Kevin Schembri is a Senior Lecturer in Canon Law and Pastoral Praxis at the University of Malta and a Visiting Lecturer at the Pontifical Gregorian University within the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome. He also serves as a member of the University of Malta Senate.
He studied philosophy and theology (SThB, SThL) at the University of Malta and earned a licentiate and a doctorate summa cum laude in Canon Law and Jurisprudence (JCL, JCD, PG Dip Juris) from the Pontifical Gregorian University. His monograph, Oikonomia, Divorce and Remarriage in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition, was awarded the Emerging Scholar Book Prize by the European Society for Catholic Theology.
In addition to his academic roles, Schembri serves as Defender of the Bond and Promoter of Justice at the Maltese Metropolitan Tribunal and is a member of the editorial board of Marriage, Family & Spirituality, a refereed journal based at KU Leuven. He is frequently invited to lead retreats and workshops in various areas of pastoral ministry.
