Mission Statement
The Western Dominican Province is part of the international Order of Friars Preachers called by the Catholic Church to the work of evangelization in the Western United States.

For over 150 years we have recruited, educated, and provided spiritual formation for young men wishing to join us in the work of preaching the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. During their eight years of religious training and development, our candidates reside at St. Albert Priory in Oakland for their spiritual formation and attend our Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, a member of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), for their academic and intellectual formation.

Upon ordination, the friars serve in our university ministry centers, parishes, and our missions in Kenya and Mexico. Some of our friars are also involved in other specialized ministries, such as media and film, iconography, HIV-AIDS outreach, university teaching, and itinerant preaching, formation of the laity, spiritual direction and retreat work.

Our distinctive Dominican way of life—our liturgical prayer, simplicity of life, contemplative study, and democratic government—sustain and promote our ministries with a special concern for issues of faith, justice, and peace.

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Contact Information

Fr. Nathan Castle, OP Director of Development

Development Office
Western Dominican Province
5890 Birch Court
Oakland, CA  94618-1627

Fr. Nathan Castle, OP, Director of Development
(510) 658-8722 office, Email

Mr. Peter Lewandowski, Asst. Director of Development
(510) 658-8722 office, development@opwest.org

Fr. Dominic De Domenico, OP, Province Treasurer
(510) 658-8722, Email

Fax
(510) 658-1061