The Studium Catholicum Staff
On this page you will find a short biographical note on each of the people who work at the Studium Catholicum. In addition to the staff, the centre is frequently used by various volunteer groups. Find out more about them on the Groups page.
Fr. Gabriel Salmela OP
Gabriel Salmela OP
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Director of the Studium
Priest M.Theol. Univ. of Helsinki (Philosophy of religion & theological ethics), STB Institut Catholique de Toulouse, Diplôme de la langue et la culture francaise/L'univ. de Lille I was born in Rauma in Western Finland. I received the sacrament of confirmation in St. Henry's Cathedral in 2006 and entered in the novitiate of the Order of Preachers in 2009. My fields of interest are St. Thomas Aquinas's philosophy & theology, global ethics and Human Rights' philosophical foundations. Ecumenics and inter-religious dialogue are close to my heart.
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Father Marie-Augustin
Laurent-Huyghues-Beaufond OP
Marie-Aug​ustin Laurent-Huyghues-Beaufond OP
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Strategy Advisor
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I was born in Aix-en-Provence, in southern France, to a Catholic family. After completing an engineering degree and working in Japan and France, I joined the Dominican Order in 2008. My previous assignation was in the Strasbourg priory, where I ran the university's Catholic chaplaincy. I was ordained a priest in June 2015. I am interested in fundamental theology, theology of creation, and contemporary metaphysics.
Diana Kaley
Diana Kaley
Secretary General of the Studium
M.A., Libera Università degli Studi Sociali (LUISS), Rome, major in French Language and Literature.
I was baptized in the Catholic Church in Rome in 1962. I am a member of St. Henry's Parish. I worked in Italy for the safeguarding of the cultural and artistic heritage, administering restoration projects and carrying out art-historical research first in Venice and then in Sicily.
I am a Finnish citizen and have lived permanently in Finland since 2000.
M.A., Libera Università degli Studi Sociali (LUISS), Rome, major in French Language and Literature.
I was baptized in the Catholic Church in Rome in 1962. I am a member of St. Henry's Parish. I worked in Italy for the safeguarding of the cultural and artistic heritage, administering restoration projects and carrying out art-historical research first in Venice and then in Sicily.
I am a Finnish citizen and have lived permanently in Finland since 2000.
Outi Kecskeméti Outi KecskemĂ©ti
Library Specialist
FK Helsinki Univ., major in Finnish Literature. I worked as a librarian at the Helsinki University Library and am now retired. I was received into the Catholic Church in 1980. I am a member of Saint Mary's Parish. I participate in assisting patrons of the Studium and help supervise the book collections. I have been working at the Studium Catholicum for approximately 25 years. |
