Steven Beseau
Reverend Father Stephen Beseau S.T.D. | |
|---|---|
| Rector and President, Pontifical College Josephinum | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City |
| Appointed | March 19, 2019 |
| Predecessor | Monsignor Christopher J. Schreck |
| Other post(s) | Professor of Moral Theology, Athenaeum of Ohio Chaplain and Campus Minister, University of Kansas |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 10, 1995 by James Patrick Keleher |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
Stephen Beseau (born May 24, 1966) is an American Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Kansas City who has served as rector and president of the Pontifical College Josephinum since 2019.
Biography
Beseau was born in Shawnee, Kansas on May 24, 1966, to David and Mary Sue (Sigourney) Beseau.[1][2][3] He graduated from Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kansas in 1984,[4][5] and earned his bachelors degree in education from the University of Kansas[6] and masters degree in divinity from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake before being ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in June 1995 by Archbishop James Keleher.[7][8][6][3] His first assignment was as associate pastor at St. Ann's in Prairie Village.[3]
Following ordination, Beseau pursued his doctorate at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome, in 2010 defending a dissertation entitled "Magnanimity as an Interpretive Key for Moral Catechesis of Young Adults", having begun it five years earlier in 2005. He also served as a campus minister and chaplain at the University of Kansas.[9]
In 2016, he was appointed an assistant professor of moral theology at the Athenaeum of Ohio before being appointed the seventeenth rector and president of the Pontifical College Josephinum in March 2019.[8]
References
- ^ "Suzanne Patricia Beseau". www.porterfuneralhome.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Riddel, Jackie. "May". Serra International – Serra Club of Kansas City in Kansas No. 357. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c Reeb, Pamela (June 23, 1995). "Steven Beseau ordained for archdiocese". The Leaven. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ Thrasher, Brian (Winter 2011). "Saints Spirit" (PDF).
- ^ LeCluyse, Henry J. (2018). The History of St. Joseph Catholic Church Shawnee, KS, 1868–2018 (PDF). p. 6. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022.
Parishioner Steven Beseau, son of Mike and Mary Sue Beseau, was ordained to the priesthood in June 1995 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Kansas City, KS. He celebrated his first Mass at St. Joseph Church at Noon the next day. Fr. Steve was a graduate of St. Joseph Grade and High Schools, and Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, IL.
- ^ a b St. Lawrence Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture Academic Catalog 2015–2016. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2022.
- ^ "New rector to lead Pontifical College Josephinum" (PDF). The Catholic Times of Columbus. March 31, 2019. p. 2.
- ^ a b King, Danae (March 19, 2019). "New president to begin in July at Josephinum". The Columbus Dispatch.
- ^ Hansen, Kara (January 14, 2011). "Campus center director makes the grade". The Leaven.