Joseph Cassidy (priest)
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The Reverend Canon Joseph Cassidy |
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| Principal of St Chad's College, Durham | |
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In office 1997–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Duane Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Masson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joseph Patrick Michael Cassidy 11 August 1954 Westmount, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 28 March 2015 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | |
| Religion | Christian |
| Non-Residentiary Canon of Durham Cathedral | |
| Church |
Church of England (formerly Roman Catholic Church) |
| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| In office | 2001–2015 |
| Other posts | Society of Jesus (?–1991) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1985 (deacon) 1986 (priest) |
Joseph Patrick Michael Cassidy (11 August 1954 – 28 March 2015) was a Canadian-born priest in the Church of England, theologian and academic. He was formerly a Roman Catholic priest and Jesuit. He was Principal of St Chad's College at Durham University, England and a member of the university's theology department. He was also a non-residentiary canon of Durham Cathedral.
Cassidy was born on 11 August 1954 in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. He grew up on the West Island of Montreal, where he was educated at St. Thomas High School (Pointe-Claire). He won the 'Match of the Minds' competition to gain a full scholarship at Loyola College (Montreal) (later to become Concordia University), from which he graduated with a first class honours degree in theological studies in 1975. After postgraduate studies at University of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, he entered the Jesuits at the St. Stanislaus Novitiate in Guelph, Ontario. He subsequently studied philosophy at the University of Detroit, where he was awarded an MA degree in philosophy, with a perfect 4.0 GPA (1980).
After his philosophy studies, Cassidy spent a brief formative time in Kingston, Jamaica, as a pastoral assistant. He was later assigned to teach at Gonzaga Regional High School in St. John's, Newfoundland, where he taught physics and English for two years. He returned to Toronto for theology studies, this time to Regis College in the University of Toronto where he was awarded a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree (summa cum laude) and a Master of Divinity (first class honours) degree from the Toronto School of Theology. During his theological studies, he spent the better part of a year in post-revolutionary Nicaragua working as a researcher at the Instituto Nicaragüense de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (INIES). Throughout his time at Regis College he was an associate of the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice in Toronto.
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