Pontifical Alphonsian Academy
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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.
History
[edit]The Alphonsianum was founded in 1949 by the Redemptorists in Rome, Italy. Since 1960, the Academy has specialised in moral theology as a part of the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Lateran University.[1] In 2023, Pope Francis granted the institute the title of "pontifical."[2] The Academy grants both the licentiate and the doctoral degrees in moral theology.
Notable alumni
[edit]Cardinals
[edit]- Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960–)
- Francesco Coccopalmerio (1938–)
- Polycarp Pengo (1944–)
- Severino Poletto (1933–2022)[3]
- Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga (1942–)
- Antoine Kambanda (1958–)
Archbishops and bishops
[edit]- Joseph Charron (1939–)[4]
- Peter Comensoli (1960–)
- James D. Conley (1955–)
- Earl K. Fernandes (1972–)[5]
- Patrick Hoogmartens (1952–)[6]
- Thomas J. Hennen (1978–)[7]
- Carl Frederick Mengeling (1930–2025)
- 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)[8]
- 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)
- Atanasio Amisse Canira (1962 –)
Theologians
[edit]- Charles E. Curran (1934–)
References
[edit]- ↑ Alphonsian Academy. Archived 21 June 2013 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 17 November 2025.
- ↑ Geert Martens (2 February 2018). "Mgr. Patrick Hoogmartens". Bisdom Hasselt.
- ↑ "Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Liam Cary of the Diocese of Baker; Appoints Rev. Thomas Hennen as Successor". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ↑ Ávila Pérez, Édgar (23 August 2021). "Reportan fallecimiento de Hipólito Reyes Larios, arzobispo de Xalapa". El Universal (Mexico City). Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
External links
[edit]
- 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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