Brother René Lebuïnus Dinklo, OP, was postulated Prior Provincial of the Dominican Province of The Netherlands on 11 September 2021 at the Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary, Huissen, The Netherlands. Following his confirmation by Brother Gerard Timoner III, OP, Master of the Order of Preachers, Br. René accepted his postulation and made the Profession of Faith. Born on…
Brother Rubén Martínez Ortega, OP, has been elected Prior Provincial at the Provincial Chapter held at the Royal Monastery of St. Thomas Aquinas in Avila, Spain, on 5 August 2021. Following the confirmation by the Pro-Vicar of the Master of the Order, Brother Benjamin Earl, OP, Br. Rubén accepted the election and made the Profession of Faith. Born on 23…
Brother John Martin Harris, OP, was elected Prior Provincial of the Irish Province of the Dominicans on 4 August 2021 during the Chapter held at St. Mary’s Convent, Tallaght, Ireland. Following his confirmation by Brother Gerard Timoner III, OP, Master of the Order of Preachers, Br. John accepted his election and made the Profession of Faith. Brother John was born to…
2021 Constitutions published
In lieu of the usual letter, Br. Gerard Francisco Timoner III OP, shares with the Dominican Family his homily on the Solemnity of our Holy Father St. Dominic celebrated in the Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna, where our founder and first brother spent the last days of his earthly sojourn. 6 August 2021 Prot. 50 / 21 / 368 Jubliee_2021…
The III Vice-Provincial Chapter of the Vice-Province of Bolivia, meeting on 21 July 2021 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, elected on 25 July Brother Yinmy CABALLERO SUARES, OP as the new Vice-Provincial Prior. Yinmy CABALLERO SUARES, was born in 1980 in Comarapa, in the valleys of the department of Santa Cruz. He made his first profession in 2002, in…
Brother Modestus Ngwu, OP, was elected Prior Provincial during the Chapter of the Province of St. Joseph the Worker, Nigeria and Ghana, held at the Priory of St. Thomas Aquinas in Ibadan, Nigeria. Following the confirmation by the Master of the Order of Preachers, Brother Gerard Timoner III, OP, on 27 July 2021, Br. Modestus accepted the election and made…
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…
Brother Francesco Maria Ricci, OP, was elected Prior Provincial during the Chapter of the Province of St. Thomas in Italy held at the Convent of Madonna dell’Arco in Naples, Italy. Following the confirmation on 6 July 2021 by the Master of the Order of Preachers, Brother Gerard Timoner III, OP, Br. Francesco accepted the election and made the Profession of Faith. Born…
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…
