Núria Calduch
Núria Calduch i Benages | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | March 26, 1957 Barcelona, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
| Known for | Doctor in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute Professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Senior posting | |
| Present post | Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission |
| Previous post | Member of the Study Commission on the Women's Diaconate |
Núria Calduch i Benages (born 26 March 1957)[1] is a Spanish biblical scholar and Roman Curia official.
She graduated in Philosophy and Literature from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1979 and a doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.[2] She is also professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University since 2010 and guest professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute and is considered an authority in the study of the wisdom books of the Old Testament.[3]
Benedict XVI appointed her as an expert of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God celebrated in 2008,[4] and Pope Francis appointed her as a member of the Study Commission on the Women's Diaconate in 2016.[5][6]
On 9 March 2021, Pope Francis chose her to be the Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, making her the first woman to reach this office.[7][8] A festschrift was published in 2022 in her honour on the occasion of her 65th birthday, edited by Francis M. Macatangay and Francisco-Javier Ruiz-Ortiz.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Biografía". ppc-editorial.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "No amagueu les dones". Catalunya Religió. 7 November 2016.
- ^ "El Papa nomena Núria Calduch membre de la Pontifícia Comissió Bíblica". Catalunya Religió. 9 March 2021.
- ^ "El próximo sínodo contará con la mayor participación femenina". Zenit (in Spanish). 9 September 2008.
- ^ McElwee, Joshua J. (2 August 2016). "Francis institutes commission to study female deacons, appointing gender-balanced membership". National Catholic Reporter.
- ^ "Nuria Calduch pronunciará el Sermón". El Día de Valladolid (in Spanish). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 09.03.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "El Papa nombra a Nuria Calduch, Secretaria de la Pontificia Comisión Bíblica". Cadena COPE (in Spanish). 9 March 2021.
- ^ MacAtangay, Francis M.; Ruiz-Ortiz, Francisco-Javier, eds. (2022). Ben Sira in Conversation with Traditions. doi:10.1515/9783110762181. ISBN 9783110762181. S2CID 251878961.
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