Joseph Patrick Cassidy

Background

Cassidy, Joseph Patrick was born on August 11, 1954 in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. Son of Linus Joseph Cassidy and Maureen Agnes McCarthy.

Education

Bachelor with honors, Concordia University, Montreal, 1976. Master of Arts, University of Detroit, 1980. STB, Regis College, Toronto, 1986.

Master of Divinity, University of Toronto, 1986. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, St Paul University, Ottawa, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Ottawa, 1995.

Doctor of Theology, St Paul University, Ottawa, 1995.

Career

Teacher Gonzaga Regional High School, St John's, Canada, 1980—1982. Research associate Instituto Nicaraguense de Investigaciones Economicas y Sociales, Managua, Nicaragua, 1984. Deacon St Philip the Apostle Parish, Oshawa, Canada, 1985—1986.

Associate Statens Järnvägar Centre for Social Faith and Justice, Toronto, Canada, 1982—1986. Retreat director Loyola House, Guelph, Canada, 1986—1987. Lecturer Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 1987—1988.

Co-director Ignatian Centre of Spirituality, Canada, 1987—1988. Director of research and publications Latin America Working Group, Toronto, Canada, 1989—1991. Senior lecturer La Sainte Union College, Southampton, England, 1992—1997.

Curate St Martin's and St Andrew's, Salisbury, England, 1996—1997. College president/principal St Chad's College, University of Durham, Durham, England, since 1997. Non-residentiary canon Durham Cathedral, England, since 2001.

Member General Synod of the Church of England, London, since 1999. Moderator of readers Diocese of Durham, United Kingdom, 2000—2002. External examiner Westminster College, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1998—2002.

Achievements

• Joseph Patrick Cassidy has been listed as a noteworthy academic administrator, priest by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Institute of Continuing Professional Development, Royal Society Arts. Member: Canada Academics for Latin America, Canada-American Monitoring Group, Interagy Working Group on Latin America, Canada Association of L. American and Caribbean Studies, Canada-Caribbean-Central American Policy Alternatives Group, Institute of Christian Spirituality, Southampton Medical Group, Lonergan Philosophical Society, Montreal Diocesan Commission on Poverty (founding board member and treasurer 1987-1988), ISECP Group (Ignatian Exercises for the Corporation Person), Loyola Peace Institute (director 1988-1990), Society for the Study of Christian Ethics, Ottawa-El Salvador Emergency Action Coalition, Royal Commonwealth Society.

Interests

• Mountain climbing, skiing, ham radio operator, computers.

Connections

Married Gillian Margaret Skinner, August 28, 1993. Children: Emmeline Skinner Cassidy, Marianne Skinner Cassidy, Benedict Skinner Cassidy.

Father:

Linus Joseph Cassidy

Mother:

Maureen Agnes McCarthy

Spouse:

Gillian Margaret Skinner

child:

Marianne Skinner Cassidy

child:

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy

child:

Benedict Skinner Cassidy