Background
Buckley, Francis Joseph was born on August 31, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Francis Joseph and Elizabeth Agnes (Haiss) Buckley.
Buckley, Francis Joseph was born on August 31, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Francis Joseph and Elizabeth Agnes (Haiss) Buckley.
Student, University Notre Dame, 1945. Student, University Santa Clara, 1949. MST, University Santa Clara, 1959.
Bachelor, Gonzaga University, 1951. Master of Arts in Philosophy, Gonzaga University, 1952. Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Alma College, 1959.
STD, Gregorian University, Rome, 1964. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Pacific Graduate School Psychology, 1988.
Instructor classics, religion, Bellarmine College Prepatory School, San Jose, California, 1952-1955;
instructor theology, U. San Francisco, 1960-1961;
assistant professor theology, U. San Francisco, 1963-1968;
associate professor theology, U. San Francisco, 1968-1972;
professor theology, U. San Francisco, since 1972;
acting department chairman theology, U. San Francisco, 1971-1973;
department chairman theology, U. San Francisco, 1978-1979, 88-91;
director graduate programs in religious education, U. San Francisco, 1974-1975, 79-82, 86-87. Chaplain St. Elizabeth Infant Hospital, San Francisco, since 1963. Trustee Loyola Marymount U., Los Angeles, 1974-1989, Jesuit Community U. San Francisco, 1969-1976, 78-82.
Theological advisor to the United States Bishops Synod of Bishops, Rome, 1977. Delegate to Asian Catechetical and Liturgical Conference, Manila, 1967, Latin American Catechetical Conference, Medellin, Colombia, 1968, International Catechetical Congress, Rome, 1971. Visiting scholar Center for Research in Learning and Teaching University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1973-1974.
Board directors Paul Wattson Ecumenical Lecture Series, San Francisco. Member National Council National Christian Leadership Conference for Israel, since 1979.
Trustee Pacific Graduate School Psychology, Menlo Park, California, 1984-1986, president board trustees, 1986. Member College Theology Society (president 1972-1974, board directors 1969-1976, regional chairman 1966-1972), Catholic Theological Society of America, Catholic Biblical Association, Association Professors and Researchers in Religious Education, Religious Education Association, Association Directors Graduate Religious Education Programs, International Association Jesuit Ecumenists, American Society Church History, University San Francisco Faculty Association (secretary 1980-1988).