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The Rev. Kevin DePrinzio, OSA, PhD

Vice President for Mission and Ministry

As Vice President since 2020, Fr. DePrinzio oversees the University’s Office for Mission and Ministry, which plays a vital role in ensuring Villanova’s commitment to living out its Augustinian Catholic mission in every aspect of University life. He is responsible for the wide array of scholarly and pastoral programs offered by the Office for Mission and Ministry, which coordinates initiatives connected to Villanova’s Augustinian heritage and Catholic identity; promotes programs and research on contemporary issues through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching; attends to the University community’s spiritual and sacramental needs; and provides faith-based opportunities for students, faculty and staff of various religious beliefs and traditions.

Fr. DePrinzio has 20 years of experience in ministry as a vocation director, campus minister and faculty member. Since his profession to the Augustinian Order in 2000 and ordination in 2004, Fr. DePrinzio has held numerous teaching, vocational and ministry roles. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Theology at Villanova and has been heavily involved in the work of the Augustinian Institute, serving as a facilitator and panelist for the Institute’s various programming. Fr. DePrinzio also served as a mentor for the Faith & Learning Scholar program and has been a member of various retreats, including the Pellegrinaggio, sponsored through Mission and Ministry.

Before joining the Villanova University faculty, Fr. DePrinzio was the Vocation Director for the Augustinian friars in the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova and worked as a campus minister in Villanova’s Center for Worship and Spirituality. He was also an adjunct professor and campus minster at Merrimack College, as well as a teacher and school minister at Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, Pa.

Fr. DePrinzio earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Saint Joseph’s University; a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts from Washington Theological Union; and a Master of Philosophy and a PhD in Theology from the Catholic University of America.