Rev. Robert T. Kennedy, J.D., J.U.D.

Academic Title:

                                Distinguished Professor of Canon Law

Courses taught: 

                                Temporal Goods

                                American Law for Canonists

                                Church and State

                                Dynamics of Ecclesiastical Administration

                                Jurisdiction

                                Protection of Rights

                                Religious Liberty

Areas of specialization:

                                Temporal Goods

                                Church-State Issues

                                Ecclesiastical Administration

                                Protection of Rights

Frequently cited publications:

“Book V: Temporal Goods” in New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law.  New York/Mahwah: Paulist Press, 2000.

“Juridic Persons” “Prescription” “Computation of Time” in New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law.  New York/Mahwah: Paulist Press, 2000.

“Mc Grath, Maida, Michiels: Introduction to a Study of the Canonical and Civil Law Status of Church-Related Institutions in the United States,” The Jurist 55(1995) 479-503.

“Shared Responsibility in Ecclesial Decision-Making,” Studia Canonica 14(1980) 5-23.

Other publications in The Jurist, Studia Canonica, CLSA Proceedings

Professional memberships:

                                Bar of the State of New York

                                Canon Law Society of America

Current professional activities:

                                Advisor to USCCB Committee on Canonical Affairs

Canonical consultant to individual bishops and other diocesan officials, superiors of religious institutes, administrators and trustees of Catholic hospitals, colleges and other institutions