Núria Calduch
Núria Calduch i Benages | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | March 26, 1957 Barcelona, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
| Known for | Doctor in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute Professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Senior posting | |
| Present post | Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission |
| Previous post | Member of the Study Commission on the Women's Diaconate |
Núria Calduch i Benages (also Calduch-Benages, born 26 March 1957)[1] is a Spanish nun, biblical scholar and Roman Curia official. She is a professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and specialises in the wisdom books of the Old Testament. Calduch i Benages is the first woman to be Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission.
Education
Calduch i Benages graduated in Philosophy and Literature from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1979 and earned a doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.[2] She is a member in the congregation of Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.[3]
Career
Calduch i Benages is a professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University since 2010 and a guest professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute. She is considered an authority in the study of the wisdom books of the Old Testament.[4]
Benedict XVI appointed Calduch i Benages as an expert of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God celebrated in 2008,[5] and Pope Francis appointed her as a member of the Study Commission on the Women's Diaconate in 2016.[6][7] The committee had the role of investigating the role of women deacons in the early Church. The committee’s report was not published, and a second Commission was established in 2020, with a new membership.[8]
On 9 March 2021, Pope Francis chose Calduch i Benages to be the Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, making her the first woman to reach this office.[9][10] She was reappointed for a second term, ending in 2025.[11] A festschrift was published in 2022 in her honour on the occasion of her 65th birthday, edited by Francis M. Macatangay and Francisco-Javier Ruiz-Ortiz.[12]
References
- ^ "Biografía". ppc-editorial.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "No amagueu les dones". Catalunya Religió. 7 November 2016.
- ^ Donnini, Debora (16 March 2021). "First woman appointed Secretary of Vatican Biblical Commission". Vatican News. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "El Papa nomena Núria Calduch membre de la Pontifícia Comissió Bíblica". Catalunya Religió. 9 March 2021.
- ^ "El próximo sínodo contará con la mayor participación femenina". Zenit (in Spanish). 9 September 2008.
- ^ McElwee, Joshua J. (2 August 2016). "Francis institutes commission to study female deacons, appointing gender-balanced membership". National Catholic Reporter.
- ^ "Nuria Calduch pronunciará el Sermón". El Día de Valladolid (in Spanish). 17 January 2017.
- ^ McElwee, Joshua J. (8 April 2020). "Francis creates new women deacons commission, naming entirely different membership". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 09.03.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "El Papa nombra a Nuria Calduch, Secretaria de la Pontificia Comisión Bíblica". Cadena COPE (in Spanish). 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Women theologians appointed to senior roles in Rome and Maynooth". Independent Catholic News. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ MacAtangay, Francis M.; Ruiz-Ortiz, Francisco-Javier, eds. (2022). Ben Sira in Conversation with Traditions. doi:10.1515/9783110762181. ISBN 9783110762181. S2CID 251878961.
