Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family

Infobox_University
name = Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
latin_name = Pontificium Institutum Joannes Paulus II Studiorum Matrimonii ac Familiae
established = 1981
type = Private, Pontifical, Graduate School
affiliation = Roman Catholic
chancellor = Agostino Cardinal Vallini [cite web | title=Presentation > Academic Authorities | url=http://www.istitutogp2.it/presentazione/modello2.aspx?index=14 | publisher=Pontificio Instituto Giovanni Paolo II | accessdate=2007-10-01]
vice_chancellor = Diocesan ordinary of each session
president = Rev. Msgr. Livio Melina
city = Rome
country = Italy (central session)

The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family is a Roman Catholic pontifical institute of theological studies with locations around the world.

The Institute was founded by Pope John Paul II in 1981 as the Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in the Apostolic Constitution "Magnum Matrimonii Sacramentum."

Locations

The Institute's locations include [cite web | url=http://www.istitutogp2.it/presentazione/modello3.aspx?index=15 | title=Presentation > International Sections | publisher=Pontificio Instituto Giovanni Paolo II | accessdate=2007-10-01] :

*Rome, Italy, at the Lateran University (central session)
*Washington, DC, United States at The Catholic University of America
*Cotonou, Benin
*Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
*Changanacherry, India
*Mexico City, Mexico
*Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
*Monterrey, Mexico
*León, Guanajuato, Mexico
*Valencia, Spain
*Melbourne, Australia (associated campus) [cite web | url=http://www.johnpaulii.edu/aroundworld.htm | title=About > The Institute Around the World | publisher=John Paul II Institute | accessdate=2007-10-01]

Governance

The Institute's governance is, as a pontifical school, largely made up of Roman Catholic hierarchy. The Grand Chancellor is the Cardinal Vicar of the Diocese of Rome, currently Agostino Cardinal Vallini. The Vice-Chancellor of each session is the ordinary of the diocese in which it is located. The first two presidents of the Institute, Carlo Caffarra and Angelo Scola, were later made cardinals. [cite web | title=The Heritage of John Paul II on marriage and the family... | url=http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/word051206.htm | publisher=National Catholic Reporter | accessdate=2007-10-02] Further, the Institute has close relations with the Pontifical Council for the Family.

List of Presidents

*Rev. Carlo Caffarra (1981-1995)
*Most Rev. Angelo Scola (1995-2002)
*Most Rev. Salvatore Fisichella (2002-2006)
*Rev. Msgr. Livio Melina (2006-present)

Academics

The Institute confers the pontifical degrees of Doctor and Licentiate of Sacred Theology with emphasis in marriage and family studies, as well as other graduate-level diplomas in the field corresponding to the individual sessions. Due to the specialized nature of the Institute, it does not confer the more general degree of Bachelor of Sacred Theology, which is typically a prerequisite for the other pontifical degrees.

See also

*Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America
*Pontifical Lateran University

External links

* [http://www.istitutogp2.it/ John Paul II Institute - Rome] - official site it icon
* [http://www.johnpaulii.edu JPII Institute - Washington] - official site
* [http://www.jp2institute.org JPII Institute - Melbourne] - official site
* [http://www.isef.edu.mx/ JPII Institute - Mexico City] - official site sp icon
* [http://www.iti.ac.at/ International Theological Institute] - official site
* [http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_07101982_magnum-matrimonii-sacramentum_lt.html "Magnum Matrimonii Sacramentum"] - charter la icon
* [http://www.jp2institute.org/info14.html "Magnum Matrimonii Sacramentum"] en icon

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