Dominicans in the United States
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The Dominican Order
(Order of Preachers) was first established in the United States
by Edward Fenwick
in the early 19th century. The Dominican province of Saint Joseph was established in 1805, and originally covered the whole United States. Currently, there are four Dominican provinces in the United States.
was established in 1939, and currently covers the states of Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, and serves six parishes and four campus ministries within this area. The headquarters is in Chicago. There is construction/remodeling of the new Saint Dominic Priory in St. Louis, Missouri; the new Priory, which can house up to 50 friars, is the House of Studies for the Central and Southern Provinces. As of June 2011, the Prior Provincial
is the Very Rev. Charles Bouchard, O.P.
, established in 1980, covers eleven states from North Carolina to Oklahoma and southwards, and is headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana.
was first established in 1850 by the co-founders Fr. Sadoc Vilarrasa and Bishop Joseph Alemany. The province was soon reduced to a self-governing Congregation. Finally in 1912, the congregation was formally re-erected as a province, and currently covers the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, and Washington, and serves eight parishes and ten campus ministries within this area. It is headquartered in Oakland, California. As of January 2011, the Prior Provincial
is the Very Rev. Mark Padrez, OP.
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
(Order of Preachers) was first established in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Edward Fenwick
Edward Fenwick
Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P. was born on the Patuxent river, Maryland to Colonel Ignatius Fenwick and Sarah Taney...
in the early 19th century. The Dominican province of Saint Joseph was established in 1805, and originally covered the whole United States. Currently, there are four Dominican provinces in the United States.
Eastern Province
The Eastern Province, or Province of Saint Joseph, now covers the northeastern United States (i.e. Kentucky, the original home of the Dominican Order in the United States, and the states to the north and east of eastern Kentucky).Provincials of the Province of St. Joseph
- 1805-1807: Edward Dominic Fenwick, founder
- 1807-1824: Samuel Thomas Wilson
- 1824-1828: William Raymond Tuite, in Kentucky; John Augustine Hill, in Ohio
- 1828-1832: Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick, commisary
- 1833-1837: Nicholas Dominic Young
- 1837-1838: Richard Pius Miles (when he became bishop)
- 1838-1843: Charled Pius Montgomery
- 1843-1847: George Augustine Joseph Wilson
- 1848-1850: Joseph Sadoc Alemany
- 1850-1854: Mathew Anthony O'Brien
- 1854-1858: James Whelan
- 1858-1862: Joseph Augustin Kelly
- 1862-1863: Nicholas Raymond Young
- 1865-1869: Michal Dominic Lilly (vicar-provincial)
- 1869-1873: William Dominic O'Carroll
- 1873-1877: Joseph Francis Dunn
- 1877-1879: John Antoninus Rochford
- 1879-1881: Stephen Byrne
- 1881-1885: Joseph Augustine Kelly (vicar-provincial)
- 1885-1889: Dennis Joseph Meagher
- 1889-1893: Francis Aloysius Spencer
- 1893-1897: Arthur Vincent Higgins
- 1897-1909: Lawrence Francis Kearney
- 1909-1913: Matthew Leo Heagen
- 1913-1930: Raymond Meagher
- 1930-1955: Terrence Stephen McDermott
- 1955-1963: William Dalmatius Marrin
- 1963-1967: Robert Louis Every
- 1967-1972: Kenneth Cyprian Sullivan
- 1967-1972: Charles Terrence Quinn
- 1980-1988: Edward Raymond Daley
- 1988-1993: Thomas Jordan Ertle
- 1993-1997: Walter Urban Voll
- 1997-2002: Norman Haddad
- 2002-2010: David Dominic Izzo
- 2010-present: Brian Martin Mulcahy
Communities and Apostolates of the Province
- Dominican House of StudiesDominican House of StudiesThe Dominican House of Studies is a Priory of the Province of St. Joseph of the Order of Preachers. It houses the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception and the Priory of the Immaculate Conception...
- Providence CollegeProvidence CollegeProvidence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...
- St. Rose PriorySt. Rose PriorySt. Rose Priory, a house of the Dominican Order, was the location of the first Catholic educational institution west of the Allegheny Mountains....
