
Father Charles P. Connor
Father
Charles P. Connor, the Historian of the Diocese of Scranton, received
his early education in Saint Rose School, Carbondale, Penna. He
is a graduate of the University of Scranton, where he also received his
Master's Degree in United States History. In 1979, he received
his PH.D, in United States History from Fordham University, New York
City.
He served as Adjunct Professor of History at the University of
Scranton, and his articles have appeared in numerous scholarly journals
and Catholic publications. His column OUR CATHOLIC HERITAGE
appears in each issue of The Catholic Light, official newspaper of the
Diocese of Scranton. Two of his books have been published by
Ignatius Press, San Francisco: Classic Catholic Converts in 2001,
and DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH IN WORD AND DEED in 2003.
Father has co-produced several series for the Eternal Word Television
Network, including: The History of the Catholic Church in the
United States, Historic Catholic Converts, Defenders of Faith in Word
and Deed, Doctors of the Church, The Catholic Priesthood through the
Ages, Therese of Lisieux: The Saint for the Third Millennium, and
most recently, The Sacraments through the Ages. He has appeared
several times as the guest of Mother Angelica on her nationally
syndicated program, MOTHER ANGELICA LIVE, as well as with Marcus Grodi
on the Journey Home, and THE WORLD OVER, E.W.T.N's national news
program.
Father Connor received a PH.D in Philosophy from the Catholic
University of Louvain in Belgium, and an S.T.B and M.A. in Theology
from the Gregorian and Angelicum Universities in Rome, where he
received his priestly formation at the North American College.
Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Scranton in 1990, he served for ten
years as Assistant Pastor of Saint Patrick's Parish in Scranton.
He has served as Pastor of Saint John the Evangelist Parish in
Susquehanna, Penna., and on July 3, 2003 was named Pastor of Saint Rose
of Lima Parish in Carbondale, Penna.

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Fr. Charles
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Doctors of
the Church
Produced by EWTN
Fr. Charles Connor
Fr. Charles Connor examines the lives and writings of all 33 Doctors
of the Church, men and women who not only contributed to the era in
which they lived, but who also helped the Church to understand Herself,
Her mysteries, and everything the Lord entrusted to Her. Understand
these writers whose teachings transcend the differences between the
generations.
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These
audio files are mp3 format
33 Catholic
Doctors of the Church
WESTERN ROMAN CHURCH DOCTORS
1 St Ambrose, 340-397 (Pastoral Doctor)
2 St Jerome, 345-420 (Doctor of Biblical Science)
3 St Augustine, 354-430 (Doctor of Grace)
4 St Gregory the Great, 540-604 (Doctor of Hymnology)
EASTERN CHURCH DOCTORS
5 St Athanasius, 295-373 (Doctor of Orthodoxy)
6 St Basil the Great, 330-379 (Doctor of Monasticism)
7 St Gregory Nazianzus, 330-390 (Doctor of Theologians)
8 St John Chrysostom, 345-407 (Doctor of Preachers)
EARLY CHURCH DOCTORS
9 St Ephraem, 306-373 (Doctor of Deacons and Poets)
10 St Hilary, 315-368 (Doctor of Christ's Divinity)
11 St Cyril of Jerusalem, 315-387
(Doctor of Faith and
against Heresy)
12 St Cyril of Alexandria, 376-444
(Doctor of the Incarnation)
13 St Leo the Great, 390-461 (Doctor of Doctrine)
14 St Peter Chrysologus, 400-450 (Doctor of Homilies)
15 St Isidore, 560-636 (Doctor of Education)
16 St Bede, the Venerable, 673-735
(Doctor of English History)
17 St John Damascene, 676-749
(The Icon or Image Doctor)
18 St Peter Damian, 1007-1072
(Doctor of Reform and
Renewal)
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MIDDLE AGE CHURCH DOCTORS
19 St Anselm, 1033-1109 (Doctor of Scholasticism)
20 St Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090-1153
(Devotional and Eloquent
Doctor)
21 St Anthony of Padua, 1195-1231 (Evangelical Doctor)
22 St Albert the Great, 1200-1280 (Doctor of Science)
23 St Bonaventure, 1217-1274 (Seraphic Doctor)
24 St Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274 (Angelic Doctor)
25 St Catherine of Siena, 1347-1379 (Doctor of Unity)
COUNTER REFORMATION CHURCH
DOCTORS
26 St Teresa of Avila 1515-1582 (Doctor of Prayer)
27 St Peter Canisius, 1521-1597
(Doctor of Catechetical
Studies)
28 St John of the Cross, 1542-1591 (Mystical Doctor)
29 St Robert Bellarmine, 1542-1621
(Doctor of Church State
Relations)
30 St Lawrence of Brindisi, 1559-1622
(Doctor of Conversions and
Missions)
31 St Francis de Sales, 1567-1622
(Doctor of Authors and the
Press)
MODERN ERA CHURCH DOCTORS
32 St Alphonsus Liguori, 1696-1787
(Morality and Marian Doctor)
33 St Therese of Lisieux, 1873-1897
(Doctor of Confidence and
Missionaries)
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