 The Society of African Mission's American Province was established in 1941 amidst significant growth in vocations.In 1945, the society had acquired land in Dedham, Massachusetts to hold a new minor seminary, a location chosen because of its proximity to Boston, which had a large Catholic population.Queen of Apostles Seminary was incorporated on 26 December 1945 and opened in 1946 to educate and train college-age SMA seminarians.