150px, St. Alphonsus de Liguori, whose teachings inspired the establishment of the Academy. The Pontifical Alphonsian Academy (; ), also commonly known as the Alphonsianum, is a pontifical institution of higher education founded in 1949 by the Redemptorists and located in

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. Since 1960, the Academy has specialized in moral theology as a part of the Faculty of Theology of the

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. In 2023,

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granted the institute the title of "Pontifical." The Academy grants both the licentiate and the

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s in moral theology.

Notable alumni

Cardinals

Francesco Coccopalmerio Francesco Coccopalmerio (6 March 1938) is an Italian cardinal. He was president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts from his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 February 2007 until his resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on 7 ...

(1938– ) * Polycarp Pengo (1944–) * Severino Poletto (1933–2022) *

Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. (born 29 December 1942) is a Salesian and cardinal of the Catholic Church from Honduras. He is the current Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, is the former President of Caritas Internationalis and served a ...

(1942– )

Archbishops and bishops

Joseph Charron Joseph Léo Charron C.PP.S. is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Charron served as bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines in Iowa from 1994 to 2007 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minne ...

(1939–) *

Peter Comensoli Peter Andrew Comensoli (born 25 March 1964) is an Australian Catholic prelate who was named the ninth Archbishop of Melbourne on 29 June 2018. He had been serving as the third Bishop of Broken Bay in New South Wales since December 2014. ...

(1960– ) *

James D. Conley James Douglas Conley (born March 19, 1955) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln in Nebraska since 2012. He served as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Denver in Co ...

(1955– ) * Earl K. Fernandes (1972– ) * Patrick Hoogmartens (1952– ) * Carl Frederick Mengeling (1930–) * Franco Mulakkal (1964– ) *

John Clayton Nienstedt John Clayton Nienstedt (born March 18, 1947) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota from 2008 to 2015. He previously served as bishop o ...

(1947– ) *

Michael Fors Olson Michael Fors Olson (born June 29, 1966) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth in the state of Texas since 2013. Early life and education Michael Olson was born in Park Ri ...

(1966– ) * Luigi Padovese (1947–2010) * Wojciech Polak (1964– ) *

Joseph Indrias Rehmat Joseph Indrias Rehmat (born 1 July 1966) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Faisalabad in Pakistan. On June 29, 2019 Pope Francis appointed Father Joseph Indrias Rehmat, of the Diocese of Faisalabad, currently Dean of the National Catholic Institu ...

(1966- ) * Hipólito Reyes Larios (1946–2021) *

Luis José Rueda Aparicio Luis José Rueda Aparicio (born 3 March 1962) is a Colombian prelate who is Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá. He was Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán from 2018 to 2020 and Bishop of Montelíbano from 2012 to 2018. Pope Francis plans to m ...

(1962– ) *

Michael Sis Michael James Sis (born January 9, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as the Bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo in Texas since 2013. Early life and education Michael James Sis was born on January ...

(1960– ) * Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim (1970– ) *

Edmund James Whalen Edmund James Whalen (born July 6, 1958) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York since 2019. Biography Early life Edmund Whalen was born July 6, 1958, i ...

(1958–) * John Wilson (1968-) * Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga (1941-2020)

Theologians

Charles E. Curran Charles E. Curran (born March 30, 1934) is an American moral theologian and Catholic priest. He currently serves at Southern Methodist University as the Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values. Biography Curran grew up in Roches ...

(1934– )

References

External links

*
Pope John Paul II. "Address to the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer", October 3, 2003

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