His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph Augustine Di Noia

OP
Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Titular Archbishop of Oregon City
Appointed21 September 2013
Predecessornone (new position)
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Oregon City
Orders
Ordination4 June 1970
by James Burke
Consecration11 July 2009
by William Levada, Donald Wuerl and Thomas C. Kelly
Personal details
Born (1943-07-10) July 10, 1943 (age 80)
Bronx, New York,
United States
NationalityAmerican
Previous post(s)
Alma materProvidence College
Dominican House of Studies
Yale University
MottoIn obœdientia Veritatis
Coat of armsJoseph Augustine Di Noia's coat of arms
Styles of
Joseph Di Noia
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleYour Excellency

Joseph Augustine Di Noia OP (born July 10, 1943) is an American member of the Dominican Order who is a Roman Catholic archbishop and theologian. Since 2013 he has been Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He has held several other positions in the Roman Curia since 2002.

Early life and education

Born in the New York City borough of the Bronx, Di Noia was baptized at the Capuchin-run Immaculate Conception Church on Gun Hill Road. He was raised in the Wakefield section of the borough.[1]

Di Noia graduated with a bachelor's degree from Providence College in 1965 and entered the Dominican Province of St. Joseph. He went on to study philosophy at the order's faculty for philosophical formation at St. Stephen's Priory in Dover, Massachusetts, and then pursued his theological formation at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. He was ordained on June 4, 1970, having earned a Master of Divinity and Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1969. He went on to earn a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Dominican House of Studies in 1971 and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale University in 1980 with a dissertation entitled "Catholic Theology of Religions and Interreligious Dialogue".

Early career

Before beginning work on his doctorate at Yale, Di Noia served as an instructor of theology and assistant chaplain at Providence College from 1971–1974. After completing his doctorate, he returned to the Dominican House of Studies in 1980 and became a professor of systematic theology, a post he held until 1993. During his time there, he was also editor of The Thomist and was a founding director of the Intercultural Forum for Faith & Culture at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine.

From 1993 until 2001, Di Noia served as the executive director of the Secretariat for Doctrine & Pastoral Practices at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Di Noia served on the International Theological Commission from 1997 until 2002 and received the title of Master of Sacred Theology from the Order of Preachers in 1998.

From 2001–2002 he served as a visiting professor at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York.

Roman Curia assignments

He began his career in the Roman Curia when Pope John Paul II appointed him Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on April 4, 2002.[2]

On June 16, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and titular Archbishop of Oregon City.[3] He received episcopal consecration on July 11, 2009, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Cardinal William Levada was the principal consecrator and Archbishops Donald Wuerl and Thomas C. Kelly, O.P. served as principal co–consecrators.[citation needed] When he was reassigned after just three years, he said he was "flabbergasted".[4]

On June 26, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Vice President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, serving under his former superior, Cardinal William Levada, who was its president. The commission was charged with overseeing the talks between the Holy See and the followers of the late, excommunicated, traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, principally members of the Society of Saint Pius X led by Bishop Bernard Fellay.[5]

On September 21, 2013, Pope Francis named him Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Bronx-born Archbishop DiNoia Named to Newly Created Vatican Post from Catholic New York 27 June 2012
  2. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.04.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. April 4, 2002. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.06.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 16, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Glatz, Carol (June 27, 2012). "Pope names US archbishop to new post to aid talks with traditionalists". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Nomina Del Vice Presidente Della Pontificia Commissione "Ecclesia Dei"". Vatican.va (in Italian). June 26, 2012. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.09.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. September 21, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

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Catholic Church titles Preceded byGianfranco Girotti Under-Secretary of theCongregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 2002–2009 Succeeded byDamiano Marzotto Caotorta Preceded byMalcolm Ranjith Secretary of the Congregation forDivine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 2009–2012 Succeeded byArthur Roche Preceded byCamille Perl Vice-President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei 2012–2013 Vacant New office Adjunct Secretary of theCongregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 2013–present Incumbent
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