The Pontifical Alphonsian Academy (Italian: Pontificia Accademia Alfonsiana; Latin: Pontificia 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. In 2023, Pope Francis granted the institute the title of "Pontifical." The Academy grants both the licentiate and the doctoral degrees in moral theology.
Notable alumni
Cardinals
- Francesco Coccopalmerio (1938– )
- Polycarp Pengo (1944–)
- Severino Poletto (1933–2022)
- Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga (1942– )
Archbishops and bishops
- Joseph Charron (1939–)
- Peter Comensoli (1960– )
- James D. Conley (1955– )
- Earl K. Fernandes (1972– )
- 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)
- Luis José Rueda Aparicio (1962– )
- Michael Sis (1960– )
- Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim (1970– )
- Edmund James Whalen (1958–)
- John Wilson (1968–)
- Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga (1941–2020)
Theologians
- Charles E. Curran (1934– )
References
- Alphonsian Academy Archived 2013-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Letter from Pope Francis granting the Pontifical title (original in italian)
- "Poletto, Severino", Catholic News Agency
- "Bishop Emeritus Joseph L. Charron, C.PP.S.", Diocese of Des Moines
- "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- Geert Martens (2 February 2018). "Mgr. Patrick Hoogmartens". Bisdom Hasselt.
- 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 Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer", October 3, 2003
- "Address of His Holiness Pope Francis to Teachers and Students of the Alphonsian Academy Higher Institute of Theology", Holy See Press Office, February 9, 2019
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