Rev Jonathan Vala
Dogmatic Theology
STB (PUSC, 2019), PostGradCert (UPRA, 2019), STL (PUST, 2021)
+ 61 2 9752 9516
Qualifications
- Licentiate in Sacred Theology (Fundamental/Dogmatic), Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (2021)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Joseph Ratzinger: Studies and Spirituality, Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum (2019)
- Baccalaureate of Sacred Theology, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (2019)
Areas of Research Interests
Thomism, Joseph Ratzinger, Theological Anthropology, Ecclesiology
Personal
Born and raised in Sydney, I was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney in 2020. During my formation for the priesthood, I completed preparatory studies in philosophy at the Catholic Institute of Sydney, before continuing my theological studies in Rome at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross and the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum. I completed my Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, where I wrote, under Prof Thomas Joseph White OP, on the material sufficiency of Scripture in contemporary Catholic Theology. Since returning to Australia in 2021, I have served the Sydney Archdiocese as an assistant parish priest and lectured in dogmatic and fundamental theology at the Catholic Institute of Sydney.