St Mary’s College Oscott CIO is a registered charity (charity number: 1172979). It operates the Roman Catholic Seminary of the Archdiocese of Birmingham at Oscott College, for the education of men in Holy Orders (Priesthood and Permanent Diaconate). The CIO also maintains the College building and grounds and operates a Catholic Cemetery.
Our governing document, The St Mary’s College Oscott CIO Constitution, can be found here.
Please pray for those who govern and guide our work.
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Archbishop Bernard Longley was installed as the 9th Archbishop of Birmingham in 2009, having been an Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster since 2003. He previously studied at Xaverian College and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and New College, Oxford. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in 1981 at St John’s Seminary, Wonersh. From 1987 to 1996 he was on the staff at St John’s Seminary, Wonersh, teaching dogmatic theology. Archbishop Bernard sits on the Formation Committee, and the Heritage Committee
Bishop David Evans studied for the priesthood at the Venerable English College in Rome and was awarded a licentiate in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Birmingham in 1978, and subsequent roles included being a formator and vice-rector at Saint Mary’s College, Oscott, Birmingham (1983-2001). Since 2019, he has served as the Episcopal Vicar for Birmingham and Worcester. Bishop David is Chair of the Formation Committee, and sits on the Legal Compliance and Governance Committee.
Matt is a professional fundraiser with 25 years’ experience working for local and national charities, including the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Coventry University. He was educated at St Edmund’s College, Ware and Portsmouth Polytechnic where he studied Social Policy. Between 1986-90 he was an elected member of Portsmouth City Council serving on a variety of committees, including Planning Services. After three years assisting the pregnancy support charity Life, Matt joined Birmingham Cathedral (St Philips) as their Fundraising Manager in 2025. Matt is Chair of the Development Committee, and sits on the Investment Committee.
Ana Fouto has 20 years of experience as a nurse, working within different roles, including education in the clinical sector and Universities, and across different settings, privately and in the NHS. She directed Master modules with Chester University and worked closely with Keele and Staffordshire Universities within her education nursing roles. With academic qualifications in Research and Education, Ana currently works at University Hospitals of Derbyshire and Burton NHS Foundation Trust as a Deputy Divisional Nurse Director. Her interests are education, research and governance. Ana sits on the Legal, Compliance and Governance Committee.
John completed his Law Degree at Staffordshire University and was admitted to the Law Society in 2001. John is a practising Solicitor specialising in contract, land and agricultural law. John was previously a primary school governor for 10 years and became a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association in 2016. John is chair of the Legal and Compliance Committee.
Janet Mellor has a life-long career in education, teaching German and French in secondary schools. She directed the post-graduate course in teacher training at the Maryvale Institute. As a school governor and Catholic schools inspector she retains her involvement in Catholic education. Her interests include religious art, and she has co-edited research on convert clergy with which she has had personal involvement through her late husband. Janet is chair of the Heritage Committee, and sits on the Formation Committee.
Bernard has extensive experience in general management and in Human Resources leadership from a 40 year career in Financial Services, the Public Sector and in Barnardo’s children’s charity. He holds an MBA from Warwick Business School and also a Masters Degree in Contemporary Theology through study at Newman College (now Birmingham Newman University). Since 2019 Bernard has been a Board Director at Lumen Christi Multi-Academy Company in Birmingham.Bernard sits on the HR & Remuneration committee, and the Legal Compliance and Governance Committee.
Michael is a Chartered Accountant who trained with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in Liverpool in the 1980s. A fluent speaker of French and Italian, he has many years' experience as a finance director in a range of businesses across the UK and Europe. He was educated at St Augustine's Grammar School, Manchester and Durham University. He was a school governor from 2006 to 2022 and has served on the board of trustees of a major pension fund. Since 2021 he has been a trustee and the treasurer of Friends of the Holy Land CIO, a Warwickshire-based aid charity. Michael is Chair of the Audit, Finance & Maintenance Committee and the Investment Committee. He also sits on the HR & Remuneration Committee.
Father Craig was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Birmingham in 2011, following formation at St Mary’s College, Oscott and the Royal English College of Saint Alban in Valladolid. Alongside his role as Diocesan Director of Vocation, he was appointed in 2026 as the Dean of St Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham. He is also the Director of Music within the Seminary. Prior to this, he was Parish Priest in Codsall and Tettenhall in Wolverhampton, and Quinton in Birmingham. He sits on the Formation Committee.