Brenda Dolphin
Brenda Dolphin | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Leader of the Sisters of Mercy | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 Ireland |
| Education | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Brenda Dolphin RSM (born 1945[1]) is an Irish member of the Sisters of Mercy. She is also a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, joining the department in 1988.[2][3]
Life
Originally from Birr in Ireland,[4] Dolphin has a degree in education and a PhD in psychology.[1]
In 2019, she was one of the examiners of the first thesis at a university sanctioned by the Vatican that addressed the sexual abuse of nuns by priests.[5][6] The research was undertaken by Togolese nun, Makamatine Lembo.[7]
In 2024, Brenda Dolphin was appointed postulator for the beatification process of Catherine McAuley.[8] In 2019 she was elected Provincial Leader of the Sisters of Mercy.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Manenti, Alessandro; Guarinelli, Stefano; Zollner, Hans (2007). Formation and the Person: Essays in Theory and Practice. Peeters Publishers. ISBN 978-90-429-1881-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Imoda, Franco (2000). A Journey to Freedom: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Anthropology of Formation. Peeters Publishers. p. 11. ISBN 978-90-429-0894-9. Search this book on
- ↑ "Carousel « Pontificio Collegio Irlandese". www.irishcollege.org. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Monahan, Fintan (2019-02-28). "Sr. Brenda Dolphin, Provincial Leader of Mercy Sisters". Killaloe Diocese. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ↑ "Pontifical university takes up sex abuse of nuns by priests". Global Sisters Report. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ↑ "Nun defends thesis on sexual abuse of nuns by priests - Sept. 26, 2019 | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ↑ Writer, Melissa Lemieux (2019-09-26). "Nun Does First-Ever Dissertation About Priest-on-Nun Sex Abuse". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ↑ "Brenda Dolphin – Postulator For The Cause For The Canonisation Of Catherine McAuley | Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy | Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy". sistersofmercy.ie. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
External links
- Sr Brenda Dolphin, 'Catherine McAuley: A woman for her time and ours'
- Photographs of Brisbane Sisters meeting Sr Dolphin, 2015
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