Master of the Order of Preachers facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Master of the Order of Preachers
Shields of the Dominican Order.
Incumbent Gerard Timoner III since 13 July 2019
Member of	Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (as Chancellor)
First holder	Dominic de Guzman

The Master of the Order of Preachers is the main leader of the Order of Preachers. This group is also known as the Dominicans. They are a Catholic religious order.

The Master of the Order of Preachers also holds important roles at two universities. They are in charge of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome, Italy. They also lead the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines.

Currently, Fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III is the Master of the Order. He was chosen in 2019 at a big meeting called the General Chapter in Biên Hòa.

Leaders of the Dominican Order

This table lists the people who have served as the Master of the Order of Preachers. They have guided the Dominicans throughout history.

No.	Image	Master	Nationality	Time in Office	Notes
1		Domingo Félix de Guzmán (1170–1221)	Spain	1216–1221	He started the Order of Preachers.
2		Jordan von Sachsen (c. 1190–1237)	Germany	1222–1237
3		Raimundo de Peñafort (c. 1775–1275)	Spain	1238–1240
4		Johannes von Wildeshausen (c. 1180–1252)	Germany	1241–1252	He was a bishop before this role.
5		Humbert of Romans (1200–1277)	France	1254–1263
6		Giovanni Garbella (c. 1205–1283)	Italy	1264–1283
7		Munio de Zamora (1237–1300)	Spain	1285–1291	He later became a bishop.
8		Stephen de Besançon (c. 1250–1294)	France	1292–1294
9		Niccolo Boccasini (1240–1304)	Italy	1296–1298	He later became a Pope.
10		Alberto de Chiavari (1250–1300)	Italy	1300
11		Bernard de Jusix (died 1303)	France	1301–1303
12		Aimerico di Piacenza (died 1327)	Italy	1304–1311
13		Bérenger de Landore (1262–1330)	France	1312–1317	He later became an Archbishop.
14		Hervaeus de Nédellec (c. 1260–1323)	France	1318–1323
15		Barnaba Cagnoli (1262?-1332)	Italy	1324–1332
16		Hugh of Vaucemain (died 1341)	France	1333–1341
17		Gerard de Daumar (died 1343)	France	1342
18		Pierre de Baume (?)	France	1343–1345
19		Garin de Gy (?)	France	1346–1348
20		Jean de Moulins (1304–1353)	France	1349–1350
21		Simon de Langres (died 1384)	France	1352–1366	He later became a bishop.
22		Elias Raymond (died 1389)	France	1367–1380
23		Raimondo delle Vigne	Italy	1380–1399
24		Tommaso Paccaroni (?)	Italy	1401–1414
25		Leonardo Dati (1360–1425)	Italy	1414–1425
26		Barthélémy Texier (died 1449)	France	1426–1449
27		Pierre Rochin (?)	France	1450
28		Guy Flamochet (?)	France	1451
29		Martial Auribelli (1473)	France	1453–1462; 1465–1473	Served two times.
30		Conrad of Asti (died 1470)	Italy	1462–1465
31		Leonardo Mansueti (1414–1480)	Italy	1474–1480
32		Salvo Cassetta (1413––1483)	Italy	1481–1483
33		Bartolomeo Comazzi (?)	Italy	1484–1485
34		Barnaba Sansoni (?)	Italy	1486
35		Gioacchino Torriani (1417–1500)	Italy	1487–1500
36		Vincenzo Bandello (1435–1506)	Italy	1501–1506
37		Jean Clérée (1450–1507)	France	1507
38		Tommaso Gaetano Vio (1469–1534)	Italy	1508–1518	He was a Cardinal.
39		Juan García de Loaysa Mendoza (1478–1546)	Spain	1518–1524
40		Francesco Silvestri (c. 1474–1528)	Italy	1525–1528
41		Paolo Butigella (1475–1531)	Italy	1530–1531
42		Jean du Feynier (died 1538)	France	1532–1538
43		Agostino Recuperati (died 1540)	Italy	1539–1540
44		Alberto de las Casas (1481–1544)	Spain	1542–1544
45		Francesco Romeo (died 1552)	Italy	1546–1552
46		Stefano Usodimare (died 1557)	Italy	1553–1557
47		Vincenzo Giustiniani (1516–1582)	Italy	1558–1570
48		Serafino Cavalli (c. 1521–1578)	Italy	1571–1578
49		Paolo Constabile (died 1582)	Italy	1580–1582
50		Sisto Fabri (1540–1594)	Italy	1583–1589
51		Ippolito Maria Beccaria (1550–1600)	Italy	1589–1600
52		Jerónimo Xavierre Pérez (1546–1608)	Spain	1601–1607	He was a Cardinal.
53		Agostino Galamini (1553–1639)	Italy	1608–1612	He was a Cardinal.
54		Serafino Secchi (died 1628)	Italy	1612–1628
55		Niccolò Ridolfi (1578–1650)	Italy	1629–1642
56		Tommaso Turco (died 1649)	Italy	1644–1649
57		Giovanni Battista de Marinis (1597–1669)	Italy	1650–1669
58		Juan Tomás de Rocaberti (1627–1699)	Spain	1670–1677	He later became an Archbishop.
59		Antonio de Monroy Hijar (1634–1715)	Mexico	1677–1686	He later became an Archbishop.
60		Antonin Cloche (1628–1720)	France	1686–1720
61		Agustín Pipia (1660–1730)	Spain	1721–1725	He was a Cardinal.
62		[[Tomás Ripoll}Tomás Ripoll Vera]] (1653–1747)	Spain	1725–1747
63		Antonin Brémond (1692–1755)	France	1748–1755
64		Juan Tomás de Boxadors (1703–1780)	Spain	1756–1777	He was a Cardinal.
65		Baltasar de Quiñones (1733–1798)	Spain	1777–1798
66		Pio Giuseppe Gaddi (?)	Italy	1798–1819
67		Joaquín Briz (1778–1837)	Spain	1825–1831	He later became a bishop.
68		Francesco Ferdinando Jabalot (?)	Italy	1832–1834
69		Maurizio Benedetto Olivieri (1769–1845)	Italy	1834–1835
70		Tommaso Giacinto Cipolletti (1782–1850)	Italy	1835–1838
71		Angelo Domenico Ancarani (died 1849)	Italy	1838–1844
72		Vincenzo Ajello (?)	Kingdom of Italy	1844–1850
73		Alexandre Vincent Jandel (1810–1872)	France	1850–1872
74		José María Larroca Estala (1813–1891)	Spain	1879–1891
75		Andreas Franz Frühwirth (1845–1933)	Austria	1891–1904	He was a Cardinal.
76		Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier (1832–1916)	France	1904–1916
77		Ludovicus Theissling (1856–1925)	The Netherlands	1916–1925
78		Buenaventura García de Paredes (1866–1936)	Spain	1926–1929
79		Martin-Marie-Stanislas Gillet (1875–1951)	France	1929–1946	He later became an Archbishop.
80		Manuel Suárez Fernández (1895–1954)	Spain	1946–1954
81		Michael Browne (1887–1971)	Ireland	1955–1962	He was a Cardinal.
82		Aniceto Fernández Alonso (1895–1981)	Spain	1962–1974
83		Vincent de Couesnongle (1916–1992)	France	1974–1983
84		Damian Byrne (1929–1996)	Ireland	1983–1992
85		Timothy Radcliffe (born 1945)	United Kingdom	1992–2001
86		Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa (born 1956)	Argentina	2001–2010	He later became an Archbishop.
87		Bruno Cadoré (born 1954)	France	2010–2019
88		Gerard Timoner III (born 1968)	Philippines	2019–present