BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Maria Vittoria Longhitano is qualified to teach in multiple subject areas, but specializes in Philosophy, Human Science, and Ecclesiastical History. Her education is varied, but she has a doctorate in Philosophy and possesses additional specializations in secondary education. She has also pursued theological studies and pastoral counseling, and she has earned a Magisterium in Religious Sciences. She also holds numerous certificates, but two are worth noting: one in Byzantine iconography and another in music therapy in education and rehabilitation. See the listing below for more details about her education.

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From 2020-2021, she taught and coordinated training for Italian diaconate candidates with the Open Catholic Seminary at Claremont, Calif., and from 2007-2021, she taught philosophy and history at the Institutes of Higher Secondary Education and also occasionally taught Latin and Italian literature. From 2006-2007 in Catania, Sicily, she taught Italian and history at ITC and family and disabilities psychology to social workers. She has also tutored students in Italian philosophy, history, geography, and literature. 

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Dr. Longhitano holds the distinction of becoming the first Catholic woman to be ordained as a priest in Italy. She currently serves as the Primate Bishop (Rt. Rev.) of the Inclusive Anglican Episcopal Church in Italy and as a Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Free Communion International in Europe.

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She has also published articles related to the role of women in the Church: "Females and Priests are not Poets" (2019); "The Journey of Women in the Episcopal Church" (June 2020); and "Women and the Sacred, The Journey in the Anglican Communion" (November 2020).