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
editThe 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
editCardinals
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.
