Bishop Patricia Fresen (born 7 December 1940 died 3 September 2024) was a South African writer, a Catholic theologian, and a former nun.
Fresen studied theology, pedagogic and languages and subsequently became a teacher.
She later worked in Pretoria in a Catholic seminary as teacher in Homiletics, Systematic theology and Spirituality.
[2] Bishop Romulo Antonio Braschi conducted an ordination ceremony for Fresen in Barcelona in 2003.
[3] Together with German writers and theologians Gisela Forster and Ida Raming, Fresen is head of the international organization "Roman Catholic Womenpriests International", which promotes the ordination of women as Catholic priests; ordination of women is currently not allowed within the Catholic Church.