Westminster Abbey supplies most of the academic faculty of the Seminary. A number of qualified ordained and lay volunteer faculty also teach some of the courses in the Philosophy and Theology programs.
Faculty of Philosophy
Abbot Alban Riley OSB
English Literature, Religious Studies, Latin, History
B.A., Queen’s University, 1979; B.Th., Seminary of Christ the King, 1984; S.T.L., Pontifical International College of St Anselm, Rome, 1989.
Fr. Matthew Gerlich OSB
Rector, Moral Theology
B.A., University of Alberta, 1980; graduate studies in Economics, Queen’s University, 1980-81; M.Div., Seminary of Christ the King, 1992; S.T.L., Accademia Alfonsiana, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, 1996.
Mr. Raphael Donnelly
History, Speech - Drama
B.A., Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park CA, 1979; J.D., University of the Pacific, Sacramento CA, 1984.
Fr. Benedict Lefebvre OSB
Latin
B.A., Seminary of Christ the King, 2001; B.Th., Seminary of Christ the King, 2004; S.S.L., Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, Rome, 2008.
Dr. Chris Morrissey
Greek
Ph.D., Simon Fraser University; M.A., University of British Columbia; B.A., University of British Columbia; B.Sc., University of Manitoba
Fr. Peter Nygren OSB
Philosophy, Psychology
B.A., Seminary of Christ the King, 1989; M.Div., Seminary of Christ the King, 1991; M.A., Simon Fraser University, 1994.
Fr. Joseph Park OSB
Biology, Sociology
B.A., Seminary of Christ the King, 1990; M.Div., Seminary of Christ the King, 1991; M.Ed., Western Washington University, 1997.
Dr. Stephen Ogden
English Literature
B.A., Simon Fraser University, 1990
M.A., University of British Columbia, 1992
Ph.D., Simon Fraser University, 2003.
Ms. Margaret Palczynski
Latin
B.Sc. (Maj. Anatomy & Microbiology), McGill University, Montreal, QC, 1976; TESL Certificate, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, 1984; M.A. (Applied Linguistics), Concordia University, Montreal, QC,1986
Br. Maximus Spoeth
Religious Studies, History of Philosophy, Latin
B.A., Thomas Aquinas College, 2001; Ph.L. Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas “Angelicum”, Rome 2015.
Faculty of Theology
Abbot Alban Riley OSB
Vatican II Documents, Church History, Patristics, (Pastoral Liturgy)
B.A., Queen’s University, 1979; B.Th., Seminary of Christ the King, 1984; S.T.L., Pontifical International College of St Anselm, Rome, 1989.
Fr. Matthew Gerlich OSB
Rector, Moral Theology
B.A., University of Alberta, 1980; graduate studies in Economics, Queen’s University, 1980-81; M.Div., Seminary of Christ the King, 1992; S.T.L., Accademia Alfonsiana, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, 1996.
Fr. Bryan Duggan
Pastoral Counselling
B.A., Seminary of Christ the King, Mission (2007); M.Div., Seminary of Christ the King, Mission (2011); M.Psy., Divine Mercy University, Arlington, VA (2019);
PsyD., Divine Mercy University, Sterling, VA (2021).
Fr. Paul Goo
Spirituality & Catechetics
B.Math., University of Waterloo, Waterloo (2005); B.A. (2011), B.Th. (2014) & M.Div. (2015), Seminary of Christ the King, Mission; S.T.L., Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (2019).
Fr. Davide Lanzani
Dogma
B.A., Seminary of Christ the King, Mission (2009); B.Th., Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (2012); S.T.L., Missiology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (2020); M.A., Dogmatic Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (2021).
Fr. Alessandro Lovato
Pastoral Liturgy
Fr. Benedict Lefebvre OSB
Sacred Scripture, Dogma
B.A., Seminary of Christ the King, 2001; B.Th., Seminary of Christ the King, 2004; S.S.L., Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, Rome, 2008.
Fr. Nicholas Meisl
Homiletics
B.A.Sc., Engineering Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby (2005); B.A., Seminary of Christ the King, Mission (2007); S.T.B., Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome (2012); S.S.L., Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome (2018)
Fr. Anthony Nguyen OSB
Canon Law
B.Sc., University of British Columbia, 2004; B.Th., Seminary of Christ the King, 2009; Diploma, Priestly Formation, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 2013; S.T.L. Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 2014; J.C.L. University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) 2017.
Fr. Joseph Park OSB
Social Sciences
B.A., Seminary of Christ the King, 1990; M.Div., Seminary of Christ the King, 1991; M.Ed., Western Washington University, 1997.