Brenda Dolphin

Brenda Dolphin
Provincial Leader of the Sisters of Mercy
ChurchCatholic
Personal details
Born1945
Ireland
EducationPontifical 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Manenti, Alessandro; Guarinelli, Stefano; Zollner, Hans (2007). Formation and the Person: Essays in Theory and Practice. Peeters Publishers. ISBN 978-90-429-1881-8.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Carousel « Pontificio Collegio Irlandese". www.irishcollege.org. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  4. ^ a b Monahan, Fintan (2019-02-28). "Sr. Brenda Dolphin, Provincial Leader of Mercy Sisters". Killaloe Diocese. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ^ "Pontifical university takes up sex abuse of nuns by priests". Global Sisters Report. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  6. ^ "Nun defends thesis on sexual abuse of nuns by priests - Sept. 26, 2019 | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  7. ^ Writer, Melissa Lemieux (2019-09-26). "Nun Does First-Ever Dissertation About Priest-on-Nun Sex Abuse". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  8. ^ "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.
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