Br. Dan O’Riordan has been elected to a second term as Provincial of the United States

On January 8, the Marist Brothers United States Province announced that Brother Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General, confirmed the election of Br Dan O’Riordan as the Provincial of the US Province. First elected in 2021, Br. Dan will continue Provincial duties for another three-year term, through 2027. His second term will begin at the USA Province Chapter Meeting, scheduled for April 2024.

Br. Dan entered the Marist Brothers Novitiate in 1992 and took his perpetual vows in 1998. He grew up in Whitestone, NY and was a member of St. Mel’s Parish. He also spent much of his youth living and playing sports in Ireland. His parents, Connie and Rita O’Riordan, were devout Catholics and passed on their faith to him as his first teachers in life.

After graduating from Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, NY, he earned a Bachelor’s degree from University College in Cork, Ireland, and an MA from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Over the years, Br. Dan has served as a teacher, coach, counselor, Development Director, and campus minister at numerous Marist High Schools around the United States. He also served his USA Province as one of the Vocation Directors. And from 2015 to 2021 he served as Vice Provincial.