Devon Prep Gets New Headmaster

Rev. Francisco J. Aisa has been named the sixth Headmaster of Devon Preparatory School, according to a statement from the all-boys Catholic institution on Friday.

Aisa, 53, succeeds Rev. James J. Shea, who recently retired after 21 years as headmaster

“Father Shea has built Devon Prep into the respected and revered institution it is today,” said Aisa in the statement. “He built a solid foundation of academic excellence and faith-based education. I am excited for the opportunity to build on his legacy and lead Devon Prep into the 21st century as we carry out our Piarist mission.”

For the past two years Aisa, a native of Zaragoza, Spain, has served at Devon Prep as general manager, director of Campus Ministry, and as a faculty member.

Prior to Devon Prep, Aisa served as general vice-rector at the University of Cristobal Colon of the Piarist Fathers, in Veracruz, Mexico, where he also taught theology and served as pastor of the university parish.

In addition, he spent several years in Puerto Rico as Director of the Seminary of the Piarist Fathers, and conducted the parish school at Playa de Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Aisa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theology from the Pontifical University of Salamanca, and an advanced degree in the Theology of Religious Life from the Pontifical University of Lateran. He also holds a diploma as a Teacher of Primary Education with a specialty in Sciences from Escuela Universitaria de Profesorado “Virgen del Pilar” in Zaragoza, Spain. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the Institute “Claretianum” of Theology of the Religious Life in Rome. Aisa was ordained to the Priesthood in 1987.

Photo: Rev. Francisco J. Aisa. Courtesy of Devon Prep.