Astrid Kaptijn

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Astrid Clementine Maria Kaptijn (born June 24, 1962 in Heemstede ) is a Dutch Catholic theologian and university teacher .

Life

Kaptijn studied Catholic theology as well as Latin and Oriental canon law and has a doctorate co-tutelle in canon law. Since 2010 she has been teaching as professor for canon law at the University of Friborg (Switzerland) . Before her appointment there, she taught for 13 years at the Institut Catholique de Paris , where she was also Maître de Conference and Vice Dean. In addition to her work in Freiburg, she is visiting professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris as well as in Leuven and Yaoundé .

She works on various committees of scientific journals and is a judge in the Swiss interdiocesan court and member of several advisory church bodies in Switzerland as well as in France and the Netherlands .

On 14 September 2019 she appointed Pope Francis to Konsultorin the Congregation for the Oriental Churches .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nomina di Consultori della Congregazione per le Chiese Orientali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 14, 2019, accessed September 14, 2019 (Italian).