Gerard Timoner III | |
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| Master of the Order of Preachers | |
 Timoner in 2023 | |
| Church | Latin Church |
| Elected | 13 July 2019 |
| Predecessor | Bruno Cadoré |
| Previous post(s) | Vice rector for Religious Affairs and Rector of the Central (Interdiocesan) Seminary at theUniversity of Santo Tomas (2007–2012) |
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| Ordination | 14 May 1995 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerard Francisco Parco Timoner III (1968-01-26)26 January 1968 (age 57) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Gerard Francisco Parco Timoner IIIOP (born 26 January 1968) is aFilipino Catholic priest who has served as the 88thMaster of the Order of Preachers, better known as theDominicans, since 13 July 2019. He is the firstAsian to hold the position.
Timoner is also a professor of theology at theUniversity of Santo Tomas inManila and since 2014 a member of theInternational Theological Commission.
Gerard Francisco P. Timoner III was born on 26 January 1968 inDaet, Camarines Norte, Philippines to Francisco Timoner Jr. and Lilia Parco. He attended theAugustinian-administeredLa Consolacion College – Daet, graduating first honors from grade school in 1981, and as high school valedictorian in 1985. He obtained his licenciate in philosophy at the Philippine Dominican Center for International Studies in 1991 and a licenciate in theology at theUniversity of Santo Tomas in 1994.[1] He joined the Dominicans in 1985 and professed his vows in 1989.[2] His brother, Ronald Anthony, is also a priest who is currently the Vicar General of theDiocese of Daet.
Timoner was ordained a priest in 1995. He earned additional degrees in sacred theology and intercultural theology at theCatholic University of Nijmegen in 2004.[1][2]
On 23 September 2014,Pope Francis named him a member of theInternational Theological Commission.[3] He is the fourth Filipino to have that distinction.[2]
In December 2018, he was one of the leaders of a delegation of priests that searched the Dominican Mausoleum in Rome'sCampo Verano cemetery for the remains of the first native-born Filipino ever consecrated a bishop,Jorge Barlin (born 1850–1909), who served as theBishop of Nueva Caceres until his death in the city in 1909.[4][5]
He was Prior Provincial of the Dominican Province of the Philippines and then Socius of the Master for Asia-Pacific[6] before being elected Master of the Order on 13 July 2019.[7] As the head of the Dominicans, he is also theex officioGrand Chancellor of thePontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.[8]
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