Thomas Bouquillon

The Reverend Dr.
Thomas Bouquillon
A portrait of Thomas Bouquillon.
Portrait of Thomas Bouquillon
Born
Thomas-Joseph Bouquillon

(1840-05-16)16 May 1840
Warneton, Belgium
Died5 November 1902(1902-11-05) (aged 62)
Brussels, Belgium
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Roman Catholic)
ChurchLatin Church
Ordained1865 (priest)
Academic background
Alma materGregorian University
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-disciplineMoral theology
School or tradition
Institutions
Influenced

Thomas-Joseph Bouquillon[7] (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ bukijɔ̃]; 16 May 1840 – 5 November 1902) was a Belgian Catholic theologian, priest and professor. Bouquillon was the first professor of moral theology at the Catholic University of America and introduced social sciences into its curriculum.

Regarded as a prominent Catholic theologian of his time, his contributions focus on theology, the history of theology, ecclesiastical history, canon law and bibliography. He supported the educational views of Edward McGlynn[8][9] and Archbishop John Ireland[10] Bouquillon was active and influential in the organization of the Catholic universities of Lille and Washington, D.C.

  1. ^ Curran 1997, pp. 201, 219.
  2. ^ Curran 1997, p. 219.
  3. ^ Curran 1997, pp. 218–219.
  4. ^ Curran 1997, p. 181.
  5. ^ Curran 1997, p. 194; Curran 1999, p. 203; Haddorff 1998, p. 563.
  6. ^ a b Nuesse 1986, pp. 606–607.
  7. ^ Rommel 1903, p. 5.
  8. ^ Haddorff 1998, p. 563.
  9. ^ Curran 1999, p. 203.
  10. ^ Massey, Aaron J. "The Phantom Heresy?". Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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