Mary Clare Millea

Mother Mary Clare Millea is the superior general of the Catholic Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.^[1]

Biography^[2] Mary Clare Millea, a native of Connecticut, entered the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1965. In 2009 she became the apostolic visitor for the Vatican to investigate American nuns.^[1]

Education:

• BS in Psychology, Seton Hill College (Greensburg, PA)
• M.S.Ed. and a cert. of advanced graduate study in School Psychology, Duquesne University (Pittsburg, PA)
• Doctorate in Canon Law, Lateran University (Rome)

Experience:

• Special Education Teacher
• School Psychologist
• School Principal
• Local superior and provincial superior in the United States Province
• Member of the General Council of Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome, Italy for 18 years
• Elected Superior General of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart in 2004
• Observer for the XII Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in 2008

In the mid-1970s Mary Clare met Rowan Williams, the future Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, in his mid-20s at the time. He was at the time, in his own words, "an angst-ridden young man, with a lot of worries about whether I was doing enough suffering and whether I was compassionate enough. But the late [sic], great Mother Mary Clare said to me, 'You don't have to suffer for the sins of the world, darling. It's been done.'"^[3]

Languages:

• Fluent in English, Italian, Poruguese
• Understands Spanish and French

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Goodstein, Laurie (July 1, 2009). "U.S. Nuns Facing Vatican Scrutiny". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/us/02nuns.html?em. Retrieved 2009-07-03. "Mother Mary Clare Millea, an apple-cheeked American with a black habit and smiling eyes, who is the superior general of her order, the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and lives in Rome." 
2. ^ http://www.apostolicvisitation.org/en/about/sistermaryclare.html
3. ^ Guardian newspaper: Rowan Williams – God's boxer

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