Joseph Clifford Fenton

Joseph Clifford Fenton (January 16, 1906 - July 7, 1969) was a Catholic priest who promoted conservative theology. He was a professor of fundamental dogmatic theology at the Catholic University of America and editor of the American Ecclesiastical Review (1943–1963).[1] A strong opponent of liberal beliefs, he was a significant American Catholic theologian of the 20th century. He served as a peritus for Cardinal Ottaviani at the Second Vatican Council, where his position was overruled. He was also secretary of the Catholic Theological Society of America.[2]

  1. ^ Komonchak, Joseph A. "Fenton, Joseph (1906-69)." Encyclopedia of American Catholic History (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1997), 505-506.
  2. ^ Hoehn, Matthew, ed. "Reverend Joseph C. Fenton 1906-[1969]", Catholic Authors: Contemporary Biographical Sketches, 1930-1947 (Newark, New Jersey: St. Mary's Abbey, 1948), 244.