Position
Adjunct Professor of Canon Law
Bio
Anthony Cannatella graduated from St. John’s University in 2014 with a double major in Philosophy and Theology. He subsequently attended the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., where he earned his M.A. in Theology. His graduate studies focused on Thomistic moral theology, culminating in a thesis examining the morality of espionage and clandestine intelligence gathering.
Anthony later earned his Licentiate in Canon Law (J.C.L.) from The Catholic University of America, graduating summa cum laude in 2024. His licentiate thesis examined ecclesiastical penal law, with particular emphasis on the prosecution of reserved delicts and their practical application.
Currently, Anthony teaches at Seton Hall Preparatory School and Seton Hall University in New Jersey. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he serves as a Defender of the Bond for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, the Diocese of Orlando, and the Archdiocese of Nassau, Bahamas. He also serves as an Ecclesiastical Judge for the Diocese of Scranton.
