Brother Seán Sammon, F.M.S. (November 26, 1947 – September 9, 2022) was the former Superior General of the

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order, a role he held from October 3, 2001, until 2009.champagnat.org
Brothers. Superiors General. Seán Sammon

Biography

Brother Seán's parents were immigrants to the United States, his father from Ireland, his mother from England. He attended the Marist-run St. Agnes Boys High School, and continued on to the juniorate in Cold Spring-on-Hudson, New York. His novitiate was made in

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, and in 1967 he pronounced his first vows.

Education

In 1970 Brother Seán graduated from

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. He taught at his

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while studying at

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where he earned a Master's degree in 1973. In 1982 he received a doctorate in clinical psychology from

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. In 1978 he was invited to be a staff member at the House of Affirmation, a renewal and rehabilitation center in

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, and was named its International Clinical Director in 1982, a position he held until 1987. He has a licensed psychologist in the State of New York and was a member of the National Register of Health Care Providers.

Books

He has published 10 books and multiple articles on topics of religious life and

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. He was named provincial of the

Province in 1987 and was elected president of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men Religious of the US. He has been Vicar General of the Marist Brothers since 1993. He was elected Superior General of the Marist Brothers on October 3, 2001, a position he held until 2009. After returning back to the United States, Brother Seán was appointed the Scholar in Residence at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Honors

In 2009 he received the title of Doctor honoris causa, from the Catholic Pontifical University of Paraná, Brazil.Brother Seán Sammon Doctor honoris causa. Fiftieth anniversary of the PUC of Paraná
25/03/2009

References

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Biography

Education

Books

Honors

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