Donald Cozzens

Donald Cozzens (May 17, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American Catholic priest, author, and lecturer.

Donald Cozzens

Biography

Cozzens was a president-rector and professor of pastoral theology at Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in Wickliffe, Ohio.^[1] In his writings, he tackled the themes of priestly celibacy, homosexuality and sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.^[2][3][4]

Cozzens died from complications of COVID-19 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, on December 9, 2021, at the age of 82.^[5][6]

Bibliography

• The Spirituality of the Diocesan Priest, 1997 ISBN 978-0814624210
• The Changing Face of the Priesthood, 2000 ISBN 978-0814625040
• Sacred Silence: Denial and the Crisis in the Church, 2002 ISBN 978-0814627792
• Faith That Dares to Speak, 2004 ISBN 978-0814630181
• Freeing Celibacy, 2006 ISBN 978-1920721305
• Master of Ceremonies, 2014 (novel) ISBN 978-0879469931
• Under Pain of Mortal Sin, 2018 (novel) ISBN 978-0879469733