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New Vice-Provincial of Southern Africa

New Vice-Provincial of Southern Africa

On 30 January 2024, in EmaPhethelweni Priory in South Africa, the friars gathered in Chapter elected Brother Clement Mweni, OP, as Vice-Provincial of the Vice-Provincial of Southern Africa for the 2024-2028 term. The election was confirmed by the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP. . Br. Clement accepted and made his profession of faith on the evening of the same day.

Erection of the new Vicariate of Switzerland of the Province of France

Erection of the new Vicariate of Switzerland of the Province of France

On 3 February 2024, the friars of the Province of Switzerland and the delegate friars of the Province of France met in Fribourg with the Master of the Order, brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, to proceed with the suppression of the Province of Switzerland and the erection of the Vicariate of Switzerland of the Province of France.  After the…

Erection of the new province of Saint Albert the Great in Germany and Austria

Erection of the new province of Saint Albert the Great in Germany and Austria

On 27 January 2024, in the church of Sankt Andreas in Cologne, the Master of the Order, fr Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, proclaimed the erection of the new province of Saint Albert the Great in Germany and Austria. The proclamation took place in the presence of numerous German, Austrian, and Hungarian Dominican brothers, sisters, and lay Dominicans, along with representatives from the neighboring provinces of Belgium, France, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

New Rector of the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome

New Rector of the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome

On 22 November 2023, the Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, has appointed Fr Carlyle Fortune, OP, as the new Rector of the Basilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine, Rome.

Province of Argentina Re-elects Prior Provincial

Province of Argentina Re-elects Prior Provincial

On November 25, 2023, in the Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary in Santiago de Chile, the friars gathered in Provincial Chapter re-elected Bro Juan José Baldini, OP, as Prior Provincial of the Province of Argentina of St. Augustine for the period 2023-2027. The election was confirmed by the Master of the Order, Bro Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, and Bro Juan José accepted on 26 November 2023.

New Socius for Africa

New Socius for Africa

On 21 November, 2023, the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, appointed Brother Roger Gaise, OP, a son of the Vice Province of St. Pius V, Democratic Republic of Congo, (DRC), as the Socius for Africa. Brother Roger succeeds Brother Charles Ukwe, OP, of the Province of St. Joseph the Worker, Nigeria and Ghana.

New Secretary General of the Order

New Secretary General of the Order

The Master of the Order, Br. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, appointed Br. Raúl Gómez Sánchez, OP as the new Secretary General of the Order on November 8, 2023. Br. Raúl is a son of the Province of San Luis Beltrán of Colombia and succeeds Br. Jean-Ariel Bauzá Salinas, OP.

New Socius for the United States and the Vicariate of Vietnam in Canada

New Socius for the United States and the Vicariate of Vietnam in Canada

On October 7, 2023, the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, appointed Brother Jordan Turano, OP, a son of the Province of St. Joseph in the United States, as Socius for the Provinces of the United States and the Vicariate of Vietnam in Canada.  Br. Jordan succeeds Brother Christopher Eggleton, OP, of the Southern Province of St. Martin de Porres in the United States.

New Vice-Provincial in the Vice-Province of Ecuador

New Vice-Provincial in the Vice-Province of Ecuador

On September 3, 2023, the Vice-Provincial Chapter of the Vice-Province of St. Catherine of Siena of Ecuador elected Br. Armando Villalta Alfonso Salazar, OP, as its new Prior Vice-Provincial. After confirmation by the Master of the Order, Br. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, Br. Armando accepted this responsibility on September 5, 2023.

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