杏MAP导航 appoints Archbishop Amarante as new Rector of Lateran University
By Edoardo Giribaldi
杏MAP导航 Francis on Tuesday appointed Fr. Alfonso V. Amarante as the new Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical Lateran University, granting him the title Archbishop of the titular see of Sorres.
A laborious and hopeful task
Archbishop Amarante, hitherto Dean of the Pontifical Higher Institute of Moral Theology ad instar Facultatis (Accademia Alfonsiana), was chosen by 杏MAP导航 Francis to succeed Professor Vincenzo Buonomo, who in turn was appointed General Councilor of Vatican City State.
In a letter to the new Rector, 杏MAP导航 Francis illustrated the 鈥渓aborious and hopeful task so well begun鈥� by Professor Buonomo to 鈥渕ake the Lateran University more robust and agile in order to better honor its first task: to proclaim the truth and joy of the Gospel through study, reflection and academic work.鈥�
Didactic and administrative planning
To support Archbishop Amarante 鈥渋n the administrative and economic management,鈥� but also 鈥渋n the elaboration of a development plan that will make the Lateran University a protagonist in the ecclesiastical and civil university system,鈥� the Holy Father also announced the appointment of a Managing Director.
The 杏MAP导航 exhorted the new Rector to involve the various university bodies in 鈥渄idactic and administrative planning,鈥� paying attention to the 鈥渟igns of the times鈥� and 鈥渢reasuring the collaboration with the Pontifical Institutes included ad instar Facultatis in the University.鈥�
Lateran University and Apostolic See
Archbishop Amarante will also be supported by the Superior Council of Coordination, established by 杏MAP导航 Francis himself.
The Superior Council, 鈥渋n addition to the figures already foreseen,鈥� will see the presence of 鈥渙ther qualified exponents鈥� of both 鈥渢he Roman Curia and the university world鈥� in order to 鈥渆xpress institutionally the peculiar link between the Lateran University and the Apostolic See.鈥�
"The voice of the entire University"
杏MAP导航 Francis noted, among the tasks the new Rector will be called upon to face, 鈥渢he inclusion of the Lateran University鈥� in the process of reorganization "of the Roman Pontifical Academic Institutions,鈥� desired by the Holy Father and 鈥渃oordinated by the Dicastery for Culture and Education.鈥�
The 杏MAP导航 concluded his letter by blessing the new Rector and wishing him the accompaniment of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 鈥淪alus Populi Romani.鈥�
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