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Between the acts, it is worth noting the homage paid to the first rector of the UCAM, Antonio Montoro
UCAM has celebrated the feast of San Antonio de Padua, the patron, with the development of various academic and religious events.
During the day, met in the Temple of Los Jeronimos the highest authorities of the University, along with many civil and religious personalities.
Included participation of the Papal Nuncio in Spain, Monsignor Manuel Monteiro de Castro, the apostolic administrator of the diocese of Cartagena, Miguel Angel Prisons, the Director of Civil Legal Service of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE), Silverio Nieto, the President of the Territorial Council of the CAM, Angel Martinez, vice president of the Regional Assembly, Belén Fernández-Delgado, Secretary General of the Presidential and Public Administration CARM, José Gabriel Ruiz, and the Deputy Mayor for Economic and Hacienda del Ayuntamiento de Murcia, Joaquín Moya-Angel.
Between the acts, it is worth noting the homage paid to the first rector of the UCAM, Antonio Montoro.
The events held today at the UCAM in honor of its patron Saint Anthony of Padua, have begun with a Mass presided by the Pope's Nuncio in Spain, Monsignor Manuel Monteiro, accompanied by the apostolic administrator of the diocese of Cartagena, Miguel Ángel Prisons and the bishop emeritus, Bishop Javier Azagra.
During the homily, the Nuncio said that "your employer is one of the greatest figures of the Church, and continues to illuminate the universe with the brilliance of his holiness."
The president of the San Antonio Catholic University (UCAM), José Luis Mendoza, has been reported that "our university has been rated by the National Quality and Accreditation (ANECA), with the highest rating.
In the past, we have the private university with the highest percentage growth of all the Spanish state in number of students, and higher relative growth; a university to everyone who has never sought profit, but its fundamental objective has been is to serve society and their environment Murcia.
We can say that the total number of students who have graduated to date in the UCAM, is approaching 9,000. "
The Director of Civil Legal Services Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE), Silverio Nieto, delivered the lecture entitled 'The Catholic universities in the light of the Apostolic Constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae. "
The lawyer spoke during his speech on the phenomenon of Catholic Universities and their ownership in the light of canon law and of the Apostolic Constitution Ex corde Ecclesiae.
Nieto recalled that the purpose of the whole Catholic University, born in the heart of the Church, is to achieve a public presence, continuous and universal of Christian thought, designed to promote high culture and also to be great men by knowledge, prepared to perform duties responsibility in society and to witness their faith to the world.
The head of legal services of the episcopal conference said emphatically that "in the context of university legislation in force in Spain is possible to use the extensive freedom of establishment of Catholic Universities in all its various forms."
In particular, he added, "Catholic associations and private groups have the opportunity to exercise in this way their mission to evangelize the culture, thus providing a commendable service to the Spanish society."
Nieto Silverio recalled in this regard that in 1996, a group of lay Catholics, comprise the San Antonio College Foundation, and headed by the president, developer and founder of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza gave life to an authentic Catholic university, which distinguished since the quality of research and teaching and fidelity to the Gospel and the Magisterium of the Church, amidst difficulties and misunderstandings of all kinds.
The first rector of the Universidad Católica San Antonio (UCAM), Antonio Montoro, received a heartfelt tribute in recognition of his work in the institution since its inception in 1996 until last year.
Montoro, who has been appointed honorary president of the UCAM, said that "the progress of this University has been extraordinary, but I'm sure that better times are coming."
During the act itself academics, the president of the Territorial Council of the CAM, Angel Martinez has been named honorary professor of the Faculty of Law and Business.
For his part, Director of Civil Legal Service of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Silverio Nieto, has been appointed extraordinary professor of Canon Law and Ecclesiastical State of the San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia.
Both have expressed their gratitude for the grant of such distinctions.
Source: UCAM
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