Brenda Dolphin

Brenda Dolphin RSM (born 1945 ) is an Irish member of the Sisters of Mercy. She is also a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, joining the department in 1988.

Life
Originally from Birr in Ireland, Dolphin has a degree in education and a PhD in psychology.

In 2019, she was one of the examiners of the first thesis at a university sanctioned by the Vatican that addressed the sexual abuse of nuns by priests. The research was undertaken by Togolese nun, Makamatine Lembo.

In 2024, Brenda Dolphin was appointed postulator for the beatification process of Catherine McAuley. In 2019 she was elected Provincial Leader of the Sisters of Mercy.