Joseph Augustine Di Noia Bio
Joseph Augustine Di Noia is an American American theologian. He is a member of the Dominican Order who is a Roman Catholic archbishop and theologian. Di Noia is a prominent member of the Roman Curia, becoming successively Under-Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
He is Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. On September 21, 2013, Pope Francis transferred him from his post as Vice President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei and named him Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Joseph Augustine Di Noia Age
Di Noia was born on July 10, 1943, in the borough of the Bronx, part of New York City. He is 76 years old.
Joseph Augustine Di Noia Family
Di Noia was baptized at the Capuchin-run Parish of the Immaculate Conception on Gun Hill Road. He is the son of Giacomo Noia and Matilda Di Noia.
Joseph Augustine Di Noia Education
Di Noia graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Providence College in 1965 and entered the Dominican Province of St. Joseph. He went on to study philosophy at the order’s faculty for philosophical formation at St. Stephen’s Priory in Dover, Massachusett. Joseph then pursued his theological formation at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
He was ordained on 4 June 1970, having earned a Master of Divinity and Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1969. Stu went on to earn a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Dominican House of Studies in 1971 and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale University in 1980 with a dissertation entitled “Catholic Theology of Religions and Interreligious Dialogue“.
Joseph Augustine Di Noia Priestly ministry
Before beginning work on his doctorate at Yale, Di Noia served as an instructor of theology and assistant chaplain at Providence College from 1971–1974. After completing his doctorate, he returned to the Dominican House of Studies in 1980. He became a professor of systematic theology, a post he held until 1993.
During his time there, he was also editor of The Thomist. Di Noia was a founding director of the Intercultural Forum for Faith & Culture at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine.
From 1993 until 2001, Di Noia served as the executive director of the Secretariat for Doctrine & Pastoral Practices at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, headquartered in Washington, D.C. He served on the International Theological Commission from 1997 until 2002. Joseph received the title of Master of Sacred Theology from the Order of Preachers in 1998.
From 2001–2002 he served as a visiting professor at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York. Moreover, he began his career at the Vatican when he was appointed Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on April 4, 2002.
Episcopal ministry
On June 16, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship. Not to mention, the Discipline of the Sacraments and titular Archbishop of Oregon City. He received episcopal consecration on July 11, 2009, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Cardinal William Levada was the principal consecrator and then-Archbishop Donald Wuerl and Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly, O.P. served as principal co-consecrators.
On June 26, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to serve as Vice President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, serving under his former superior, Cardinal William Levada. Who was its president because he served as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
The commission was charged with overseeing the talks between the Holy See and the followers of the late, formally excommunicated, traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (principally, inclined members of the Society of Saint Pius X, now led by Bishop Bernard Fellay).
On September 21, 2013, Pope Francis named him to his present position as Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Achievements
Joseph Augustine Di Noia has been listed as a noteworthy archbishop, a theologian by Marquis.
Membership
Member Catholic Theological Society of America, American Academy Religion.
Joseph Augustine Di Noia Wife
In addition, there are no reports of Joseph being, married as of now.
Joseph Augustine Di Noia Books
- The Diversity of Religions: A Christian Perspective (Catholic University of America Press, 1992)
- The Love That Never Ends: A Key to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (Our Sunday Visitor Press, 1996).