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Peter Tremblay

Associate Chaplain for Catholic Life

Department: Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life

Location: Academic Village Numen Lumen P, Office 221
Mailing address: 2960 Campus Box ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-7355

Brief Biography

Rev. Dr. Peter C. Tremblay OFM Conv. D.Min. has been the Associate Chaplain for Catholic Life since 2016.  He is a member of the Franciscan religious community. He was ordained a Catholic Priest in 2012.  Peter served as an associate pastor at St. Paul Church in Kensington, CT as well as a theology and philosophy teacher at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore, MD.  

Peter earned a Masters of Divinity degree from the Washington Theological Union is 2011.  He has published an online blog article entitiled .  Additionally he has served as a retreat director, preacher, and speaker.  He has preached retreats on forgivenss, Christian Hope, Biblical Escatology, A Christian's Response to the Contemporary World, and spoken on Science and Religion, Postmodern philosophy and Catholic Theology, Contemporary Moral Issues among many others.In addition to this Peter is a woodworker who specializes in crafting sacred furniture. He has built altars, pulpits, kneelers, and he designed and built the Torah Ark for the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ Jewish community.

In 2026 Peter earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in preaching from the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, MO. His thesis was Podcast Preaching: Proclaiming Catholic Social Teaching to Generation Z. For his thesis research Peter created a conversational podcast with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ students for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ students and members of Gen. Z. The podcast is called .

Peter has served many areas of the University beyond Catholic Life.  He has been an active advocate for mental and emotional health, served as a resource for the Office of Student Care, the Office for Student Conduct, and Counseling Services.  He works hard to advance the multifaith work of the Truitt Center especially Jewish and Catholic interfaith activities.  

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Education

Bachleors of Arts in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH, 2003

Masters of Divinity from the Washington Theological Union, Washington DC, 2011

Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching from the Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis, MO, 2026