Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB, Appointed to a Fifth Term as President-Rector
Archabbot Kurt Stasiak, OSB, has appointed Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB, to serve a fifth term as president-rector of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. The School’s Board of Trustees has approved the appointment. The five-year term will begin in 2028.
Fr. Denis took office as the 14th president-rector of the School on June 1, 2008. A native of Iuka, MS, he attended Saint Meinrad College and the School of Theology, earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 1989 and a Master of Divinity in 1993. He was ordained for the Diocese of Memphis in 1993. From 1993-96, he served as parochial vicar for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis.
He joined the Saint Meinrad monastery and professed his vows on August 6, 1997. From 1997-2001, Fr. Denis was director of continuing education and permanent deacon formation and an adjunct instructor in systematic theology for the School. He also served as executive assistant to the president-rector at Saint Meinrad School of Theology. In 2007, he was named subprior (third in leadership) of the monastic community.
He attended the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, where he received a master’s degree in theology in 2002, a licentiate in sacred theology in 2003, and doctorates in sacred theology and philosophy in 2007. He is an associate professor of systematic theology in the Seminary and School of Theology.
He is the author of numerous articles and has contributed to several theological texts. He is the editor of Sacerdos in Aeternum: Prayers and Blessings for Priests and co-editor of Theology and Religious Pluralism. In 2020, he co-authored the book, We Will Serve the Lord: Prayers and Blessings for the Domestic Church. In 2021, he wrote the book, Father Manners: A Guide to Etiquette for Catholic Clergy.