Ordo Praedicatorum

The Holy See has announced that our brother, Very Rev. Augustine DiNoia, OP, has been appointed to be the Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.  Previously, Fr. DiNoia had served the Holy See as Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a position he held when the current Holy Father was its Prefect.

Previously, Fr. DiNoia had served the director of the Intercultural Forum for Studies in Faith and Culture at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Institute in Washington, DC. He was also the executive director of the Secretariat for Doctrine and Pastoral Practices for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (now the USCCB).  In addition to his many years of teaching there, Fr. DiNoia also served a term as President of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies.

Fr. DiNoia earned his doctorate in theology from Yale University.  In 1998, the Order of Preachers bestowed on him the title of Master of Sacred Theology, a sign from his brother Dominicans of the great esteem in which they hold his theological acumen.

As is customary, Fr. DiNoia will be consecrated as an Archbishop, to serve in his role as Secretary of the Congregation.  He will be made the titular archbishop of Oregon City. His ordination will be on Saturday, July 11, 2009 (the Memorial of St. Benedict) at 2:00pm at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC.

For a collection of a number of talks given by Fr. DiNoia, see the web page of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, here.

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