Meet the Friars

Friars in Formation

Br. Louis Bethea, O.P.

Springfield, CA
Carnegie-Mellon University
University of Akron

Br. Gregory Santy, O.P.

Syracuse, NY
Catholic University of America

Br. Bertrand Hebert, O.P.

Crowley, LA
Catholic University of America

Br. Basil Burroughs, O.P.

Kingston, Ontario
Queen’s University

Br. Titus Sanchez, O.P.

Fort Worth, TX
Southern Methodist University

Br. Nicodemus Thomas, O.P.

Waltham, MA
Providence College

Br. Linus Martz, O.P.

Hanover, PA
Christendom College

Br. Pius Henry, O.P.

Reading, MA
Catholic University of America

Br. Raphael Arteaga, O.P.

Pawtucket, RI
Providence College

Br. Samuel Trecost, O.P.

Clarksburg, WV
Villanova University

Br. Finbar Kantor, O.P.

Scarsdale, NY
Catholic University of America

Br. Jeremiah Tobin, O.P.

Greenwich, CT
Providence College

Br. Anselm Kelly, O.P.

Hampden-Sydney College
Chesapeake, VA

Br. Cassian Iozzo, O.P.

Youngstown, NY
Cornell University
University at Buffalo

Br. Clement Greenspan, O.P.

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Br. Patrick Mary Bubel, O.P.

Hyde Park, NY
Binghamton University

Br. Roland Wakefield, O.P.

Hanover, MA
Providence College

Br. Augustine Buckner, O.P.

Fairfax, VA
George Mason University

Br. Gerard Rosario DeAngelis, O.P.

Port Washington, NY
Boston College

Fr. Ceslaus Kowalkowski, O.P.

Manistee, MI
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
Pontifical College Josephinum

Br. Jean-Joseph Greenidge, O.P.

Loveland, CO
Princeton University

Br. Barnabas Wilson, O.P.

Sharon, PA
University of Dayton

Br. Michael Prize, O.P.

St. Louis, MO
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Br. Jerome Masters, O.P.

Houston, TX
University of Texas at Tyler

Br. Francis Mills, O.P.

Friendswood, TX
University of Texas at Austin

Br. Athanasius Becker, O.P.

Blaine, MN
Hillsdale College

Br. Andrew Lions, O.P.

Gaffney, SC
Franciscan University of Steubenville

Br. Sebastian Vicente, O.P.

Florida
Ave Maria University

Br. Peter Goyette, O.P.

Santa Paula, CA
Thomas Aquinas College

Br. Ambrose Marie Power, O.P.

Scottsdale, AZ
University of Virginia

Br. Innocent Marie Hillman, O.P.

Warsaw, VA
Princeton University

Br. Gabriel Marie O’Neill, O.P.

Williston Park, NY
University of Notre Dame

Br. Philip Mary Wieszczek, O.P.

Scotch Plains, NJ
University of South Carolina

Br. John Marie Metilly, O.P.

Paxton, MA
Thomas Aquinas College

Thank you for your generosity!

Below are some of the friars who have recently been ordained priests of Jesus Christ – or sent out to serve the Church and the Order as cooperator brothers – with the help of your gifts.

Class of 2024

Fr. Luke Neitzke, O.P.

Franciscan University of Steubenville
United States Naval Academy

Fr. Christopher Daniel, O.P.

Seabrook, TX
Boston College
Franciscan University of Steubenville

Fr. Cornelius Avaritt, O.P.

Loganville, GA
McDaniel College

Fr. Charles Rooney, O.P.

Darien, CT
Duke University
Maynooth University

Fr. Cyril Stola, O.P.

Huntington Mills, PA
New York University

Class of 2023

Fr. Brendan Baran, O.P.

Brown University
Columbia University

Fr. Columba Thomas, O.P.

Lebanon, OH
University of Dayton
Yale University

Fr. Zachary Sexton, O.P.

Westerly, RI
Providence College

Fr. Nicholas Hartman, O.P.

Carmel, IN
Indiana University

Fr. Dominic Koester, O.P.

Delphos, OH
Franciscan University of Steubenville

Fr. Juan Macias Marquez, O.P.

Midland, TX
University of Texas at Austin

Fr. Michael Donahue, O.P.

Jamestown, ND
North Dakota State University

Fr. Raymond La Grange, O.P.

Alberta, Canada
University of Alberta

Fr. Vincent Bernhard, O.P.

Greenville, SC
Aquinas College

Class of 2022

Fr. Philip Nolan, O.P.

Williamstown, MA
Williams College

Fr. Paul Marich, O.P.

Youngstown, OH
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception

Fr. Pachomius Walker, O.P.

Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University

Fr. Maximilian Jaskowak, O.P.

Grove City, PA
Gannon University

Fr. Luke VanBerkum, O.P.

Detroit, MI
University of Notre Dame

Fr. James Mary Ritch, O.P.

Mahopac, NY
Providence College

Fr. Damian Day, O.P.

Rehoboth, MA
Providence College

Fr. Bernard Knapke, O.P.

Saint Henry, OH
University of Cincinnati

Fr. Bartholomew Calvano, O.P.

Chesapeake, VA
Rutgers University

Fr. Albert Dempsey, O.P.

