St. Patrick PriorySt. Patrick Priory
Since becoming a Priory, St. Patrick Priory has always been home for six to nine friars.
Bishop John Ambrose Waterson invited the Dominicans to establish a community of friars in 1885.
The Dominican Friars have been serving Columbus for over 120 years.
St. Patrick Priory was officially established in 2017 with Fr. Stephen Alcott, O.P., as the first prior.
“The life of the Order of Preachers comprises a synthesis of…elements, inseparably interconnected, harmoniously balanced, and mutually enriching. It is an apostolic life in the full sense of the word, from which preaching and teaching ought to issue from an abundance of contemplation.”
From The Fundamental Constitution of the Order of Preachers
7:30 am Meditation
8:00 am Office of Readings & Morning Prayer
11:45 am Community Mass – Parish Church
5:00 pm Vespers
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5:30 pm Dinner/Dishes
6:00 pm Compline (Night Prayer)
7:00 pm Community Recreation
Fr. P. Clement Coll O.P. 1885-1887
Fr. H. Francis Lilly O.P. 1887-1890
Fr. H. Joseph McManus O.P. 1890-1893
Fr. J. Philip Vallely O.P. 1893-1896
Fr. F. Augustine Gaffney O.P. 1896-1899
Fr. J. Francis Colbert O.P. 1899-1905
Fr. R. Francis Larpenteur O.P. 1905-1907
Fr. M. Leo Heagan O.P. 1907-1908
Fr. T. Sylvester McGovern O.P. 1908-1911
Fr. J. Peter Aldridge O.P. 1911-1914
Fr. T. Sylvester McGovern O.P. 1914-1917
Fr. T. Leonard Crowley O.P. 1917-1920
Fr. G. Ignatius Conlan O.P. 1920-1922
Fr. J. Benedict Hegarty O.P. 1922-1928
Fr. J. Aloysius Hinch O.P. 1928-1931
Fr. Hyacinth L. Martin O.P. 1921-1937
Fr. F. Jordan Baeszler O.P. 1937-1945
Fr. J. Justin Costello O.P. 1945-1954
Fr. B. Paschal Schaeffer O.P. 1954-1956
Fr. P. James Conaty O.P. 1957-1958
Fr. J. Thomas à Kempis McKenna O.P. 1958-1963
Fr. J. Jordan Reichart O.P. 1964-1970
Fr. J. Timothy Dittoe O.P. 1970-1976
Fr. J. Dominic Keating O.P. 1976-1981
Fr. R. Martin McCabe O.P. 1981-1984
Fr. R. Regis Heuschkel O.P. 1984-1987
Fr. Charles A. Farrell O.P. 1987-1989
Fr. Thomas V. Di Fede O.P. 1989-1992
Fr. Carleton Parker Jones O.P. 1992-1995
Fr. Kenneth A. France-Kelly O.P. 1995-1999
Fr. J. Ambrose Eckinger O.P. 1999-2005
Fr. André-Joseph LaCasse O.P. 2005-2010
Fr. Michael Dosch O.P. 2010-2017
Fr. Stephen P. Alcott O.P. 2017-2020 (First Prior)
Fr. Peter John Cameron O.P. 2020- present
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Columbus, Ohio 43215-2652