Faculty

Agnieszka Bieniek, BM, MA
Assistant Professor of Liturgical Music

BM (Piano Performance) 1988,  and BM (Vocal Performance) 1991, Paderewski State School of Music, Bialystok, Poland;
MA (Music Education) 1992 Chopin University of Music, Warsaw, Poland,
+ At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology

 

 

Rev. G. David Bline,  M.Div.
Lecturer in Pastoral Studies
Spiritual Director

B.A.,  1985, University of Akron (Child Life specialization), Akron, Ohio
M.Div., 1998, Saint Mary Seminary, Wickliffe, Ohio
Spiritual Direction Certification, 2019, Institute of Priestly Formation, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 2020

 

Sr. Lisa Marie Belz, OSU, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies

B.A., 1983, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio
M.A., 1995 Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts
M.T.S., 2005 University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
Ph.D., 2013 Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 2018

 

 

Dr. Edward KaczukKaczuk
Professor of Liturgical-Sacramental Theology

A.B., 1975, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA
M.Mus., 1977, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN
Ph.D., 2006, Kent State Univ.
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 1995

 

 

Rev. Joseph M. KoopmanKoopman
Professor of Moral Theology

A.B., 1996, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio
M.A., 2001, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Cleveland, Ohio
M.Div., 2001, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Cleveland, Ohio
S.T.L., 2007, Accademia Alfonsiana, Rome, Italy
S.T.D., 2009, Accademia Alfonsiana, Rome, Italy+
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 2009

 

Rev. Mark A. LatcovichLatcovich
Professor of Pastoral Theology

A.B., 1977, Borromeo College of Ohio, Wickliffe, Ohio
M.Div., 1981, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Cleveland, Ohio
M.A., 1986, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Cleveland, Ohio
Ph.D., 1996, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 1992

 

Rev. J. Patrick Manning, Jr.
Associate Professor of Historical Theology and Church History

B.A., 1974 Athenaeum of Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio
S.T.B., 1977 Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy
M.A. in Pastoral Theology, 1978, Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana, Rome, Italy
M.Ed. in Religious Education, 1987, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Ph.D. in Systematic Theology, 1998, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 2015

 

Sr. Mary McCormick, O.S.U.Mccormick
Professor of Systematic Theology

B.S. in Ed., 1978, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
M.A., 1986, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
M.R.E., 1991, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Ph.D., 2001, Fordham University, Bronx, New York
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology 1997

 

Rev. Mark S. Ott
Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture

B.A., Franciscan University Steubenville
M.Div., 2001 Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology
M.A., 2001 Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology
S.S.L., 2010, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology 2012

 

 

Mr. Alan K. RomeRome
Librarian

A.B., 1976, The University of Texas at Austin
M.LS., 1978, The University of Texas at Austin
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 1987

 

 

Rev. George SmigaSmiga-sm-2
Professor of Sacred Scripture/Homiletics

B.A.       1971 Borromeo College of Ohio Wickliffe, Ohio
M.Div.   1975 Saint Mary Seminary, Cleveland, Ohio.
S.T.L.    1983 Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy.
S.T.D.    1985 Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 1985

 

Dr. Andrew Staron, PhD
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology

A.B. 2002 Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., MA (Religion),
2005, University of Chicago Divinity School, Chicago, IL.,
PhD 2013, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
+ At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 2021

 

 

Rev. Christopher J. Trenta
Assistant Professor of Liturgical-Sacramental Theology

B.B.A. 1997 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
M.Div., M.A. 2009 Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Wickliffe, OH
S.L.L., 2017 S.L.D.(cand) 2020 Pontifical Liturgical Institute Sant’Anselmo. Rome. Italy
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 2019

 

Rev. Andrew B. Turner
Coordinator of Pastoral Formation
Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology

B.S., 1998, Ohio University
M.Div., 2006, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology
M.A., 2006, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology
S.T.L, 2019, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome
D.Min., 2019, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology
+At. Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 2013

 

Most Rev. Michael G. Woost
Associate Professor of Liturgical-Sacramental Theology

B.A., 1980, Borromeo College of Ohio, Wickliffe, Ohio
M.Div., 1984, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Cleveland, Ohio
M.A., 1986, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Cleveland, Ohio
S.T.L., 2000, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 2000

 

Sr. Mary Brendon Zajac, SNDBrendon-sm
Professor of Pastoral Theology (Catechetics and New Evangelization)

B.S., 1970, Notre Dame College of Ohio, Cleveland, OH
M.Ed. 1980, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
M.A. (Theology), 2007, Walsh University, North Canton, OH
D.Min., 2009, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Cleveland, OH
+At Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, 2011

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