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Agreement between UCAM and Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez for the teaching of Canon Law
The Faculty of Human, Canonical and Religious Sciences of
the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), from now on, will have a section in
the Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez for the implementation of the Degree in Canon
Law, in conformity with the teaching and research criteria of the civil
universities.
The UCAM, together with the Diocese of Jerez, will foster
the studies in Canon law in the civil field.
The course will begin with the opening of a section of the
Faculty of Human, Canonical and Religious Sciences of the Catholic University
of Murcia in the Andalusian city.
The president of the Catholic University of Murcia, José
Luis Mendoza, and the bishop of Asidonia-Jerez, Monsignor Mazuelos, have signed
the agreement in the Los Jerónimos Campus, in front of the bishop of Cartagena,
Monsignor Lorca Planes, and the emeritus archbishop of Burgos, Monsignor Gil
Hellín.
The Faculty of Human, Canonical and Religious Sciences of
the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), from now on, will have a section in
the Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez for the implementation of the Degree of Canon
Law, in conformity with the teaching and research criteria of the civil
universities. The possibility to offer this teaching derives from the agreement
signed today by the president of the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), José
Luis Mendoza, and the bishop of the Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez, Monsignor José
Mazuelos, in the Los Jerónimos Campus.
Regarding this agreement, José
Luis Mendoza has assured that “this teaching has the main objective of being an
instrument to serve the Church”.
Mendoza has stressed as well the importance, for these titles, to meet the
highest quality standards like the other degrees offered by the University.
For his part, Monsignor Mazuelos
has stressed “the importance, for the Church, to always be present in the field
of education” and he has showed his satisfaction for being able to disseminate
these titles through the UCAM.
The bishop of the Diocese of
Cartagena, Monsignor José Manuel Lorca Planes, was present in the event as
well, and he valued the great work that the Catholic University of Murcia has
developed during more than twenty years of existence, always with the “vocation
to serve people”.
Javier Belda, the Dean of the
Faculty of Human, Canonical and Religious Sciences, spoke as well during the
signing of the agreement, and he stated that, with this degree “we are going to
foster canon law in the civil university, bringing it closer to the world and
combining the on-line teaching with face-to-face sessions in different
geographical areas; the first headquarters for southern Spain will be in
Jerez”. “This degree is opened to everybody, lay persons, ecclesiastics and
religious persons”, added Belda.
The new section of the Faculty
will be coordinated by the Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Jerez, Miguel Ángel
Montero. Those who are interested in receiving more information about these
studies can contact directly the UCAM or the bishopric of Jerez, or they can
send an e-mail to pul@ucam.edu
The opportunity to carry out
these studies derives from the agreement signed a few months ago by the
Catholic University of Murcia and the Lateran Pontifical University of Rome,
the university of the Pope, which has the objective of disseminating the
ecclesiastical sciences in the civil field.
With the University of Cádiz
During the event, Javier Belda
announced as well that the UCAM, in collaboration with the University of Cádiz,
is going to implement a Master's degree in advanced canon law, which will
address three main aspects: Patrimonial Law, Matrimonial Law and Law of the
Associations and Brotherhoods.
📧 pul@ucam.edu
