- Ecumenical Section Coordinator
- Hyacinthe
- Destivelle, O.P.
- Professore Aggregato
- Section: Ecumenical
Academic degrees earned
D. Theol., Catholic Institute of Paris
D. Theol., St Sergius Orthodox Institute
D. Slavic Studies, Paris-Sorbonne University
Ph.D. Phil., St. Petersburg State University
Courses at the Angelicum
- eP3540
- Licentiate
- Ecumenical
- Semester I
Brief biography
Hyacinthe Destivelle is a Dominican priest from the Province of Toulouse (France). He holds a doctorate in Theology (Institut Catholique de Paris and Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge), a doctorate in Slavic studies (Université de Paris-Sorbonne), and a PhD in Philosophy (Saint Petersburg State University). Director of the Centre for ecumenical studies and of the journal Istina in Paris (2005-2010), he was pastor at Saint Catherine’s parish in Saint Petersburg (2010-2013). Since 2013, he has been an official of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (Vatican), in charge of relations with the Slavic Orthodox Churches (2013-2018), then with the Oriental Orthodox Churches (since 2018). Since 2019, he has also been director of the Institute for Ecumenical Studies of the Angelicum. He is the author of numerous publications on ecumenism, ecclesiology and Catholic-Orthodox dialogue.
Areas of Academic Specialization and Interest
Ecumenism
Ecclesiology
Catholic-Orthodox dialogue
Associations and Memberships
Co-secretary of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches
Member of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church
Member of the Saint-Irenaeus Orthodox-Catholic Joint Working Group
Member of the Editorial Board of Anales Valentinos. Revista de filosofía y teología, Valencia, Spain
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Revue Thomiste, Toulouse, France
Member of the International Academy of Religious Sciences, Brussels, Belgium
Current research/writing projects
Ecumenism/Synodality
Select Publications
Les chrétiens de l’Est après le communisme. Réveil des Eglises nationales et avancées œcuméniques, Paris, Éditions du Cerf, 2020. 312 p.
Conduis-la vers l’unité parfaite. Œcuménisme et synodalité, Paris, Éditions du Cerf, coll. Théologies, 2018. 416 p.
Les sciences théologiques en Russie. Réforme et renouveau des académies ecclésiastiques au début du XXe siècle, Paris, Éditions du Cerf, coll. Orthodoxie, 2010. 1003 p.
Le concile de Moscou de 1917-1918. La création des institutions conciliaires de l’Eglise orthodoxe russe, Paris, Editions du Cerf, coll. Cogitatio Fidei 246, 2006. 504 p.
Curriculum Vitae
