Fr. Bonaventure Chapman, O.P.

By Fr. Bonaventure Chapman, O.P.

Fr. Bonaventure Chapman, OP, hails from Buffalo, New York, where he was born and raised. He studied at Grove City College, Pennsylvania, where he completed a B.S. in Applied Physics and a B.A. in Christian Thought. At Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, he trained for the Episcopal priesthood, completing the M.Th in Applied Theology there. In his third year at Oxford he converted to Roman Catholicism. Before joining the Dominicans, Fr. Bonaventure taught math and science in Catholic schools in the DC area.