12 Facts About Stafford Poole

Stafford Poole was a former professor of history at the former St John's Seminary College in Camarillo, California and later served as president.

Stafford Poole is known for his extensive writings about the history of the Catholic Church in Mexico and the devotion to the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Stafford Poole did his seminary studies at the Vincentian seminary in Perryville, Missouri, earning a bachelor's degree in 1952.

Stafford Poole completed his theological studies and was ordained in 1956.

Stafford Poole received a Master's degree in Spanish literature in 1958 and then in 1961 his doctorate in history, both from St Louis University.

Stafford Poole wrote an article in 1964 for the Jesuit magazine America entitled Tomorrow's Seminaries.

Stafford Poole was involved as an expert consultant on seminary formation for the United States Conference of Bishops and other authorities for the next twenty years.

Stafford Poole continued to take an interest in the council which he had studied for his dissertation and wrote several articles on it for scholarly journals with Hispanic focus.

Stafford Poole researched the life of Pedro Moya de Contreras, the third Archbishop of Mexico, who had convoked and presided at the Third Mexican Council.

In 1971 Stafford Poole was assigned to teach Church history at St John's Seminary College, which at that time was administered by his religious congregation for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Stafford Poole was appointed President of the college in 1980, but resigned in 1984 due to a disagreement with the Archdiocese about structural changes in the school.

Stafford Poole opposed the efforts to have him declared a saint, in which he was ultimately unsuccessful.