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[[image:Sant'Alfonso Liguori.jpg|thumb|150px|right|St. Alphonsus de Liguori, whose teachings inspired the establishment of the Academy.]]
[[image:Sant'Alfonso Liguori.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Alphonsus Liguori]], whose teachings inspired the establishment of the Academy.]]


The '''Alphonsian Academy''' is a [[Pontifical Universities in Rome|pontifical institution]] of higher education in [[Rome]], [[Italy]].
The '''Pontifical Alphonsian Academy''' ({{Lang-it|Pontificia Accademia Alfonsiana}}; {{Lang-la|Pontificia Academia Alphonsiana}}), also commonly known as the '''Alphonsianum''', is a [[Pontifical Universities in Rome|pontifical institution]] of higher education founded in 1949 by the [[Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer|Redemptorists]] and located in [[Rome]], [[Italy]].


The Academy is a theology study institute. Its establishment was inspired by the teachings of [[Alphonsus Maria de Liguori|St. Alphonsus de Liguori]].<ref>[http://www.alfonsiana.edu/ Alphonsian Academy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621190830/http://alfonsiana.edu/ |date=2013-06-21 }}</ref>
Since 1960, the Academy has specialized in moral theology as a part of the Faculty of Theology of the [[Pontifical Lateran University]].<ref>[http://www.alfonsiana.edu/ Alphonsian Academy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621190830/http://alfonsiana.edu/ |date=2013-06-21 }}</ref> In 2023, [[Pope Francis]] granted the institute the title of "Pontifical."<ref>[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fn3cxAqWYAAuZNN?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Letter from Pope Francis granting the Pontifical title (original in italian)]</ref> The Academy grants both the [[Licentiate (degree)|licentiate]] and the [[doctoral degree]]s in moral theology.


==Notable alumni==
The Alphonsian Academy was founded in 1949 by the [[Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer|Redemptorists]]. Since 1960, the Academy has specialized in moral theology as a part of the Faculty of Theology of the [[Pontifical Lateran University]]. The Academy grants both the [[Licentiate (degree)|licentiate]] and the [[doctoral degree]]s in moral theology.


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==Famous Alumni==


===Cardinals===
===Cardinals===
* Cardinal [[Polycarp Pengo]] (1944–)
* [[Francesco Coccopalmerio]] (1938– )
* [[Polycarp Pengo]] (1944–)
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* Cardinal [[Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga]] (1942–)
* [[Severino Poletto]] (1933–2022)<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55223/poletto-severino* "Poletto, Severino", Catholic News Agency]</ref>
* Cardinal [[Francesco Coccopalmerio]] (1938–)
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* [[Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga]] (1942– )
* Cardinal [[Severino Poletto]] (1933–)


===(Arch)bishops===
===Archbishops and bishops===
* [[Joseph Charron]] (1939–)<ref>[https://www.dmdiocese.org/about-us/past-bishops/bishop-charron "Bishop Emeritus Joseph L. Charron, C.PP.S.", Diocese of Des Moines]</ref>
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* [[Michael Fors Olson]] (1966–)
* [[Franco Mulakkal]] (1964-)
* [[Peter Comensoli]] (1960– )
* [[Wojciech Polak]] (1964–)
* [[James D. Conley]] (1955– )
* [[Earl K. Fernandes]] (1972– )<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resignations and Appointments |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2022/04/02/220402b.html |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=press.vatican.va}}</ref>
* [[Peter Comensoli]] (1960–)
* [[Patrick Hoogmartens]] (1952– )<ref name=Martens>{{Cite web|title=Mgr. Patrick Hoogmartens |author=Geert Martens |date=2 February 2018 | website=Bisdom Hasselt |url=https://www.kerknet.be/bisdom-hasselt/artikel/mgr-patrick-hoogmartens}}</ref>
* [[Michael Sis]] (1960–)
* [[James D. Conley]] (1955–)
* [[Carl Frederick Mengeling]] (1930–)
* [[Franco Mulakkal]] (1964– )
* [[John Clayton Nienstedt]] (1947– )
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* [[Michael Fors Olson]] (1966– )
* [[Luigi Padovese]] (1947–2010)
* [[Luigi Padovese]] (1947–2010)
* [[John Clayton Nienstedt]] (1947–)
* [[Wojciech Polak]] (1964– )
* [[Joseph Charron]] (1939–)
* [[Joseph Indrias Rehmat]] (1966–)
* [[Hipólito Reyes Larios]] (1946–2021)<ref name=elun>{{cite news |first=Édgar |last=Ávila Pérez |title=Reportan fallecimiento de Hipólito Reyes Larios, arzobispo de Xalapa |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/reportan-fallecimiento-de-hipolito-reyes-larios-arzobispo-de-xalapa |work=[[El Universal (Mexico City)]] |publisher= |date=2021-08-23 |access-date=2021-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809073411/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/reportan-fallecimiento-de-hipolito-reyes-larios-arzobispo-de-xalapa |archive-date=2021-08-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Carl Frederick Mengeling]] (1930–)
* [[John Wilson (bishop)|John Wilson]] (1968-)
* [[Luis José Rueda Aparicio]] (1962– )
* [[Indrias Rehmat]] (2019- )
* [[Michael Sis]] (1960– )
* [[Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim]] (1970– )
* [[Edmund James Whalen]] (1958–)
* [[John Wilson (bishop)|John Wilson]] (1968–)
* [[Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga]] (1941–2020)


===Theologians===
===Theologians===
* [[Bryan Massingale]] (1957–)
* [[Charles E. Curran]] (1934– )
* [[Charles E. Curran]] (1934–)

==See also==
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{{Portal|Catholicism}}
*[[Radio Maryja]] is a radio station owned by the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer and run by Redemptorists.
*The teen magazine, ''[[Face Up (magazine)|Face Up]]''
*[[Holy Redeemer College]], housing for [[The Catholic University of America]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.alfonsiana.org/index_eng.html }}
*{{Official website|http://www.alfonsiana.org/}}
*[http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1997/december/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19971215_redentoristas_en.html Pope John Paul II. "Address to the Members of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer", December 15, 1997]
*[https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/2003/october/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20031003_redentoristi_en.html Pope John Paul II. "Address to the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer", October 3, 2003]
*[http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/2003/october/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20031003_redentoristi_en.html Pope John Paul II. "Address to the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer", October 3, 2003]
* [https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2019/february/documents/papafrancesco_20190209_accademia-alfonsiana.html "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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Latest revision as of 05:10, 2 May 2024

Alphonsus Liguori, whose teachings inspired the establishment of the Academy.

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

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Cardinals

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Archbishops and bishops

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Theologians

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References

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  1. ^ Alphonsian Academy Archived 2013-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Letter from Pope Francis granting the Pontifical title (original in italian)
  3. ^ "Poletto, Severino", Catholic News Agency
  4. ^ "Bishop Emeritus Joseph L. Charron, C.PP.S.", Diocese of Des Moines
  5. ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  6. ^ Geert Martens (2 February 2018). "Mgr. Patrick Hoogmartens". Bisdom Hasselt.
  7. ^ 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.
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