Dominican Communities

Dominican Friars live together in community, often called a priory. Dominican communities thus live, pray, and study together, pursuing different ministries, all in a common effort to preach the word of God effectively to those they meet. Dominicans see our fraternal life as God's gift to us, for in our fraternal life, we learn to love and grow in friendship. One cherished practice of Dominican life is the cultivation of silence; this nourishes our life of contemplation, prayer and study.

Our commitment to communal life inspires us to see God in all people and thus gives authenticity to our Dominican life. Every Dominican is called to accept and embrace one another as members of the same body, different in talent and responsibilities but equal in the bond of charity and profession (Constitution of the Order 4§1).

Dominican Friars are on every continent in the world and nearly every country in Africa. There are three Dominican provinces in Africa: St Joseph the Worker, Nigeria and Ghana, St. Augustine Province, West Africa and the new Province of St. Charles Lwanga. St Joseph the Worker is the first Dominican Province in Africa. This province has over 215 members living in different priories or houses: St. Dominic's Priory, Yaba, (Lagos State), St. Thomas Aquinas Priory, (Studentate) Ibadan (Oyo State), St. Joseph's Priory, Mafoluku, (Lagos State), St. Thomas Moore Chaplaincy, Unilag (Lagos State), Immaculate Heart Parish House, Iba,(Lagos State), St. Patrick's house, Agbor-Obi (Delta State), Our Lady of Fatima, Gusau (Zamfara State), St. Albert the Great house, Obosi, Onitsha(Anambra State), St Paul's Priory Oyigbo (Rivers State), St. Gregory House, Eguedaiken-Ekiadolor, (Edo State), Our Lady Queen of Friars House, Emens (Enuçe) (Abuja), St. Anthony house, Bremang, Suame-Kumasi, Ghana and St Mary, Besease, Onwe, Konongo-Mampong, Ghana.

St. Dominic's Priory,
Yaba, Lagos

St. Dominic's Priory community is the residence of the provincial administration staff, parish staff, and many friars working elsewhere in the Lagos area. This downtown community is also a crossroads for travelling friars.

St. Albert the Great House,
Obosi, Anambra

St. Albert the Great community is the residence of the parish staff, and many friars working in St, Albert the Great College run by the Diocese.

St. Thomas Aquinas Priory, Samonda, Ibadan

This is the community of our student brothers this priory also runs the website "opstudentate" to engage with men and women who are considering the will of God in their lives.

St. Joseph's Priory,
Mafoluku, Lagos

St. Joseph's Priory community is the residence of the parish staff, and many friars working elsewhere in the Lagos area.

St. Paul's Priory,
Oyigbo, Rivers State

The priory house teachers and preachers, as well as the parish staff. In 2009 the priory became the novitiate for the province. This enhances the pastoral work of the parish and helps the novices to discern the Dominican vocation.

St. Anthony house, Bremang, Suame-Kumasi, Ghana

St. Anthony community is the residence of the administration staff, parish staff, many friars working elsewhere and student brothers on their pastoral year. This downtown community is also a crossroads for travelling friars.