 PUNE: Ramwadi-based Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV), an autonomous university conducting graduate and postgraduate courses in philosophy and theology, will start a year long diamond jubilee celebration next year to commemorate the 120-year-old institution's transfer from Kandy in Sri Lanka to Pune.
An alumini association, led by Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos, Major Archbishop of Syro-Malankara Church, has been formed as a part of the diamond jubilee celebration.
A committee formed to finalise various activities for the diamond jubilee celebrations held its first meeting recently. The meeting was attended by JDV acting president Fr Jeorge Pattery, theology faculty dean Fr Thomas Kuriacose, philosophy, faculty dean Fr James Ponniah and treasurer Fr Alex.
Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth name was given in 1972 to the Pontifical Athenaeum which was founded by Pope Leo XIII as a Papal Seminary in Kandy. The Vatican had then entrusted the institution's administration to the Society of Jesus.
The then Jesuit Superior of Pune Fr Pius Geisel had supervised the JDV's transfer and relocation to Pune in 1955.
The JDV offers graduate and postgraduate courses in religion, philosophy, spirituality, science and religion, and management. At present, clergy and nuns from 65 dioceses and 68 religious congregations of South Asia and abroad are studying at the JDV.
The Jesuit Provincial of South Asia is ex-officio vice-chancellor of JDV and the chairperson of its trust.
The institute is now open to all students, irrespective of creed or gender, who fulfil its admission requirements.
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Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth (JDV) name was given in 1972 to the Pontifical Athenaeum which was founded by Pope Leo XIII as a Papal Seminary in Kandy. The Vatican had then entrusted the institution's administration to the Society of Jesus. The then Jesuit Superior of Pune Fr Pius Geisel had supervised the JDV's transfer and relocation to Pune in 1955.
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SISTER REKHA IS FIRST WOMAN PROFESSOR IN CHURCH IN INDIA
SISTER REKHA IS FIRST WOMAN PROFESSOR IN CHURCH IN INDIA
CAMIL PARKHE
Thursday, July 22, 2010 AT 11:57 AM (IST)
Tags: Rekha Chennattu, Church, women professor, JDV, Christanity, India
Sister Rekha Chennattu, a nun belonging to the Religious of Assumption congregation, has earned the distinction of being the first woman professor in the male-dominated Catholic Church in the country.
Sister Chennattu, who has been teaching Bible to the priests-in-formation at the Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth (JDV) located on the Nagar Road in the city was recently promoted to the rank of a full-time professor with the approval of the Vatican.
Speaking to Sakàl Times, Sister Rekha said that it was indeed an honour to be elevated to the rank of professor at the JDV, an institute where would-be priests from across the country and from abroad take lessons in theology.
Sister Chennattu said that there are only a handful of Catholic women professors teaching Bible in Rome and elsewhere in the world. “It is heartening to note this number has been on the rise in the recent past,” she said.
Sister Chennattu, who hails from Kerala had worked for a year among tribals in Nashik district. She had joined the JDV teaching faculty as a lecturer on scripture in 1996. She has a licentiate of the Rome-based Pontifical Biblical Institute and also holds a doctorate in Biblical studies of the Catholic University of America, Washington DC.
Father Malcolm Sequeira, spokesperson for the Pune diocese, said that it is an honour for Sister Chennattu to be the first woman professor on Bible at the prestigious Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth.
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