Vice President for Catholic Identity
Msgr. Stuart Swetland

Msgr. Stuart W. Swetland, S.T.D., was ordained a priest in 1991 for the Diocese of Peoria, IL. He received his undergraduate degree in Physics from the United States Naval Academy. Elected a Rhodes Scholar in 1981, he entered the Catholic Church while studying at Oxford. He has a B.A. and M.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford; a M.Div. and M.A. from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary; and his S.T.L. and S.T.D. from the Pontifical Lateran University having studied at the John Paul II Institute For Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, DC. He currently serves as Director of Homiletics and Pre-Theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and Special Counsel to the President for Catholic Identity and Mission at Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, Maryland.  He has served as Theological Advisor to the Catholic Conference of Illinois and is the Executive Secretary for the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars.  Msgr. Swetland was named a Prelate of Honor in 2000 by His Holiness John Paul II and is a Knight Commander for the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchure and is a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus.