Saint Mary's Academy and College is a religious school of the Society of St. Pius X located in St. Marys, Kansas, 25 miles (40 km) west of Topeka. A parochial school (or faith school) is a type of private school which engages in religious education in addition to conventional education. ... The Society of St. ... St. ... Official language(s) None Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 15th 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² 211 mi; 340 km 400 mi; 645 km 0. ... This article is about the state capital of Kansas. ...

The college was founded in 1848 as an Indian mission. The school is the site of the first cathedral west of the Missouri River and east of the Rockies, the 1851 "log cathedral" of Bishop Jean-Baptiste Miege, S.J., Apostolic Vicar of Pope Pius IX known familiarly as "The Bishop East of the Rockies". 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Roman Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

(School literature refers to Bishop Miege's cathedral as the first cathedral west of the Mississippi. However, upper California was part of the Diocese of Sonora, Mexico which was established in 1779 by Pius VI and, after 1840 it was under the bishop of Alta and Baja (Upper and Lower) California until the establishement of the Diocese of Monterey in 1850. Further, the Dioceses of St Louis, MO was established in 1826 and the cornerstone of the current Basilica laid in 1831 on the western bank of the Mississippi river. ) This article is about the river in the United States. ...

The 465 acre (1.9 km²) college became one of the most prominent United States sites for Catholic higher education but closed in 1968 with the decline of the Jesuit order, which had operated the school as a seminary since 1931, along with most orders in North America. In 1978 the Society of Saint Pius X purchased the property along with 12 major buildings. The school is now incorporated in Kansas as The Society of Saint Pius X, Saint Mary's, Inc. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Link title 1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Society of St. ...

As of 2003, the Academy had enrollment of 750 students K-12 and the two-year college had enrollment of 60 in a liberal arts curriculum. St. Mary's does not have a seminary program. St Mary's offers boarding for students in the 8th grade and higher. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

St. Mary's Academy and College is not accredited by the state. In 2002, the governor of Kansas formally recognized Saint Mary's Academy and College for the excellence of its educational curriculum. 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• St Mary's Academy and College homepage