Brother Seán Sammon, F.M.S. (November 26, 1947 – September 9, 2022) was the former Superior General of the Marist Brothers order, a role he held from October 3, 2001, until 2009.[1]
In 1970 Brother Seán graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie. He taught at his alma mater while studying at The New School where he earned a Master's degree in 1973. In 1982 he received a doctorate in clinical psychology from Fordham University. In 1978 he was invited to be a staff member at the House of Affirmation, a renewal and rehabilitation center in Massachusetts, and was named its International Clinical Director in 1982, a position he held until 1987. At the present time, he is a licensed psychologist in the State of New York and a member of the National Register of Health Care Providers. [1]
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He has published 10 books and multiple articles on topics of religious life and psychology. He was named provincial of the Poughkeepsie Province in 1987 and was elected president of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men Religious of the US. He has been Vicar General of the Marist Brothers since 1993. He was elected Superior General of the Marist Brothers on October 3, 2001,[1] a position he held until 2009. After returning back to the United States, Brother Seán was appointed the Scholar in Residence at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY. [2]
^ abcdchampagnat.org, Brothers. Superiors General. Seán Sammon 2010-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
^World News, Marist Brothers elect new Superior General
^Brother Seán Sammon Doctor honoris causa. Fiftieth anniversary of the PUC of Paraná, 25/03/2009
April 12, 2024
seán, sammon, brother, november, 1947, september, 2022, former, superior, general, marist, brothers, order, role, held, from, october, 2001, until, 2009, brother, year, 2007, santiago, chileborn, 1947, november, 1947diedseptember, 2022, 2022, aged, contents, b. Brother Sean Sammon F M S November 26 1947 September 9 2022 was the former Superior General of the Marist Brothers order a role he held from October 3 2001 until 2009 1 Sean SammonBrother Sean Sammon in year 2007 at Santiago de ChileBornSean Sammon 1947 11 26 November 26 1947DiedSeptember 9 2022 2022 09 09 aged 74 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Education 2 Books 3 Honors 4 See also 5 ReferencesBiography editBrother Sean s parents were immigrants to the United States his father from Ireland his mother from England He attended the Marist run St Agnes Boys High School and continued on to the juniorate in Cold Spring on Hudson New York His novitiate was made in Tyngsborough Massachusetts and in 1967 he pronounced his first vows 1 Education edit In 1970 Brother Sean graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie He taught at his alma mater while studying at The New School where he earned a Master s degree in 1973 In 1982 he received a doctorate in clinical psychology from Fordham University In 1978 he was invited to be a staff member at the House of Affirmation a renewal and rehabilitation center in Massachusetts and was named its International Clinical Director in 1982 a position he held until 1987 At the present time he is a licensed psychologist in the State of New York and a member of the National Register of Health Care Providers 1 Books editHe has published 10 books and multiple articles on topics of religious life and psychology He was named provincial of the Poughkeepsie Province in 1987 and was elected president of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men Religious of the US He has been Vicar General of the Marist Brothers since 1993 He was elected Superior General of the Marist Brothers on October 3 2001 1 a position he held until 2009 After returning back to the United States Brother Sean was appointed the Scholar in Residence at Marist College in Poughkeepsie NY 2 Honors editIn 2009 he received the title of Doctor honoris causa from the Catholic Pontifical University of Parana Brazil 3 See also editCharles HowardReferences edit a b c d champagnat org Brothers Superiors General Sean Sammon Archived 2010 12 27 at the Wayback Machine World News Marist Brothers elect new Superior General Brother Sean Sammon Doctor honoris causa Fiftieth anniversary of the PUC of Parana 25 03 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sean Sammon amp oldid 1217492779, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
