Alumni Chaplain
True to the Catholic and Dominican mission of Providence College, chaplains of the PC National Alumni Association (NAA) minister to the entire alumni community, serving the personal and spiritual well-being of more than 57,000 Friars.
NAA chaplains are at the service of regional alumni clubs, offering retreats, days of recollection, Masses, and other celebrations. Chaplains offer faith formation, service opportunities, and a prayer and consolation ministry for alumni prayer intentions, and are available for any kind of personal conversation or consultation needed.
For assistance, please email alumni@providence.edu or call 401.865.1909.
Rev. James Cuddy, O.P. ’98
Rev. James Cuddy, O.P. ’98 joined the Dominican Order in 2000 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2007. He spent seven years as college chaplain and director of Campus Ministry at PC before being appointed pastor of Saint Joseph Church in Greenwich Village, New York. He also was a member of the PC Board of Trustees. Father Cuddy was vice president for mission and ministry before becoming NAA chaplain. A chaplain in the United States Navy Reserve, he served for nine months in the Republic of Djibouti.
Rev. James F. Quigley, O.P. ’60
Rev. James F. Quigley, O.P. ’60 has been an associate chaplain of the NAA since 2016. Over the past 50 years, he has served Providence College in a variety of roles, including as a professor, administrator, executive vice president, and alumni chaplain. He taught and lectured in Rome as the Father Carl J. Peter Chair of Homiletics at the Pontifical North American College, the largest American Catholic seminary in the world, before returning to assist the late Rev. John S. Peterson, O.P. ’57 in his role as NAA chaplain.
