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
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.
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
Fr. 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.
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
Fr. Matthew Gerlich OSB
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. Nicholas Meisl
Homiletics
S.S.L. (summa cum laude), Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome (2018)
S.T.B., Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome (2012)
B.A., Seminary of Christ the King, Mission (2007)
B.A.Sc., Engineering Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby (2005)
Fr. Benedict Lefebvre OSB
Sacred Scripture
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. 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.
Fr. 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.