Gerald o collins biography books

Australian Catholic priest and theologian (1931–2024)

Gerald Glynn O'CollinsSJAC (2 July 1931 – 22 August 2024) was an Australian Jesuitpriest and academic.^[1] He was a research professor and writer-in-residence at the Jesuit Theological College (JTC) in Parkville, Victoria, and a research professor in theology at St Mary's University College in Twickenham.^[2] For more than three decades, he was professor of systematic and fundamental theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome).^[3]

In 2006, O'Collins was made a Companion of the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC), in recognition of his outstanding commitment to theological scholarship and ecumenical initiatives.^[4]

Life and career

O'Collins was born in Melbourne, Australia on 2 July 1931,^[5] and educated at Xavier College.

His maternal grandfather Paddy Glynn was a federal government minister, while his sister Maev O'Collins became a O'Collins, Gerald Glynn 1931- - Encyclopedia.com SULO