Former Dean of the University of Malta’s Faculty of Theology and Professor of Moral Theology and Philosophical Ethics, Mgr Prof. Emmanuel Agius, has been appointed as the new President of St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation.
The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation is responsible for the administration of St John’s Co-Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an international treasure.
Archbishop Charles Scicluna appointed Mgr Prof. Agius as a member of the Metropolitan Cathedral Chapter on 25th January 2018, and as a member of The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation on 1st August 2019.
Mgr Prof. Agius holds undergraduate (S.Th.B.) and postgraduate (S.Th.L.) degrees in philosophy and theology from the University of Malta, and an M.A. in Philosophy as well as a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.Th.D) from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
Since 2005, he has been a member of the European Group of Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE), an advisory group to the European Commission, and a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life. He is also the moderator of the Commission on Ethics of the European Bishops’ Commission at the European Union (COMECE).
Mgr Prof. Agius published numerous works on bioethical, social and environment issues, as well as on marriage and sexuality.