Donald Cozzens (May 17, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American Roman Catholic priest, author, and lecturer.
Biography
Cozzens was a president-rector and professor of pastoral theology at Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in Wickliffe, Ohio. In his writings, he tackled the themes of priestly celibacy, homosexuality and sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Cozzens died from complications of COVID-19 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, on December 9, 2021, at the age of 82.
Bibliography
The Spirituality of the Diocesan Priest, 1997
The Changing Face of the Priesthood, 2000
Sacred Silence: Denial and the Crisis in the Church, 2002
Faith That Dares to Speak, 2004
Freeing Celibacy, 2006
Master of Ceremonies, 2014 (novel) Under Pain of Mortal Sin, 2018 (novel)