MICHAEL PATELLA, OSB (1954-2025)

Professor Emeritus of Theology, Fr. Michael taught at the graduate School of Theology and Seminary at Saint John’s University.  After completing his SSL from Rome’s Pontifical Biblical Institute in 1993, Fr. Michael earned his SSD in 1995 from École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, Israel. Fr. Michael has served as Rector of the Saint John’s Seminary 2007-2024.  He chaired the Committee on Illumination and Texts for The Saint John’s Bible and is the author of Word and Image: The Hermeneutics of The Saint John’s Bible.  He has also written on Paul, Mark, angels and demons, and contributed the study of the Gospel of Luke for the Jerome Biblical Commentary, Fully Revised Edition. Fr. Michael Patella passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.