Alphonsian Academy
St. Alphonsus de Liguori, whose teachings inspired the establishment of the Academy.
The Alphonsian Academy (Italian: Accademia Alfonsiana; Latin: Academia Alphonsiana), also commonly known as the Alphonsianum, is a pontifical institution of higher education founded in 1949 by the Redemptorists and located in Rome, Italy.
Since 1960, the Academy has specialized in moral theology as a part of the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Lateran University.[1] The Academy grants both the licentiate and the doctoral degrees in moral theology.
Notable alumni[]
Cardinals[]
- Francesco Coccopalmerio (1938– )
- Polycarp Pengo (1944–)
- Severino Poletto (1933– )
- Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga (1942– )
Archbishops and Bishops[]
- Joseph Charron (1939–)
- Peter Comensoli (1960– )
- James D. Conley (1955– )
- Patrick Hoogmartens (1952– )
- Carl Frederick Mengeling (1930–)
- Franco Mulakkal (1964– )
- John Clayton Nienstedt (1947– )
- Michael Fors Olson (1966– )
- Luigi Padovese (1947–2010)
- Wojciech Polak (1964– )
- Joseph Indrias Rehmat (1966- )
- Hipólito Reyes Larios (1946–2021)[2]
- Luis José Rueda Aparicio (1962– )
- Michael Sis (1960– )
- Edmund James Whalen (1958–)
- John Wilson (1968-)
Theologians[]
- Charles E. Curran (1934– )
References[]
- ^ Alphonsian Academy Archived 2013-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ávila Pérez, Édgar (2021-08-23). "Reportan fallecimiento de Hipólito Reyes Larios, arzobispo de Xalapa". El Universal (Mexico City). Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
External links[]
- Official website
- Pope John Paul II. "Address to the Members of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer", December 15, 1997
- Pope John Paul II. "Address to the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer", October 3, 2003
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Categories:
- 1949 establishments in Italy
- Education in Rome