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St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary After the Ascension of our Lord Jesus,St. Thomas the Apostle, brought the Good News to India. Following His footsteps Rev. Fr. Robert de Nobili S.J. brought the Good News to Salem in 1623.

Due to the hard work of the Jesuit Missionaries of Madurai, Mysore and Pondicherry Missions, the Diocese of Salem was created on May 26th 1930.

The first Bishop Msgr. Henry Prunier MEP started this St. Francis Xavier's Minor Seminary in 1931 in the campus of St. Theresa's Home for boys at Maravaneri near the Bishop's House. Seminarians staying there daily came by walk to study at the Little Flower High School. Msgr. V.S. Selvanather (1947 - 1953), the second Bishop of Salem, bought a piece of land in front of the Little Flower High School and built this present St. Francis Xavier's Minor Seminary building in 1953.

The third Bishop Msgr. Michael Bosco Duraisamy (1973 - 1999) and the present Bishop Msgr. S. Singaroyan have done a lot for the development of this St. Francis Xavier's Minor Seminary in different fields.

The Staff: (2017 - 2018) Rev. Fr. D. Michaelraj Selvam. (Rector), Rev. Fr. Benjamin Sandanaraj, Rev. Bro. Ranjith kumar, Rev. Bro. Arul Valan, Mr. Maria Selvam, Mr. Joseph Johnson, Mr. Vincent, and Mr. Benedict.