The Order Throughout
The World

The FUndamental constitution

“Since our Order is sent to the whole world, in collaboration with the entire Church, it is universal in character.”

– LCO, VI

Where are Dominican Friars?

A mission to the world, from the beginning

From the beginning, the Order of Preachers was marked by a missionary impulse that could not be confined to one place. In 1217, only a short time after the Order’s confirmation, St. Dominic made the bold decision to send the brethren out across Europe so that the preaching of the Gospel might take root in new cities, cultures and schools. As one early account recalls, “St Dominic, knowing that seed bears fruit when it is scattered but goes bad when it is hoarded, no longer wanted all his brethren to remain in one place. So he called them together and said that he wanted to scatter them all to different places, even though they were still only a very small number.”

That first dispersal became a defining grace of Dominican life. The Order grew by being sent: from Toulouse to Paris, Bologna and beyond, and eventually to every continent, carrying with it the same vocation to preach Jesus Christ for the salvation of souls.

Provinces & Vice-Provinces

Official Name	Description	Countries	Website
S. Ioseph Opificis in Nigeria et Ghana	Province of St. Joseph the Worker in Nigeria and Ghana	Nigeria, Ghana	https://www.dominicanfriarsng.org/
S. Pii V Rei Publicæ Democraticæ de Congo	Vice-Province of St. Pius V in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africæ Australis	Vice-Province of South Africa	South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe
S. Augustini in Africa Occidentali	Province of St. Augustine in West Africa	Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal	www.dominicain-afrique-ouest.com
S. Caroli Lwanga in Africa Æquatoriali	Province of St. Charles Lwanga in Equatorial Africa	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo

Official Name	Description	Countries	Website
S. Iacobi in Mexico	Province of St. James in Mexico	Mexico	https://www.dominicos.mx/
S. Ioannis Baptistæ de Peru	Province of St. John the Baptist in Peru	Peru	https://peru.op.org/
S. Ludovici Bertrandi de Colombia	Province of St. Louis Bertrand in Colombia	Colombia	https://www.opcolombia.org/
S. Catharinæ Senensis de Ecuador	Vice-Province of St. Catherine of Siena in Ecuador	Ecuador	https://frailesdominicosecuador.blogspot.com/
S. Augustini in Argentina et Chile	Province of St. Augustine in Argentina and Chile	Argentina, Chile	https://www.op.org.ar/
S. Ioseph in SFAS	Province of St. Joseph, United States of America (Eastern Province)	United States of America	https://opeast.org/
S. Dominici Canadensis	Province of St. Dominic in Canada	Canada	https://dominicains.ca/
SS. Nominis Iesu in SFAS	Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, United States of America (Western Province)	United States of America	https://opwest.org/
S. Alberti Magni in SFAS	Province of St. Albert the Great, United States of America (Central Province)	United States of America	https://www.opcentral.org/
Fratis Bartolomæi de Las Casas in Brasilia	Province of Friar Bartolomé de Las Casas in Brazil	Brazil	https://www.dominicanos.org.br/
S. Martini de Porres in SFAS	Province of St. Martin de Porres, United States of America (Southern Province)	United States of America	https://www.opsouth.org/
S. Vincentii Ferrer in Centro-America	Province of St. Vincent Ferrer in Central America	Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama,	https://www.dominicosca.com/
Boliviæ	Vice-Province of Bolivia	Bolivia

Official Name	Description	Countries	Website
Dominæ Nostræ de Rosario	Province of Our Lady of the Rosary	Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan (Republic of China), South Korea, Singapore, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, Philippines, Japan, Venezuela, Spain, Italy	https://www.holyrosaryprovince.org/index.php/en
Reginæ Martyrum in Viet-Nam	Province of the Queen of Martyrs in Vietnam	Vietnam	https://daminhvn.net/
Philippinarum	Province of the Philippines	Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
Filius Mariæ de Pakistan	Vice-Province of Ibn-e-Mariam in Pakistan	Pakistan	https://www.pakistandominicans.org/
Indiæ	Province of India	India	https://dominicans.in/
Reginæ Sinæ	Vice-Province of the Queen of China	China	https://www.dominicantaiwan.net/
Assumptionis BMV Australiæ et Novæ Zelandiæ	Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Australia and New Zealand	Australia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea	https://www.op.org.au/

