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Rev. Dominic Legge, OP to be next President of the Pontifical Faculty!
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May 21, 2025
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Rev. Dominic Legge, OP Named Next President of the Pontifical Faculty
Father Dominic Legge, OP, the Director of the Thomistic Institute, will become the new President of the Pontifical Faculty at the Dominican House of Studies on July 1st. This comes after having been recommended by the Board of Trustees and nominated by the Chancellor of the school, Father Gerard Timoner, OP, the Master of the Dominican Order. His appointment was approved by the Holy See’s Dicastery for Culture and Education on March 21st.
Father Legge entered the Dominican Order in 2001 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2007. He joined the faculty in 2014. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, a licentiate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America, a licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Faculty, and a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. He is an Ordinary Member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. He is the author of The Trinitarian Christology of St. Thomas Aquinas (Oxford University Press, 2017), and numerous articles and book chapters on the thought of Aquinas.
A frequent lecturer both nationally and internationally, Father Legge brings a wide range of experience in administration, teaching, preaching, and scholarship.
Speaking about his new role, Father Legge said: “I am deeply honored to be named as the President of our Pontifical Faculty. Under Fr. Petri’s leadership, the school has become stronger and better, in continuity with a long tradition of excellence in teaching sacred truth. I am looking forward to building on this legacy in order better to serve the Dominican Order and the Church in the proclamation of the Gospel in our time.”
Hearing of the Holy See’s approval of Father Legge’s appointment, the current President, Father Thomas Petri, OP, commented, “By the grace of God, the Pontifical Faculty at the Dominican House of Studies has become a lodestar for clarity in teaching and preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I couldn’t be more proud of our faculty, staff, and students. I am confident the school will continue to thrive with Father Legge’s leadership in the years to come.”
Father Petri served in the administration of the Pontifical Faculty for twelve years, first as the Dean and then as President of the school. Among many accomplishments, his tenure was marked by solidifying the internal operations of the school, working with the faculty to elevate the standards of the various degree programs, and successfully navigating the requirements of both the 2012 and 2022 accreditation cycles, particularly with regard to programmatic and outcomes assessment.
Most notably, as President, he successfully cultivated a network of friends and benefactors to share in the mission of the School by supporting it financially. This included a transformative initiative that more than doubled the school’s endowment.
When his term ends on June 30th, Father Petri will take a sabbatical and eventually return to Washington, DC, where he will begin an apostolate with Catholic media.
