Master of the Order of Preachers

Master of the Order of Preachers
since 13 July 2019
TypeReligious order head
Member ofPontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (as Chancellor)
First holderDominic de Guzman

The Master of the Order of Preachers is the Superior General of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominicans.[1]

The Master of the Order of Preachers is ex officio Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome, Italy, and of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines.

Fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III is the Master of the Order, as of his 2019 election at the General Chapter held in Biên Hòa.[2]

  1. ^ GCatholic – Order of Preachers
  2. ^ "El filipino Fr. Gerard Timoner III elegido maestro de la Orden de Predicadores". dominicos.org (in Spanish). 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2019-07-13.