Francis Aloysius Sullivan, S.J., is a Catholic theologian and a Jesuit priest. He is best known for his research in the area of ecclesiology and the magisterium. The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... Ecclesiology is that branch of Christian theology that deals with the doctrine of the Church: its role in salvation, and its origin, its discipline, and its leadership. ... Categories: Catholic Theology and Doctrine ...

Biography

Francis Sullivan received an M.A. in Philosophy from Boston College in 1945, and an M.A. in Classics from Fordham University in 1948. He received his doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1956. Boston College is a private university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ... Fordham University is a private, co-educational university located in the Bronx in New York City (but with campuses also in Manhattan — at Lincoln Center — and Westchester). ... The North American College at the Gregorian The Pontifical Gregorian University is a Roman Catholic theological seminary in Rome. ...

From 1956 until 1992, Sullivan was professor of ecclesiology at the Gregorian University, serving as dean from 1964 to 1970. William J. Levada, the future Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, received his doctorate under Sullivan in 1971. William Joseph Levada is the appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. ... The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. ...

From 1992 until the present, Sullivan was a professor of theology at Boston College. Boston College is a private university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ...

Bibliography

• Charisms and Charismatic Renewal, 1982
• Magisterium: Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church, 1983
• The Church We Believe In: One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic, 1988
• Salvation Outside the Church? 1992
• Creative Fidelity: Weighing and Interpreting Documents of the Magisterium, 1996
• From Apostles to Bishops: The Development of the Episcopacy in the Early Church, 2001