Rochester, NY
Williams College

Class of 2021

Fr. Simon Teller, O.P.

Cincinnati, OH
University of Dallas

Fr. Reginald Hoefer, O.P.

New Orleans, LA
Catholic University of America

Fr. Josemaria Guzmán-Domínguez, O.P.

Manhasset, NY
University of Notre Dame

Fr. Isaiah Beiter, O.P.

Charolottesville, VA
Franciscan University of Steubenville

Fr. Frassati Davis, O.P.

Bellevue, NE
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Class of 2020

Fr. Justin Bolger, O.P.

Libertytown, MD
University of Baltimore

Fr. Jordan Zajac, O.P.

New Bedford, MA
Providence College

Fr. Jonah Teller, O.P.

Cincinnati, OH
University of Dallas

Fr. Irenaeus Dunlev, O.P.

Columbus, OH
Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Fr. Hyacinth Grubb, O.P.

Conifer, CO
Columbia University

Fr. Ephrem Reese, O.P.

Harrisburg, PA
St. John’s College

Fr. Anthony VanBerkum, O.P.

Detroit, MI
Stanford University

Fr. Ambrose Arralde, O.P.

Williston Park, Long Island, NY
College of the Holy Cross

Br. Martin Davis, O.P.

Monroe, MI
Hillsdale College

Br. James Wallace, O.P.

Rochester, NY
University of Rochester

Class of 2019

Fr. Paul Clarke, O.P.

Seattle, WA
University of St. Thomas

Fr. Joseph Martin Hagan, O.P.

Pittsburgh, PA
University of Notre Dame

Fr. John Paul Kern, O.P.

Annapolis, MD
Pennsylvania State University

Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P.

West Springfield, MA
Christendom College

Fr. Antoninus Samy, O.P.

Melbourne, Australia
University of Melbourne

Class of 2018

Fr. Timothy Danaher, O.P.

Steubenville, OH
Franciscan University of Steubenville

Fr. Pier Giorgio Dengler, O.P.

Pelham, NY
Columbia University
Fordham University

Fr. Peter Joseph Gautsch, O.P.

Gallatin, TN
University of Notre Dame

Fr. Mannes Matous, O.P.

Columbus, OH
University of Pittsburgh

Fr. Leo Joseph Camurati, O.P.

Fresh Meadows, NY
Cooper Union

Fr. Isaac Augustine Morales, O.P.

Chicago, IL
Duke University

Fr. Humbert Kilanowski, O.P.

Columbus, OH
Case Western Reserve University
Ohio State University

Fr. Henry Stephan, O.P.

San Jose, CA
Princeton University

Fr. Aquinas Beale, O.P.

South Boston, VA
University of Virginia

Class of 2017

Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.

Mt. Clemens, MI
California Institute of Technology
Stanford University

Fr. Luke Hoyt, O.P.

Scio, OH
University of Michigan

Fr. Joachim Kenney, O.P.

Louisville, KY
University of Louisville

Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, O.P.

Bristol, CT
Marist College

Fr. Edmond McCullough, O.P.

Catonsville, MD
Mount Saint Mary’s University

Fr. Bonaventure Chapman, O.P.

Buffalo, NY
Grove City College
Oxford University

Fr. Alan Piper, O.P.

Lake Charles, LA
University of St. Thomas

Class of 2016

Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P.

Wichita, KS
University of Notre Dame

Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P.

Fort Wayne, IN
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Fr. Michael Mary Weibley, O.P.

Cleveland, OH
Walsh University

Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress, O.P.

St. Clairsville, OH
Franciscan University of Steubenville

Fr. John Sica, O.P.

St. James, NY
Providence College

Fr. John Baptist Hoang, O.P.

Dumfries, VA
University of Virginia

Fr. Gregory Maria Pine, O.P.

Newtown, PA
Franciscan University of Steubenville

Fr. Dominic Mary Verner, O.P.

Carmel, IN
Purdue University

Fr. Clement Dickie, O.P.

Nashua, NH
James Madison University

Class of 2015

Fr. Vincent Ferrer Bagan, O.P.

Waseca, MN
Ave Maria University
St. Olaf College

Fr. Thomas More Garrett, O.P.

Munster, PA
Pennsylvania State University
St. Vincent College

Fr. Philip Neri Reese, O.P.

Sherwood Forest, MD
Dickinson College

Fr. John Maria Devaney, O.P.

Clinton, NJ
Emerson College

Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P.

California
University of Notre Dame

Fr. Gabriel Torretta, O.P.

Spokane, WA
Ariona State University
Columbia University

Fr. Charles Shonk, O.P.

Lancaster, OH
Denison University

Fr. Boniface Endorf, O.P.

Cincinnati, OH
New York University
University of Cincinnati

Class of 2014

Fr. Sebastian White, O.P.

Waterville, ME
Gordon College

Fr. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, O.P.

Hagerstown, MD
University of Maryland

Fr. Mario Calabrese, O.P.

Geneva, NY
St. Bonaventure University

Fr. Leo Checkai, O.P.

Bel Air, MD
University of Maryland

Fr. Joseph Mary Hertzog, O.P.

Winsted, MN
University of Massachusetts

Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.

New Orleans, LA
New York University

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

Pittsburgh, PA
Franciscan University of Steubenville