especially diocesan vocations. |
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