[rogator]

"....have them run by bishops with a proven track record"

If they were consolidated, I'm afraid that the USCCB would have liberals running them (into the ground) in no time at all.
Better that good orthodox bishops have control of their own seminaries.

[american colleen]

Right. Good point. I guess we are better off keeping it the way it is rather than risk running the few good ones into the ground. This way, when a good bishop gets moved around, he can start to clean up the new seminary and leave behind an old successful seminary with good people on board.

The USCCB just goes up my keister sideways.