Brother Jesús Díaz Sariego, OP, was elected Prior Provincial of the Province of Hispania on the occasion of the Provincial Chapter on 2 July 2021 in Caleruega (Burgos). The Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, confirmed the election, which was accepted on the same day by Br. Jesús, who made the Profession of Faith accordingly. Br.…
Brother Antonio Cocolicchio, OP, was elected Prior Provincial during the Chapter of the Roman Province of St. Catherine of Siena held at the Priory of St. Dominic in Fiesole, Italy. Following the confirmation by the Master of the Order of Preachers, Brother Gerard Timoner III, OP, on 5 July 2021, Br. Antonio accepted the election and made the Profession of…
Brother Daniele Drago, OP, was elected Prior Provincial during the Chapter of the Province of St. Dominic in Italy held at the Convent of St. Dominic in Bologna, Italy. Following the confirmation by the Master of the Order of Preachers, Brother Gerard Timoner III, OP, on 5 July 2021, Br. Daniele accepted it and made the Profession of Faith. Born…
A new website entirely dedicated to Dominican liturgy has been launched by the Liturgical Commission of the Order (Commissio Liturgicæ Internationalis Ordinis Prædicatorum, CLIOP). On these pages one may find useful documents related to the liturgy of the Order of Preachers, including the most recent revision of the General Calendar of the Order (2019), the calendars of individual provinces that…
On 4 June 2021, the capitular friars of the Provincial Chapter of the Province of St. James of Mexico elected Brother Luis Javier Rubio Guerrero, OP as their Prior Provincial. The Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP confirmed his election, and Br. Luis Javier accepted it and made the Profession of Faith. Br. Luis Javier was…
Brother Vincent Mary Micallef was elected Prior Provincial of the Maltese Province of St. Pius V. The Master of the Order confirmed the election and Br. Vincent accepted it on the same day, 15 June 2021. Brother Vincent was born in Valletta, Malta, on 2 March 1950. The son of Victor and Mary Micallef, he is the fourth of six…
THE PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS ANNOUNCES THEOLOGY FOR A MISSIONARY CHURCH: FR. THOMAS JOSEPH WHITE IS THE NEW RECTOR OF THE ANGELICUM ROME – The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome has named a new Rector Magnficus, fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. The Congregation for Catholic Education has given approval for the appointment by fr.…
The Master of the Order has appointed Members of the Commission that is requested by the last General Chapter (ACG 2019 Biên Hòa, 199): fr. Vivian Boland (Ireland) fr. Andrew Hofer (St Joseph USA) fr. Felicisimo Martinez (Rosary Province) fr. Anthony Akinwale (Nigeria) fr. Francis Nguyen Van Nhut (Vietnam) fr. Franklin Buitrago Rojas (Colombia) sr. Hedvig Deák (Hungary) Erik Borgman…
On the day of Pentecost, May 23, 2021, the Master of the Order, Bro. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, O.P., appointed Bro. Mark Christopher Padrez, O.P., as Vicar of the Master of the Order. He succeeds Bro. Miguel Angel del Rio, O.P., who had been serving in this capacity since February 2017, and whom we thank for his service. Bro. Mark…
Brother Ricardo Guardado Flores, O.P., was elected Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Vincent Ferrer in Central America on May 18, 2021, during its fourth Provincial Chapter at the Casa de Espiritualidad San Benito, Heredia in Costa Rica. The election was confirmed by the Master of the Order on the same day and Bro. Ricardo accepted his election on…
