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
|
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.
|
Father Antoine Lévy OP
I was born in Paris, in a non-religious Jewish family. I discovered Christian faith as an adult. I was baptized in the Catholic Church in 1988. I joined the Dominican Order in 1990 and was ordained priest in 1998. I arrived in Finland in 2004. I had previously worked as a university chaplain in Fribourg. I am interested in theology, ecumenical dialogue, Judaism and cultural issues between Russia and Europe.
|
Father Marie-Augustin
|
Marie-Augustin Laurent-Huyghues-Beaufond OP
|
Assistant
Priest |
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. |
Lucia Indrén Lucia Indrén
Project Secretary
Graduated from the University of Indonesia Faculty of Economy, majoring in Management and Finance I feel so fortunate and blessed to be born as a Catholic in the biggest muslim country in the world with a total population of 230 million people. I came to Finland and planned to live here for only 2 years but God had a better plan; now I have been living here with my husband and son for a more than 7 years. I am active in Indonesian community activities here and have been a chairperson of MAKRO IF ry (Indonesian-Finnish Christian Ecumenical Association) for 2 periods. At the Studium Catholicum I am responsible for planning and handling projects. |
Outi Kecskeméti Outi Kecskeméti
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. |
Janne Mäkelä Janne Mäkelä
Librarian
FM Helsinki Univ. major in English Philology I am originally from the Päijänne Tavastia region in Central Finland, and have been living in Helsinki since the late 1990's. I began working at the Studium Catholicum library in January 2016. My responsibilities include customer service, collection development and other daily tasks at the library. My other interests include literature as well as classical and avant garde music. |
