Pope Leo XIV Appoints Brother Jorge Alejandro Scampini to International Theological Commission

Pope Leo XIV appointed Brother Jorge Alejandro Scampini to the International Theological Commission, according to an announcement from the Holy See Press Office on 19 October 2026. Scampini is one of 24 theologians named to the commission, which assists the Holy See in examining doctrinal questions.

An Argentine theologian and member of the Order of Preachers, Scampini serves as a full professor at the Faculty of Theology of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina in Buenos Aires. He belongs to the Province of St. Augustine in Argentina and Chile.

Scampini entered the Dominican Order in 1980 and was ordained a priest in 1987. He holds a licentiate in theology from the Angelicum and a doctorate in theology from the University of Fribourg. His teaching experience includes dogmatic theology, ecclesiology, sacramental theology, Marian theology, and ecumenism.