Very Rev. Allen Moran, O.P., Reelected Prior Provincial

Very Rev. Allen Moran, O.P., Reelected Prior Provincial

On Friday, June 5, 2026, the Very Rev. Allen B. Moran, O.P., was reelected to serve a second term as Prior Provincial of the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph during our 2026 Provincial Chapter held at Providence College in Providence, RI. That same day, his reelection was confirmed by the Master of the Order, the Most Rev. Gerard Francisco Parco Timoner III, O.P., and took effect immediately.

Fr. Allen shared, “I am thankful to my Dominican brothers for their confidence and trust, and I accept this responsibility relying on God’s grace and the support of the brethren. As we begin this new term together, I pray that we may continue to grow in fraternity, fidelity to our Dominican vocation, and zeal for preaching the Gospel.”

As Prior Provincial, Fr. Allen oversees the life and mission of the Dominican Friars throughout the Province of St. Joseph. During his first term, the Province continued to experience growth in vocations, apostolic outreach, and new preaching initiatives in service of the Church.

Please keep Fr. Allen and all of the Dominican Friars in your prayers as they continue the mission of preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the salvation of souls.

More About Fr. Allen Moran, O.P.

Fr. Allen Moran entered the Dominican Order in 2000 and made his first profession on August 15, 2001. He was ordained to the priesthood of Jesus Christ on May 18, 2007.

After ordination, Fr. Allen taught at Providence College in Providence, RI; was assigned to St. Louis Bertrand Priory in Louisville, KY; taught at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) in Rome; taught at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, where he also served as Registrar and Assistant Student Master; and served as Prior at St. Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati, OH. He then served the Province of St. Joseph as Provincial Treasurer and Economic Administrator for four years before accepting the position of President of the Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology (DSPT) in Berkeley, CA.

On January 14, 2023, he was elected to the role of Prior Provincial of the Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph.

Originally from Illinois, Fr. Allen holds a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champain, as well as an M.Div., STB, and STL from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.

The Dominican friars are called to preach the Gospel in every age and in every place it is needed. Through preaching, teaching, pastoral ministry, and the formation of new friars, they work to bring the truth of Christ to a world searching for meaning and hope.

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