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.[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
editCardinals
edit- Francesco Coccopalmerio (1938– )
- Polycarp Pengo (1944–)
- Severino Poletto (1933–2022)[3]
- Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga (1942– )
Archbishops and bishops
edit- Joseph Charron (1939–)[4]
- Peter Comensoli (1960– )
- James D. Conley (1955– )
- Earl K. Fernandes (1972– )[5]
- Patrick Hoogmartens (1952– )[6]
- 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)[7]
- 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
edit- Charles E. Curran (1934– )
References
edit- ^ 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.
