Donald Cozzens

Donald Cozzens (May 17, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American 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.