Two members of the Order recently received their doctorate degrees from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
On April 26, Joseph Dinh Van Diep, a member of the North American Province of St. Elias Province, defended his dissertation entitled “Jesus Christ “the Word-made-flesh” in Asia: A Christological Study of the Documents of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences.
On May 11, Jacob Roby Chakkalaparambil, a member of the General Commissariat of St. Thérèse and St. Albert of Jerusalem, defended his dissertation on The Leadership of Communication of Pope Francis. This presentation took place online.
Both men were successful in their defenses. Fr. Jacob will continue working in Indonesia and Fr. Diep will be returning to Vietnam in a few weeks.