The friars of the Province of Bohemia have elected fr. Filip Boháč, OP, as their new Prior Provincial. The election was confirmed by the Master of the Order on 27 January 2026. Fr. Filip Boháč was born in 1978 in Prague as the eldest of five children. His family life was marked by a strong ecclesial commitment: his father was…
KRAKOW — On January 31, 2026, during the sixth day of the Provincial Chapter of the Polish Province of the Order of Preachers, the brothers re-elected Łukasz Wiśniewski, OP as provincial for a second four-year term. The election was formally confirmed by the Master of the Order, Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, the same day. The Chapter was held at…
BRAZIL — On January 30, 2026, the friars of the Province of Fray Bartolomé de las Casas in Brazil, gathered in Chapter, re-elected fr. André Luís Tavares, OP, to a second four-year term as Prior Provincial. The Master of the Order, fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner, OP, confirmed the election on January 31, 2026. Fr. André, 44, was born in Jaboticabal,…
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…
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…
