The Master of the Order, fr Bruno Cador has appointed fr Gerard Francisco Timoner III as his Socius for Asia Pacific. He succeeds fr Vincent Lu Ha and he is from the Province of the Philippines.
Fr. Timoner was born on the 26th of January, 1968 at Daet, in the Province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. He made his first profession in the Order in 1989 and did his philosophical and theological studies at the Dominican House of Studies in Quezon City and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Ecclesiastical Faculties. At the completion of his studies, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1995. After his ordination, he obtained his Licentiate from the Catholic University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
Fr. Timoner has held several offices in his province including Provincial of the Province and the Rector of the University of St. Thomas Central Seminary.
(20 February 2017)