# Peter Harman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Harman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Harman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harman > Source revision: 1326906203 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Catholic priest and Rector of the Pontifical North American College}} {{For|the British historian of science|Peter M. Harman}} '''Peter C. Harman''' (born 1973){{cite web | url = http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/officials-H.htm#60217 | work = GigaCatholic.org | title = Fr. Peter C. Harman | accessdate = February 1, 2016}} is a [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) priest of the [Diocese of Springfield in Illinois](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Springfield_in_Illinois), who served as the twenty-third [rector](/source/Rector_(ecclesiastical)) of the [Pontifical North American College](/source/Pontifical_North_American_College) in [Rome](/source/Rome) from February 2016 to June 2022. ==Biography== Peter Harman was born in [Quincy](/source/Quincy%2C_Illinois), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), where he attended [Quincy Notre Dame High School](/source/Quincy_Notre_Dame_High_School).{{cite press release | url = http://assets.pnac.org/content/misc/PNAC%20new%20rector%20named%20112315.pdf | title = Rector Named for the Pontifical North American College | publisher = Pontifical North American College | date = 23 November 2015 | accessdate = 23 November 2015 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151124071242/http://assets.pnac.org/content/misc/PNAC%20new%20rector%20named%20112315.pdf | archivedate = 24 November 2015 }} He completed philosophical studies in preparation for the priesthood at [Saint Meinrad College Seminary](/source/Saint_Meinrad_Seminary_and_School_of_Theology), and in 1995 began theological studies at the [Pontifical North American College](/source/Pontifical_North_American_College) in [Rome](/source/Rome). He was ordained a priest by Bishop [Daniel L. Ryan](/source/Daniel_L._Ryan) on July 17, 1999, after which he returned to [Rome](/source/Rome) to complete his [licentiate](/source/Licentiate_of_Sacred_Theology) in [moral theology](/source/moral_theology) at the [Alphonsianum](/source/Alphonsian_Academy).{{cite journal | url = http://issuu.com/pnac/docs/78576__lo-res | title = Welcoming the North American College's New Faculty | issue = 5 | page = 21 | first = Sean | last = Grismer | year = 2013 | journal = Roman Echoes | accessdate = 23 November 2015}} Upon returning from studies in [Rome](/source/Rome), Father Harman's first assignment was at [Springfield](/source/Springfield%2C_Illinois)'s [Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception](/source/Cathedral_of_the_Immaculate_Conception_(Springfield%2C_Illinois)). He would eventually serve as [rector](/source/rector_(ecclesiastical)) of the cathedral parish for five years, notably overseeing a complete restoration of the structure from 2008 to 2009.{{cite web | url = http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.it/2015/11/for-hill-new-man-nacs-pastoral-chief.html | title = For "The Hill," A New Man – Pastoral Chief Named Rector of NAC | first = Rocco | last = Palmo | work = Whispers in the Loggia | date = 23 November 2015 | accessdate = 23 November 2015}} Other assignments in the [Diocese of Springfield](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Springfield_in_Illinois) included a teaching position at [Ursuline Academy](/source/Ursuline_Academy_(Illinois)) and two years at St. Agnes Parish in [Springfield](/source/Springfield%2C_Illinois). Harman later continued his studies, earning a [Doctor of Sacred Theology](/source/Doctor_of_Sacred_Theology) at the [Catholic University of America](/source/Catholic_University_of_America) in 2010. The topic of his [dissertation](/source/thesis) was ''Towards a Theology of Suffering: The Contribution of [Karol Wojtyła / Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II).''{{cite thesis | url = http://aladinrc.wrlc.org/bitstream/handle/1961/9195/Harman_cua_0043A_10053display.pdf?sequence=1 | title = Towards a Theology of Suffering: The Contribution of Karol Wojtyla / Pope John Paul II | first = Peter | last = Harman | publisher = Catholic University of America | year = 2010}} In 2013, he returned to [Rome](/source/Rome) to serve on the faculty of his alma mater, the [North American College](/source/Pontifical_North_American_College). There, he also served as director of media relations for the College and adjunct instructor in theology at the [Pontifical Gregorian University](/source/Pontifical_Gregorian_University). ===Rector of the North American College=== On November 23, 2015, the [Holy See](/source/Holy_See)'s [Congregation for the Clergy](/source/Congregation_for_the_Clergy) announced that Harman had been selected to succeed Monsignor [James F. Checchio](/source/James_F._Checchio) as the twenty-third [rector](/source/Rector_(ecclesiastical)) of the [Pontifical North American College](/source/Pontifical_North_American_College). The Congregation had confirmed his recommendation by the College's fifteen-member board of directors, and the appointment took effect on February 1, 2016.{{cite news | url = http://www.wgem.com/story/30584384/2015/11/23/quincy-native-appointed-rector-of-prestigious-college-in-rome | first = David | last = Beuttel | title = Quincy native appointed rector of prestigious college in Rome | publisher = WGEM | date = 23 November 2015 | accessdate = 23 November 2015 | archive-date = 24 November 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151124110136/http://www.wgem.com/story/30584384/2015/11/23/quincy-native-appointed-rector-of-prestigious-college-in-rome | url-status = dead }} He was formally installed in office on February 28, 2016, during a Mass presided over by the Archbishop [John J. Myers](/source/John_J._Myers) of Newark, New Jersey, Chair of the Board of Governors of the College.{{cite web | url = https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/33494/romes-us-seminary-welcomes-new-rector | title = Rome's US seminary welcomes new rector | first = Ann | last = Schneible | date = February 29, 2016 | access-date = February 29, 2016 | publisher = Catholic News Service}} It was announced that he would end his term as rector on January 31, 2022,{{cite web | url = https://www.pnac.org/wp-content/uploads/PNAC-Rector-Completes-Term_102021.pdf | title = Rector Fr. Peter Harman to end term at North American College seminary in Rome| publisher = Catholic News Service}} but later his term was extended until June of that year.{{cite news | url = https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250835/connecticut-priest-named-rector-of-north-american-college-seminary-in-rome | title = Connecticut priest named rector of North American College seminary in Rome | author-first = Hannah | author-last = Brockhaus | publisher = Catholic News Agency | date = Mar 30, 2022 | access-date = April 2, 2022}} In July 2022 Harman returned to the [Diocese of Springfield](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Springfield_in_Illinois) where he was assigned as pastor of St. Anthony Parish in [Effingham](/source/Effingham%2C_Illinois).{{cite web | url=https://ct.dio.org/item/5381-new-priests-coming-to-parishes-across-diocese.html | title=New priests coming to parishes across diocese }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | before= [James F. Checchio](/source/James_F._Checchio) | title = Rector of the North American College, Rome | years=2016–present| after = ''[Thomas W. Powers](/source/Thomas_W._Powers)''}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Harman, Peter C.}} Category:Living people Category:20th-century American Roman Catholic priests Category:21st-century American Roman Catholic priests Category:Pontifical North American College alumni Category:Pontifical North American College rectors Category:Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Category:Catholic University of America alumni Category:Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Category:Religious leaders from Illinois Category:1973 births --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peter Harman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harman?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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