Steven Beseau
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{{Short description|American Catholic priest (born 1966)}} |
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'''Steven Beseau''' (born May 24, 1966) is an American [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[ |
'''Steven Beseau''' (born May 24, 1966) is an American [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas|Archdiocese of Kansas City]] who has served as [[Rector (academia)|rector]] and president of the [[Pontifical College Josephinum]] since 2019. In 2026 he was named a [[Chaplain of His Holiness]] with the title [[monsignor]] by [[Pope Leo XIV]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Following ordination, Beseau pursued his doctorate at the [[Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas]] in Rome, in 2010 defending a dissertation entitled "Magnanimity as an Interpretive Key for Moral Catechesis of Young Adults", having begun it five years earlier in 2005. He also served as a campus minister and chaplain at the [[University of Kansas]].{{Cite news |last=Hansen |first=Kara |date=January 14, 2011 |title=Campus center director makes the grade |work=The Leaven |url=http://theleaven.org/campus-center-director-makes-the-grade/}} |
Following ordination, Beseau pursued his doctorate at the [[Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas]] in Rome, in 2010 defending a dissertation entitled "Magnanimity as an Interpretive Key for Moral Catechesis of Young Adults", having begun it five years earlier in 2005. He also served as a campus minister and chaplain at the [[University of Kansas]].{{Cite news |last=Hansen |first=Kara |date=January 14, 2011 |title=Campus center director makes the grade |work=The Leaven |url=http://theleaven.org/campus-center-director-makes-the-grade/}} |
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In 2016, he was appointed an assistant professor of moral theology at the [[Athenaeum of Ohio]] before being appointed the seventeenth rector and president of the [[Pontifical College Josephinum]] in March 2019. In 2023, [[Lazarus You Heung-sik|Lazzaro You Heung-sik]] appointed Beseau to a further three years as rector-president.{{Cite news |last=The Catholic Times of Columbus |first=3 September 2023 |date=3 September 2023 |title=Father Beseau's term extended as Josephinum rector-president |work=The Catholic Times of Columbus |url=https://catholictimescolumbus.org/news/the-catholic-times/father-beseaus-term-extended-as-josephinum-rector-president |access-date=3 September 2023}} |
In 2016, he was appointed an assistant professor of moral theology at the [[Athenaeum of Ohio]] before being appointed the seventeenth rector and president of the [[Pontifical College Josephinum]] in March 2019. In 2023, [[Lazarus You Heung-sik|Lazzaro You Heung-sik]] appointed Beseau to a further three years as rector-president.{{Cite news |last=The Catholic Times of Columbus |first=3 September 2023 |date=3 September 2023 |title=Father Beseau's term extended as Josephinum rector-president |work=The Catholic Times of Columbus |url=https://catholictimescolumbus.org/news/the-catholic-times/father-beseaus-term-extended-as-josephinum-rector-president |access-date=3 September 2023}} |
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In recognition of "long and dedicated service to the Church", Beseau was named a [[Chaplain of His Holiness]] with the title [[monsignor]] in April of 2026.{{Cite web |last=Heil |first=Hannah |date=2026-04-21 |title=Josephinum rector, president named monsignor |url=https://catholictimescolumbus.org/local/josephinum-rector-president-named-monsignor/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=The Catholic Times |language=en-US}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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