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.
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
Central Province
The Central Province, or Province of Saint Albert the Great 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.
Southern Province
The Southern Province, or Province of Saint Martin de Porres, 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 Jesus 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.
Notable Dominicans in America
References
- Catholic Encyclopedia: "Order of Preachers"
- Dominican Province of Saint Joseph - Locations
- Langlois, John. "Dominican Province of St. Joseph: A Brief History". Dominican Province of St. Joseph: A Brief History. Province of St. Joseph. http://dhspriory.org/our-life/the-province-of-st-joseph/33-the-dominican-province-of-st-joseph-a-brief-history. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- Article "Dominicans" by W.A. Hinnebusch, P. Philbert, and R.B. Williams in the New Catholic Encyclopedia (2nd. edition, 2003) ISBN 0-7876-4008-5, volume 4, page 854.
- Dominican Central Province - Who We Are
- The New Saint Dominic Priory on the campus of Saint Louis University.
- Southern Province - About Us
- Article "Dominicans" by W.A. Hinnebusch, P. Philbert, and R.B. Williams in the New Catholic Encyclopedia (2nd. edition, 2003) ISBN 0-7876-4008-5, volume 4, page 854.
- Western Dominican Province - Province Map (Color)
- Western Dominican Province - site map
- Western Dominican Province - Province Ministry Locations
External Links
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