Kon Tum Missionary Seminary

It's a building consisting of a ground floor with two floors, made entirely of kapok wood, star wood...meaning all famous woods, standing firmly on 2-meter-high brick pillars. Walls and ceilings earthen mixed with straw, glass windows, roof tiled with scales (in 1949 replaced with Phu Phong tile). The high floor with front and rear entrances is built in the style of a stilt house with steps up and down, bearing the nuances of the stilt houses of the Central Highlands. In general, all are built in the style of the Central Highlands ethnic group. Particularly for the chapel, especially the Tabernacle and the altar... are very elaborately carved, painted by Bishop Jannin himself, in a roman style, splendid and magnificent. Basic construction work by September 18, 1934, was completed, the remaining sub-categories must continue to be perfected.

By the end of 1938, the construction of the half of the Seminary on the left wing was completed. The seminary building now includes the central chapel, two symmetrical wings on both sides, with a total length of 100m, a base of 2m high, with a ground floor and two floors. The first floor is used as a dormitory for seminarians. The middle floor is used for classrooms, common rooms, rooms for the director and professors... The ground floor includes a toilet, bathroom and a playhouse with sports such as table tennis, small football. ; (In front of the Seminary, there are also 2 football fields for big seminarians to entertain, practice and compete in friendly matches between classes on holidays).

It is true that a comment about the Seminary: "It is a masterpiece of Bishop Martial Jannin (Phuoc), the first Apostolic Vicar Kontum".

Source https://giaphankontum.com/

Note:

The missionary seminary is only open to visitors on Sundays because the seminarians are studying on weekdays.