Official Name	Description	Countries	Website
Hispaniæ	Province of Spain	Spain, Paraguay, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea	https://www.dominicoshispania.org/
Tolosana	Province of Toulouse	France, Haiti, Reunion	https://www.dominicains.com/
Franciæ	Province of France	France, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iraq, Egypt, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Switzerland	https://dominicains.fr/
Provincia S. Dominici in Italia	Province of St. Dominic in Italy (Northern Italy)	Italy, Turkey	https://www.domenicani.it/
Romana S. Catharinæ Senensis	Roman Province of St. Catherine of Siena (Central Italy)	Italy	https://www.dominicanes.it/
S. Thomæ Aquinatis in Italia	Province of St. Thomas Aquinas in Italy (Southern Italy and Sicily)	Italy	https://www.domenicani.net/
S. Alberti in Austria et Germania	Province of St. Albert the Great in Austria and Germany	Austria, Germany, Hungary	https://dominikaner.eu/
Angliæ	Province of England	United Kingdom, Grenada, Jamaica	https://english.op.org/
Poloniæ	Province of Poland	Poland, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Belarus, Australia	https://dominikanie.pl/
Bohemiæ	Province of Czech Republic	Czech Republic	https://www.op.cz/
Croatica Annuntiationis BMV	Province of Croatia	Croatia, Slovenia	https://dominikanci.hr/
Portugalliæ	Province of Portugal	Portugal	https://dominicanos.pt/
Hiberniæ	Province of Ireland	Ireland, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago	https://dominicans.ie/
S. Thomæ Aquinatis in Belgio	Province of St. Thomas Aquinas in Belgium	Belgium, Netherlands	https://www.dominicanen.org/nl
S. Pii V Melitensis	Province of St. Pius V in Malta	Malta, Albania	https://www.opmalta.org/
Slovachiæ	Province of Slovakia	Slovakia	https://dominikani.sk/

Vicariates

Vicariate	Province	Countries	Website
Vicariate of Angola	Province of Portugal	Angola	https://dominicanos.pt/
Vicariate of Eastern Africa	Province of St. Joseph in the United States	Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania	https://opeafrica.org/
Vicariate of Rwanda and Burundi	Province of St. Dominic in Canada	Rwanda, Burundi	https://dominicains.ca/

Vicariate	Province	Countries	Website
Vicariate of Antón Montesino	Province of Spain	Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina	https://www.dominicoshispania.org/
Vicariate of Pedro de Córdoba	Province of Spain	Cuba, Dominican Republic	https://www.dominicoshispania.org/
Vicariate of Venezuela	Province of Our Lady of the Rosary	Venezuela	https://www.holyrosaryprovince.org/index.php/en
Vicariate of St. Vincent Liem	Province of the Queen of Martyrs in Vietnam	Canada, United States of America	http://daminhvn.net/

Vicariate	Province	Countries	Website
Vicariate of Japan	Province of the Holy Rosary	Japan	https://www.holyrosaryprovince.org/index.php/en
Vicariate of the Philippines	Province of the Holy Rosary	Philippines	https://www.holyrosaryprovince.org/index.php/en

Vicariate	Province	Countries	Website
Vicariate of Dacia	Province of France	Finland; Sweden; Norway	https://dominicains.fr/
Vicariate of Hungary	Province of St. Albert in Austria and Germany	Hungary	https://domonkosok.hu/
Vicariate of Spain	Province of Our Lady of the Rosary	Spain	https://www.holyrosaryprovince.org/index.php/en
Vicariate of Switzerland	Province of France	Switzerland	https://dominicains.ch/
Vicariate of Ukraine	Province of Poland	Ukraine	https://dominic.ua/

Come and See

Men who are seriously considering the Order are encouraged to contact the vocation promoter in their province, vicariate or region. Through visits, retreats, conversations and periods of accompaniment, they can come to know the Order more deeply and begin to discern whether the Lord is calling them to take the next step.

The Order of Preachers is present throughout the world. In many languages, cultures and countries, Dominican friars continue the mission entrusted to St. Dominic: to preach Jesus Christ, who is Truth and Mercy.

The Order ThroughoutThe World