The new Rector of the Angelicum University (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas), Rev. Miroslav Konštanc Adam, O.P , took his oath today at the University's grand hall. A Cardinal and a Bishop including Ambassadors, Professors, Dominican friars, priests, nuns and apostolic sisters, students and other guests witnessed the ceremony. The Vicar to the Master of the Order, Fr Edward Ruane, OP, was also present in behalf of the Master of the Order, Fr Bruno Cadore, OP.
Fr Adam reiterated in his speech that he will continue to strengthened the Catholic status of the Pontifical University. He also invited the faculty and students to participate in this endeavor through collaboration, mutual respect and filial support. He also entrusted such a task through the help of the patron of the University, St Thomas Aquinas.
Fr. Adam was the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law at the Angelicum before his confirmation as the new rector and serves as a professor on the Faculty of Eastern Canon Law at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome. He is a Dominican priest of the Province of Slovakia.
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