May 05, 2022
Rev. William Cyril Dettling, administrator and professor
Rev. William Cyril Dettling, OP. ’54, who taught theology and served as a Providence College administrator for more than 25 years, died June 22, 2021, at the Sacred Heart Home in Hyattsville, Md.
Father Dettling, a native of Akron, Ohio, entered the pre-ecclesiastical program at PC after a year at John Carroll University. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 5, 1959, at St. Dominic Church in Washington, D.C.
Father Dettling returned to PC to teach theology in 1960 and served in various roles at the college until 1986, when he was appointed president of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington. He served the Diocese of Columbus from 1992-2016.
His funeral was celebrated on June 28 at St. Dominic Church, Washington.
