Blackfriars Hall

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Blackfriars Hall
University of Oxford
Arms: Gyronny sable and argent, a cross flory counterchanged.
Location	St Giles', Oxford
Established	1994
Named after	The black cappa of the Dominican friars
Regent	Rev. John O’Connor, OP[1]
Undergraduates	0 (4 visiting students)
Postgraduates	86[2]
Website	Hall website

Blackfriars Hall is a Roman Catholic permanent private hall of the University of Oxford. Unlike a college, a hall is owned and governed by an outside institution (in this case, the resident community of the Priory of the Holy Spirit and the English Province of the Order of Preachers) and not by its fellows. Although historically a centre for the study of theology and philosophy informed by the intellectual tradition of St Thomas Aquinas, it now admits men and women of any faith to a wide range of postgraduate degree programmes in the humanities and social sciences. The current Regent of Blackfriars is Fr. John O'Connor, O.P.