Central Province
The Central Province, or Province of Saint Albert the GreatAlbertus Magnus
Albertus Magnus, O.P. , also known as Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, is a Catholic saint. He was a German Dominican friar and a bishop, who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. Those such as James A. Weisheipl...
was established in 1939, and currently covers the states of Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, and serves six parishes and four campus ministries within this area. The headquarters is in Chicago. There is construction/remodeling of the new Saint Dominic Priory in St. Louis, Missouri; the new Priory, which can house up to 50 friars, is the House of Studies for the Central and Southern Provinces. As of June 2011, the Prior Provincial
Provincial superior
A Provincial Superior is a major superior of a religious order acting under the order's Superior General and exercising a general supervision over all the members of that order in a territorial division of the order called a province--similar to but not to be confused with an ecclesiastical...
is the Very Rev. Charles Bouchard, O.P.
- Aquinas Institute of TheologyAquinas Institute of TheologyAquinas Institute of Theology is a Roman Catholic graduate school and seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. It was founded by the Dominican Order and sponsored by the Province of St...
- Dominican University (Illinois)Dominican University (Illinois)Dominican University is a coeducational, comprehensive, Catholic institution of higher education and research in River Forest, Illinois. Affiliated with the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees and certificate programs...
(former location of Central Province House of Studies)
Southern Province
The Southern Province, or Province of Saint Martin de PorresMartin de Porres
Martin de Porres was a lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony.He was noted for work on behalf of the poor, establishing an...
, established in 1980, covers eleven states from North Carolina to Oklahoma and southwards, and is headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana.
Western Province
The Western Province, or Province of the Most Holy Name of JesusHoly Name of Jesus
In Christianity, the Holy Name of Jesus refers to the theological and devotional use of the name of Jesus. The reverence and affection with which Christians have regarded the Holy Name of Jesus goes back to the earliest days of Christianity....
was first established in 1850 by the co-founders Fr. Sadoc Vilarrasa and Bishop Joseph Alemany. The province was soon reduced to a self-governing Congregation. Finally in 1912, the congregation was formally re-erected as a province, and currently covers the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, and Washington, and serves eight parishes and ten campus ministries within this area. It is headquartered in Oakland, California. As of January 2011, the Prior Provincial
Provincial superior
A Provincial Superior is a major superior of a religious order acting under the order's Superior General and exercising a general supervision over all the members of that order in a territorial division of the order called a province--similar to but not to be confused with an ecclesiastical...
is the Very Rev. Mark Padrez, OP.
- Dominican School of Philosophy and TheologyDominican School of Philosophy and TheologyThe Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology is a Roman Catholic college, seminary, and graduate school in Berkeley, California. It is located at 2301 Vine Street in Berkeley....
- St. Dominic Church in San FranciscoSt. Dominic Church in San FranciscoSt. Dominic's Church in San Francisco, California, is a Roman Catholic parish situated in the Western Addition neighborhood, located at 2390 Bush St. . The parish was established by the Dominican order in 1873, and the current church, built in the Gothic style, was finished in 1928. In addition to...
Notable Dominicans in America
- Edward FenwickEdward FenwickBishop Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P. was born on the Patuxent river, Maryland to Colonel Ignatius Fenwick and Sarah Taney...
- James Whelan (bishop)James Whelan (bishop)James Whelan, O.P. was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Nashville .Whelan was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, and moved with his parents to the United States at age 10 or 12, settling in New York. He joined the Dominican Order in 1839 at the novitiate in Springfield, Kentucky, and made his...
- John T. McNicholasJohn T. McNicholasJohn Timothy McNicholas, O.P. was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. A Dominican, he served as Bishop of Duluth and Archbishop of Cincinnati .-Early life and education:...
- Joseph Augustine Di NoiaJoseph Augustine Di NoiaJoseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P., is an American archbishop and theologian; he is a prominent member of the Roman Curia, becoming successively Under-Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the...
- Joseph Sadoc AlemanyJoseph Sadoc AlemanyJoseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill, O.P. was a Catalan American Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary. He served as the first Bishop of Monterey from 1850 until 1853, and as the first Archbishop of San Francisco from 1853 until 1884.-Background:Born in Vic, 60 km north of Barcelona, Spain , Alemany...
- Richard Pius MilesRichard Pius MilesRichard Pius Miles, O.P. was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Nashville .Miles was born in Prince George's County, Maryland, and moved to Kentucky with his parents at age 5. After joining the Dominican Order in October 1806, he was ordained a priest on September 21, 1816...
- Samuel Charles MazzuchelliSamuel Charles MazzuchelliFather Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, O.P. was a pioneer Italian Catholic missionary who helped bring the church to the Iowa-Illinois-Wisconsin tri-state area. He founded a number of parishes in the area, and was the architect for a number of parish buildings.-Background:Father Mazzuchelli was born...