Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

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The entrance of the Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica. The coat of arms on the left is that of Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Protector of the PEA. Palazzo dell accademia ecclesiastica Roma.jpg
The entrance of the Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica. The coat of arms on the left is that of Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Protector of the PEA.

The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (Latin : Pontificia Ecclesiastica Academia, Italian : Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica) is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic corps and the Secretariat of State of the Holy See.

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Despite its name, the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy is not one of the ten Pontifical Academies of the Holy See.

The patron of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy is Saint Anthony the Great.

History

The diplomatic service of the Holy See can be traced back to 325 AD when Pope Sylvester I sent legates to represent him at the First Council of Nicaea. The academy was created as the Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles in 1701 by Abbot Pietro Garagni, in close collaboration with Blessed Sebastian Valfrè of the Turin Oratory. [1] The current name was given by Pope Pius XI (c. 1930).

Function

Located inside Palazzo Severoli on the Piazza della Minerva in central Rome, the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy trains Catholic priests sent by their bishop from different parts of the world to study ecclesiastical and international diplomacy, particularly in order that the alumni may later be selected to serve in the Diplomatic posts of the Holy See—ultimately as a papal nuncio, or ambassador. Many leaders of the church have been alumni of the academy, including Popes Clement XIII, Leo XII, Leo XIII, Benedict XV, and Paul VI. [2]

Students spend four years at the academy; three years earning a licentiate in canon law (J.C.L.) from a Roman University, then two years earning a doctorate in canon law (J.C.D.) (normally at the Pontifical Lateran University). If the students that have been recruited already have a J.C.D. then their time at the PEA is shortened to two years. The courses are usually in diplomatic history, languages and diplomatic writing and are considered not to be academic, but rather focus on the practical skills needed to serve as a diplomat. By the end of his studies, each student has to possess a working knowledge of at least two languages in addition to his mother tongue. [3]

Revised requirements for those who enter the Academy beginning in 2020/2021 include a year of pastoral work in a missionary context. [4]

The President of the academy is Archbishop Joseph Marino, who was previously Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, East Timor, as well as Apostolic Delegate To Brunei. He succeeded Archbishop Giampiero Gloder on 21 October 2019 when Archbishop Golder was named by Pope Francis as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba. [5]

Georg Gänswein became only the sixth active apostolic nuncio who did not attend the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the training institute for most members of the diplomatic corps of the Holy See. [6] [lower-alpha 1] Claudio Gugerotti is not active but served as nuncio before becoming prefect of the Dicastery for Oriental Churches.

Michael Fitzgerald and Michael A. Blume have retired but were not PEA graduates.

Presidents

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References

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  2. ↑ "Pontefici ex-alunni (Italian)". Holy See . Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "An Interview with Archbishop Migliore", St. Thomas College, Sant Paula, California
  4. ↑ Wooden, Cindy (17 February 2020). "Pope adds year of missionary service to Vatican diplomats' training". Crux. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. ↑ O'Connell, Gerard (11 October 2019). "Pope Francis appoints U.S. archbishop to head Vatican's school for diplomats". America . Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. 1 2 Cardinale, Gianni (24 June 2024). "La nomina. Georg Gänswein sarà nunzio nei Paesi baltici". Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Presidenti", Holy See
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  9. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XCI. 1999. p. 127. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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