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Kingston Archbishop Brendan O’Brien, centre, and Peterborough Bishop Nicola DeAngelis, right, with Prof. Thomas T.H. Symons.
Kingston Archbishop Brendan O’Brien, centre, and Peterborough Bishop Nicola DeAngelis, right, with Prof. Thomas T.H. Symons. Photo by Mary Macfarlane

Surprise knighthood from Pope Benedict XVI at Sacred Heart

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  • February 14, 2012

Kingston Archbishop Brendan O’Brien, centre, and Peterborough Bishop Nicola DeAngelis, right, surprise Prof. Thomas T.H. Symons with a knighthood from Pope Benedict XVI.

Symons was made a Knight of St. Sylvester at the Feb. 3 inaugural convocation ceremony for Sacred Heart College in Peterborough. Symons helped found Sacred Heart, the new Catholic college affiliated with Peterborough’s Trent University. He was also a founder of Trent back in 1964 and chairs the board of trustees for Sacred Heart College.

The convocation also installed DeAngelis as the new college’s chancellor, swore in Fr. Ervens Mengelle as its principal, named Prof. Robin Lathangue its dean of studies and installed Sr. Maryja Krolowa Polski as its registrar.

The college opeates out of Sacred Heart Church in downtown Peterborough and offers four courses, three of which can be used as credits towards a Trent degree. It has 22 students so far.

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