Dominican Order
Catholic religious order
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2022 | Nuala McAllister became a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Belfast. |
2022 | Mater Dei Academy moved to the Farranferris Education and Training Campus, ending its association with St. Mary's Dominican Church. |
July 16 2022 | General Chapter of Definitors held from July 16 to August 8 in Tultenango, State of Mexico. |
2021 | The priory applied to extend the use of the pastoral centre to potentially serve as a school. |
2020 | The Dominicans at St. Mary's began hosting and supporting the independent private secondary school, Mater Dei Academy. |
2019 | Fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III was elected as Master of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) during the General Chapter held in Biên Hòa, Vietnam. |
2019 | The school was ranked 5th out of 159 secondary schools in Northern Ireland, with 91.7% of its A-level students who sat exams in 2017/18 being awarded three A*-C grades. |
2019 | Philip Mulryne is appointed master of novices at St. Mary's Priory. |
2018 | The Dominican Order consisted of 5,747 Dominican friars, including 4,299 priests, marking its significant ongoing institutional presence. |
2018 | Dominican College was ranked joint ninth in Northern Ireland for GCSE performance, with 99.3% of its entrants receiving five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including core subjects English and Maths. |
2017 | Dominican College achieved excellent A-level results, with 91.7% of students awarded three A*-C grades in the 2017/18 academic year. |
2017 | Academic performance year for A-level students, with 91.7% achieving three A*-C grades. |
2017 | St. Martin's Chapel was restored and renovated. |
2016 | General Chapter reconvened in Bologna. |
2013 | Founding of Frassati Catholic High School in Spring, Texas, United States |
2012 | Philip Mulryne begins his novitiate at St. Mary's Priory. |
2012 | The Province completed construction of the new Saint Dominic Priory in St. Louis, Missouri, a house of studies capable of housing up to 50 friars, serving as the House of Studies for both the Central and Southern Provinces. |
September 1 2010 | 290th General Chapter held from September 1-21 in Rome, focusing on elaborating the mission mandates of the order. |
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