John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences

Not to be confused with John Paul II Institute.

The John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences is a Catholic pontifical institute of theological studies on marriage and family with affiliated campuses around the world. Its main headquarters is in Rome.

John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences

Latin: Pontificium Institutum Theologicum pro Scientiis de Matrimonio et Familia sancto Ioanni Paulo II dicatum
Type	Pontifical university
Established	1981 (refounded in 2017)
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Chancellor	Vincenzo Paglia
President	Philippe Bordeyne
Vice-Chancellor	Diocesan ordinary of each session
Location	Rome , Italy (central session) 41.88456°N 12.50349°E / 41.88456; 12.50349
Website	https://www.istitutogp2.it/wp/jp2-institute/
Location in Rome

History

In 1981, Pope John Paul II founded the Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in the Apostolic Constitution Magnum Matrimonii Sacramentum, as part of the effort to develop study on the themes around the marriage and family, as well as Catholic theology on the body.^[1]

In 2017, Pope Francis issued a motu proprio Summa familiae cura ("By the greatest concern for the family"), replacing the institute with the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, with a new constitution and mission.^[2][a] It was also affiliated to the Congregation for Catholic Education, Pontifical Academy for Life, and Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life. The institute's chancellor Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia also anticipated inviting additional faculty and experts in light of the Institute's expanded mandate, including non-Catholics.^[1]

Activities

The institute confers degrees including Doctor, Licentiate, and Diploma of Science in Marriage and Family under its own authority.^[1]

Governance

The institute's governance is, as a pontifical school, largely made up of Catholic prelates. Since August 2016, the grand chancellor has been Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia.^[4] The Vice-Chancellor of each session is the ordinary of the diocese in which it is located.

List of grand chancellors

From its founding in 1982 until 2016, the vicar general of Rome held the title of grand chancellor ex officio in his capacity as grand chancellor of the Lateran.

• Ugo Poletti (1982–1991)
• Camillo Ruini (1991–2008)
• Agostino Vallini (2008–2016)
• Vincenzo Paglia (2016–present)

List of presidents

• Carlo Caffarra (1982-1995)
• Angelo Scola (1995-2002)
• Salvatore Fisichella (2002-2006)
• Livio Melina (2006–2016)
• Pierangelo Sequeri (2016–2021)^[4]
• Philippe Bordeyne (2021-)

Locations

The institute's locations include:^[5]

• Rome, Italy, at the Lateran University (central session)
• Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States
• Cotonou, Benin
• Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
• Changanacherry, India
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
• Monterrey, Mexico
• León, Guanajuato, Mexico
• Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
• Valencia, Spain
• Melbourne, Australia (a former associated campus, ceased 2018)^[6]
• Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines (Associated Campus)

Notes

1. Francis published his letter relaunching the Institute on the first anniversary of a letter sent to him by four cardinals asking him to clarify points he made in Amoris laetitia. La Croix said it "clearly appeared as a response".^[3]

References

1. Harris, Elise (19 September 2017). "Pope Francis retools John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
2. San Martín, Inés (19 September 2017). "Pope Francis reboots the John Paul II institute on marriage and family". CRUX. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
3. Senèze, Nicolas (24 September 2017). "Le pape confirme sa vision large de la famille". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
4. "Archbishop Paglia Named President of Life Academy". Zenit. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
5. "Presentation > International Sections". Pontificio Instituto Giovanni Paolo II. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
6. "About > The Institute Around the World". John Paul II Institute. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.

External links

• John Paul II Institute - Rome - official site (in Italian)
• JPII Institute - Washington - official site
• JPII Institute - Melbourne Archived 26 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine - official site
• JPII Institute - Mexico City Archived 13 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine - official site (in Spanish)
• Magnum Matrimonii Sacramentum, 7 October 1982 (in Italian)
• Summa familiae cura, 8 September 2017, released 19 September 2017 (in Italian)