Joseph Fessio
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Joseph Fessio is a Roman Catholic priest of the Jesuit order, the founder and editor of Ignatius Press and was formerly the Provost of Ave Maria University. Joseph obtained his doctorate in theology under Joseph Ratzinger (pope Benedict XVI) at the University of Regensburg.
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[edit] Biography
Joseph Fessio was born January 10, 1941. Entered the Jesuit novitiate on September 7, 1961. Ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on June 10, 1972. He was asked to resign from his position as Provost of Ave Maria Unversity on March 21, 2007.
[edit] Educational Background
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- 1954 - 1958 Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, California
- 1958 - 1961 Undergraduate Studies in Civil Engineering at the University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California
- B.A. - 1966 Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
- M.A. - 1967 Master’s Degree in Philosophy Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
- M.A. - 1972 Master’s Degree in Theology Lyons, France
- Ph.D. - 1975 Doctorate in Theology University of Regensburg, West Germany Thesis Director: Joseph Ratzinger Subject: The Ecclesiology of Hans Urs von Balthasar
[edit] Teaching and Administrative Experience
- 1966 - 1967 Taught Philosophy at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
- 1967 - 1969 Taught Philosophy at University of Santa Clara, California. Co-founder Director of Project 50.
- 1974 - Teaching Systematic and Spiritual Theology, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- 1976 - Founder, Saint Ignatius Institute, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- 1978 - Founder and Editor, Ignatius Press
- 1979 - Director, Religious Books on Tape, Audio Division of Ignatius Press
- 1988 - 1991 Editor, 30 Days, In the Church and the World 1991 - Publisher, The Catholic World Report
- 1995 - Publisher, Catholic Dossier, Catholic Faith, Homiletic & Pastoral Review
- 1995 - Co-Founder, Adoremus: Society for the Renewal of the Sacred Liturgy
- 1998- Founded the Catholic Radio Network
- 2002- Founded Campion College of San Francisco
- 2002- Chancellor, later Provost, Ave Maria University
- 2007- Fired from his position as Provost of Ave Maria University without a given reason, but is reinstated as a theologian in residence.
