After the election and confirmation by the Master of the Order of Preachers, and his acceptance, Brother André Luis Tavares, OP became the 7th Prior Provincial of the Province of Frei Bartolomeu de Las Casas in Brazil, 28 January 2022. Brother André Tavares is 40 years old. He is from Jaboticabal, São Paulo. Before joining the Order of Preachers, he…
SLOVAKIA — The Provincial Chapter of the Province of Slovakia, on January 26, 2026, elected fr. Alan Ján Dely, OP, as their new Prior Provincial. he election was promptly confirmed the same day by the Master of the Order, fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner, OP. Fr. Alan was born in Vranov nad Topľou, Slovakia, in 1981. Before entering the Order of…
QUILLABAMBA, PERU — At the Convent of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Quillabamba, the Provincial Chapter of the Province of St. John the Baptist in Peru, on January 26, 2026, elected fr. Luis Galindo Silva, OP, as the new Prior Provincial. Upon confirmation by the Master of the Order, fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner, OP, fr. Luis…
ROME — The General Curia of the Order of Preachers announces the publication and availability of the official 2025 Latin edition of the Liber Constitutionum et Ordinationum Fratrum Ordinis Prædicatorum (LCO), the foundational juridical text governing the life, mission, and governance of Dominican friars throughout the world. This new edition, issued by the General Curia in Rome, incorporates all legislative…
SYDNEY — The friars of the Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Australia have re-elected fr. Dominic Murphy, OP, as Prior Provincial, for a second four-year term. The re-election took place on January 6, 2026, and was confirmed by the Master of the Order of Preachers, fr. Gerard Francisco P. Timoner III, OP. Fr. Dominic was…
On 17 May 2022, the friars of the Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary elected Brother Dominic Murphy, OP, as Prior Provincial for a four year term. Following his confirmation by Brother Gerard Timoner III, OP, Master of the Order of Preach
ROME — On 19 December 2025, the Master of the Order, fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, appointed fr. Cristóbal Torres Iglesias, OP, a member of the Province of St. Martin de Porres in the USA, as General Promoter for the Nuns. Fr. Cristóbal succeeds fr. Fernando Antonio García Fernández, OP, a member of the Province of Saint James in…
The Order of Preachers rejoices in the election of fr. Dominic Mark Eshikena, OP, as the new Prior Provincial of the Province of Saint Joseph the Worker (Nigeria and Ghana). On November 14, 2025 the capitular friars of the Province of Saint Joseph the Worker, gathered in Ibadan (Nigeria), elected fr. Dominic as Prior Provincial. He accepted his new mission…
ROME — The Master of the Order of Preachers, fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, has appointed fr. Krzysztof Kocjan, OP, of the Province of Poland, Procurator General of the Order, effective January 5, 2026. Fr. Krzysztof succeeds fr. Benjamin Earl, OP, who has served as Procurator General since 2016. The Procurator General represents the Order of Preachers before the…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV received the Master of the Order of Preachers, Gerard Francisco P. Timoner III, together with members of the General Curia of the Order, in an audience on December 18, 2025, in the private library of the Apostolic Palace. The meeting offered an occasion for encouragement, exchange, and prayer as the Church prepared to celebrate…
