Pontifical College of St. Ephrem
The Pontifical College of St. Ephrem ( it . : Collegio Sant'Efrem ) in Rome is a papal college . It was inaugurated and opened on March 8, 2003 by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches , Cardinal Ignatius Moussa I Daoud .
At this educational institution , priests of the Arabic language from the Eastern Catholic Churches are to expand their studies. The institute is located in Rome, at Via Boccea 480, in a wing of the Pontifical Ukrainian Institute Santa Maria del Patrocino . The college chose the holy Doctor of the Church Ephrem from Syria as its patron saint . The college is subordinate to the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. The current rector is the Iraqi prelate Husam Shaabo.
Web links
- Opening address by Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud on March 8, 2003 (Arabic and Italian)
- Address by John Paul II to the members of the Pontifical College of the Eastern Catholic Churches in Rome (May 12, 2003)
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Paul II (see Pastor Bonus ) specified the tasks of the authority, it has the same powers with regard to the education system as the Congregation for Catholic Education and only has competence in Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula , Eritrea and northern Ethiopia , southern Albania , Bulgaria , Cyprus , Greece , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Palestine , Syria , Jordan and Turkey . [1]
Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′ 40.8 " N , 12 ° 23 ′ 49.2" E