The Master of the Order of Preachers is the Superior General of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominicans.GCatholic – Order of Preachers

The Master of the Order of Preachers is ex officio Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome, Italy, and of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines.

Fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III serves as Master of the Order, since his 2019 election at the General Chapter held in Biên Hòa.

Masters of the Order No.ImageMasterNationalityTenureNotes1Domingo Félix de Guzmán(1170–1221)1216–1221Founder of the Order of Preachers;Canonized: 13 July 1234 by Pope Gregory IX2Jordan von Sachsen(c. 1190–1237)1222–1237Beatified: 10 May 1826 by Pope Leo XII3Raimundo de Peñafort(c. 1175–1275)1238–1240Beatified: 1542 by Pope Paul III;Canonized: 29 April 1601 by Pope Clement VIII4Johannes von Wildeshausen(c. 1180–1252)1241–1252Bishop of Bosnia (1233–1237);Declared "Servant of God"5Humbert of Romans(1200–1277)1254–12636Giovanni Garbella(c. 1205–1283)1264–1283Beatified: 7 September 1903 by Pope Pius X7Munio de Zamora(1237–1300)1285–1291Bishop of Palencia (1294–1296)8Stephen de Besançon(c. 1250–1294)1292–12949Niccolo Boccasini(1240–1304)1296–1298Pope (1303–1304);Beatified: 24 April 1736 by Pope Clement XII10Alberto de Chiavari(1250–1300)130011Bernard de Jusix(died 1303)1301–130312Aimerico di Piacenza(died 1327)1304–131113Bérenger de Landore(1262–1330)1312–1317Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1317–1330)14Hervaeus de Nédellec(c. 1260–1323)1318–132315Barnaba Cagnoli(1262?-1332)1324–133216Hugh of Vaucemain(died 1341)1333–134117Gerard de Daumar(died 1343)134218Pierre de Baume(?)1343–134519Garin de Gy(?)1346–134820Jean de Moulins(1304–1353)1349–135021Simon de Langres(died 1384)1352–1366Bishop of Vannes (1382–1383)22Elias Raymond(died 1389)1367–138023Raimondo delle Vigne1380–1399Beatified: 15 May 1899 by Pope Leo XIII24Tommaso Paccaroni(?)1401–141425Leonardo Dati(1360–1425)1414–142526Barthélémy Texier(died 1449)1426–144927Pierre Rochin(?)145028Guy Flamochet(?)145129Martial Auribelli(1473)1453–1462; 1465–147330Conrad of Asti(died 1470)1462–146531Leonardo Mansueti(1414–1480)1474–148032Salvo Cassetta(1413––1483)1481–148333Bartolomeo Comazzi(?)1484–148534Barnaba Sansoni (?)148635Gioacchino Torriani(1417–1500)1487–150036Vincenzo Bandello(1435–1506)1501–150637Jean Clérée(1450–1507)150738Tommaso Gaetano Vio(1469–1534)1508–1518Cardinal39Juan García de Loaysa Mendoza(1478–1546)1518–152440Francesco Silvestri(c. 1474–1528)1525–152841Paolo Butigella(1475–1531)1530–153142Jean du Feynier(died 1538)1532–153843Agostino Recuperati(died 1540)1539–154044Alberto de las Casas(1481–1544)1542–154445Francesco Romeo(died 1552)1546–155246Stefano Usodimare(died 1557)1553–155747Vincenzo Giustiniani(1516–1582)1558–157048Serafino Cavalli(c. 1521–1578)1571–157849Paolo Constabile(died 1582)1580–158250Sisto Fabri(1540–1594)1583–158951Ippolito Maria Beccaria(1550–1600)1589–160052Jerónimo Xavierre Pérez(1546–1608)1601–1607Cardinal53Agostino Galamini(1553–1639)1608–1612Titular Bishop of Santa Maria in Aracoeli;Cardinal54Serafino Secchi(died 1628)1612–162855Niccolò Ridolfi(1578–1650)1629–164256Tommaso Turco(died 1649)1644–164957Giovanni Battista de Marinis(1597–1669)1650–166958Juan Tomás de Rocaberti(1627–1699)1670–1677Archbishop of Valencia (1677–1699)59Antonio de Monroy Hijar(1634–1715)1677–1686Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1685–1715)60Antonin Cloche(1628–1720)1686–172061Agostino Pipia(1660–1730)1721–1725Cardinal62Tomás Ripoll Vera(1653–1747)1725–174763Antonin Brémond(1692–1755)1748–175564Juan Tomás de Boxadors(1703–1780)1756–1777Cardinal65Baltasar de Quiñones(1733–1798)1777–179866Pio Giuseppe Gaddi (?)1798–181967Joaquín Briz (1778–1837)1825–1831Bishop of Segovia (1831–1837)68Francesco Ferdinando Jabalot(?)1832–183469Maurizio Benedetto Olivieri(1769–1845)1834–183570Tommaso Giacinto Cipolletti (1782–1850)1835–183871Angelo Domenico Ancarani (died 1849)1838–184472Vincenzo Ajello(died 1858)1844–185073Alexandre Vincent Jandel(1810–1872)1850–187274José María Larroca Estala (1813–1891)1879–189175Andreas Franz Frühwirth(1845–1933)1891–1904Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in Europe (1907–1933); Cardinal76Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier(1832–1916)1904–1916Declared "Venerable": 14 May 1983;Beatified: 20 November 1994 by Pope John Paul II77Ludovicus Theissling(1856–1925)1916–192578Buenaventura García de Paredes(1866–1936)1926–1929Martyr in odium fidei during Spanish Civil War;Declared "Venerable": 26 June 2006;Beatified: 28 October 2007 by Cardinal Saraiva Martins79Martin-Marie-Stanislas Gillet(1875–1951)1929–1946Titular Archbishop of Nicaea (1946–1951)80Manuel Suárez Fernández(1895–1954)1946–195481Michael Browne(1887–1971)1955–1962Titular Archbishop of Idebessus (1962);Cardinal82Aniceto Fernández Alonso(1895–1981)1962–197483Vincent de Couesnongle(1916–1992)1974–198384Damian Byrne(1929–1996)1983–199285Timothy Radcliffe(born 1945)1992–2001Cardinal86Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa(born 1956)2001–2010Archbishop of Bahia Blanca (2015–present)87Bruno Cadoré (born 1954)2010–201988Gerard Timoner III (born 1968)2019–present

See also Dominican Order

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