Rev. Rob Hagan

Rev. Robert P. Hagan, O.S.A. currently serves as the 41st Prior Provincial at the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova. He also has continued to serve as the team chaplain for the football and men's basketball programs.

A native of Drexel Hill, Pa., Father Rob attended Cardinal O'Hara High School before going to Villanova University. After graduating from Villanova in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Father Rob went on to earn a J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 1990. He then spent seven years as an attorney with Gillin and Associates, where from 1990-97 he served as Criminal Defense Counsel in addition to handling contract negotiations, arbitrations and mediations. He also served as counsel to the Delaware County Solid Waste Authority and the Delaware County Register of Wills. Father Rob is a past member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Delaware County Bar Association and the Delaware County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Fr. Rob was ordained to the priesthood in 2003 at which time he joined Villanova University as the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and was eventually promoted to Senior Associate AD. In this role, he oversaw all aspects of student-athlete welfare, which included oversight of the sports medicine and strength & conditioning departments. 

Along with his accomplishments in the athletics sector, he served as a prison chaplain at The Chester State Correctional Institute. Additionally, Fr. Rob currently serves as weekend assistant at St. Paul's Parish in South Philadelphia.