Gerald O'Collins | |
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Born | Gerald Glynn O'Collins 2 July 1931 |
Died | 22 August 2024 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | (aged 93)
Ecclesiastical career | |
Religion | Christianity (Roman Catholic) |
Church | Latin Church |
Ordained | 1963 (priest) |
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Academic work | |
Discipline | Theology |
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Gerald Glynn O'Collins SJ AC (2 July 1931 – 22 August 2024) was an Australian Jesuit priest and academic.[1] He was a research professor and writer-in-residence at the Jesuit Theological College (JTC) in Parkville, Victoria, and a research professor in theology at St Mary's University College in Twickenham.[2] For more than three decades, he was professor of systematic and fundamental theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome).[3]
In 2006, O'Collins was made a Companion of the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC), in recognition of his outstanding commitment to theological scholarship and ecumenical initiatives.[4]
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