Our Leadership

These nine Paulist Fathers make up our current General Council.  They meet quarterly to make decisions on planning, personnel and mission implementation.

Fr. John Ardis, C.S.P.

Paulist Fr. John Ardis is vice president of the Paulist Fathers and pastor of Old St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco.

Fr. Robert M. Cary, C.S.P.

Paulist Fr. Robert Cary is based in Los Angeles.

Fr. René Constanza, C.S.P.

Paulist Fr. René Constanza is president of the Paulist Fathers.

Fr. Dave Dwyer, C.S.P.

Paulist Fr. Dave Dwyer is our first consultor and leads the Busted Halo media ministry.

Fr. Ronald Franco, C.S.P.

Paulist Fr. Ronald Franco is postulator of the cause for canonization of Servant of God Isaac Hecker.

Fr. Tom Gibbons, C.S.P.

Paulist Fr. Tom Gibbons serves at Paulist Productions in Los Angeles.

Fr. Charles Kullmann, C.S.P.

Paulist Fr. Charles Kullmann is pastor of St. Austin Church in Austin, TX.

Fr. Ricky Manalo, C.S.P.

Paulist Fr. Ricky Manalo is a liturgical composer, author and educator.

Fr. Dat Tran, C.S.P.

Paulist Fr. