Allen Hall is the seminary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster, one of the seven seminaries of the dioceses of England and Wales, where men are prepared for ministry as Catholic priests.

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The Staff

Allen Hall's staff have been divided into the following categories. Follow the links for the permanent members of staff to find further details and contact information.

Formation Team
Academic Staff
Pastoral Team
Pastoral/Spiritual/Human Development
Administrative Staff

Rector	Vice Rector

Canon Paul McGinn	Fr Anthony Dwyer
Formation Advisors

Fr John Hemer MHM	Sr Bernadette Hunston SCJA

Rev. Dr Stephen Wang	Fr Francesco Donega Rector of the Redemptoris Mater House of Formation
Spiritual Director

Rev. Dr Dermot Power
Academic Staff

Canon Charles Acton Dean of Studies	Rev. Dr Francis Selman Dean of Philosophy
Rev. Dom. Alexander Bevan OSB (Latin)
Fr John Conneely (Canon Law)
Fr Francesco Donega (Liturgy, Systematic Theology)
Fr Peter Harris (Church History)
Fr John Hemer MHM (Scripture, Biblical Greek)
Sr Bernadette Hunston SCJA (Spiritual Theology)
Rev. Dr Anthony Meredith SJ (Patristics)
Rev. Dr Joseph O'Hanlon (Scripture)
Rev. Dr Dermot Power (Spirituality, Systematic Theology)
Fr Aidan Rossiter CJ (Liturgy)
Prof. Clemens Sedmak (Theology)
Rev. Dr Stephen Wang (Philosophy, Systematic Theology)
Pastoral Team

Fr Anthony Dwyer Pastoral Director	Miss Sally McAllister Pastoral Coordinator
Rev. Dr Stephen Wang (Pastoral Reflection)
Sr Petronia Williams OSM (Pastoral Supervisor, Pastoral Reflection)
Pastoral/Spiritual/Human Development
Sr Bernadette Hunston SCJA (Pastoral Theology, Spirituality)
Miss Sally McAllister (Pastoral Theology)
Miss Letitia Nicoll (Vocal Communications)
Mr Andrew Parkin (Music Tutor)
Rev. Dr Dermot Power (Spirituality)
Sr Margaret Taylor (Sexuality & Celibacy)
Rev. Dr Stephen Wang (Pastoral Theology)
Dr Clare Watkins (Pastoral Theology)
Administrative Staff

Mr Gerald Daly Administrator	Mrs Helena Duckett PA to the Rector and Formation Team

Miss Mary Aldridge Receptionist and Conference and Accommodation Coordinator	Mr Karl Bennett Catering Manager
Rev. Dr Francis Selman (Librarian)

Canon Paul McGinn

Canon Paul McGinn

Rector

Enquiries for the Rector may be made through Mrs Helena Duckett.

Tel: (020) 7349 5600
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Fr Anthony Dwyer

Fr Anthony Dwyer

Vice Rector
Pastoral Director

Lectures:

Pastoral Theology
Homiletics

Enquiries for the Vice Rector may be made through Mrs Helena Duckett.

Tel: (020) 7349 5600
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Fr John Hemer MHM

Fr John Hemer MHM STB LSS

Formation Advisor

Lectures:

Introduction to Old Testament
Pentateuch
Johannine Writings
Biblical Greek

Enquiries for the Formation Team may be made through Mrs Helena Duckett.

Tel: (020) 7349 5600
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Sr Bernadette Hunston SCJA

Sr Bernadette Hunston SCJA BA MTh

Formation Advisor

Lectures:

Pastoral Theology
Spiritual Theology

Enquiries for the Formation Team may be made through Mrs Helena Duckett.

Tel: (020) 7349 5622
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Rev. Dr Stephen Wang

Rev. Dr Stephen Wang MA PhL STL PhD

Formation Advisor

Lectures:

Philosophical Anthropology
Philosophical Ethics
Fundamental Theology
Introduction to Catholicism
Pastoral Theology

Enquiries for the Formation Team may be made through Mrs Helena Duckett.

Tel: (020) 7349 5608
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Fr Francesco Donega

Fr Francesco Donega STB SLL

Formation Advisor
Rector of the Redemptoris Mater House of Formation

Lectures:

Introduction to Liturgy (I)
Introduction to Liturgy (II)
Sacraments of Baptism & Confirmation
Penance & Anointing

Enquiries for the Formation Team may be made through Mrs Helena Duckett.

Tel: (020) 7723 9364
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Rev. Dr Dermot Power

Rev. Dr Dermot Power BA BD STL STD

Spiritual Director

Lectures:

Spiritual Theology
The Mystery of Christ

Enquiries for the Formation Team may be made through Mrs Helena Duckett.

Tel: (020) 7349 5600
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Canon Charles Acton

Canon Charles Acton STL

Dean of Studies

Lectures:

Theology of the Trinity
Soteriology I
Soteriology II

Enquiries for the Formation Team may be made through Mrs Helena Duckett.

Tel: (020) 7349 5600
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Rev. Dr Francis Selman

Rev. Dr Francis Selman MA MTh PhD PhL

Dean of Philosophy
Librarian

Lectures:

Introduction to Philosophy & Logic
History of Philosophy
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Natural Theology

If you wish to contact Fr Francis, please do so through Mrs Helena Duckett.

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Miss Sally McAllister

Miss Sally McAllister

Pastoral Coordinator

Lectures:

Pastoral Theology

Tel: (020) 7349 5612
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Mr Gerald Daly

Mr Gerald Daly BA

Administrator

Gerald is responsible for the day-to-day and financial administration of Allen Hall, including the WEEF (Westminster Ecclesiastical Education Fund).

Tel: (020) 7349 5606
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Mrs Helena Duckett

Mrs Helena Duckett

PA to the Rector and Formation Team

Tel: (020) 7349 5786
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Miss Mary Aldridge

Miss Mary Aldridge

Receptionist
Conference and Accommodation Coordinator

Please contact Mary with any queries about conference bookings and other enquiries about the use of Allen Hall's facilities.

Tel: (020) 7349 5600
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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Mr Karl Bennett

Mr Karl Bennett

Catering Manager

Tel: (020) 7349 5604
Fax: (020) 7349 5601
Email:

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