Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary

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Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary is a Catholic, all‑male high school and minor seminary in Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. It serves grades 9–12 and is operated by the Diocese of Brooklyn. The school’s motto is Ad Jesum Per Mariam (To Jesus Through Mary), and its colors are navy blue, Columbia blue, white, and black. The Crusaders nickname is used for athletics, and the school supports activities such as The Literary Journal, The Current newspaper, and The Annual yearbook. Tuition is $9,400 per year.

History in brief
The Diocese of Brooklyn started Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception in 1914 as a six‑year program to train priests, with early classes in temporary quarters in Brooklyn before moving to Clinton Hill. In 1963, a separate Elmhurst campus opened as Cathedral Preparatory Seminary. In 1967, the college moved to Douglaston, and the Queens and Brooklyn campuses became two four‑year high schools run by the diocese. The Brooklyn campus closed in 1985, leaving the Queens campus as Cathedral Preparatory Seminary.

Contemporary notes
In 2002–2003, the school faced abuse allegations against a former rector, Monsignor Charles M. Kavanagh, who was found guilty by church tribunals and defrocked after appeals. Since then, students from the Brooklyn and Rockville Centre dioceses, plus one student from the Archdiocese of New York, have attended Cathedral Prep. The school has hosted the Father Edward W. Troike Leadership Program each summer since 1968 for younger students. Since 1914, thousands of students have earned high school diplomas from Cathedral Prep.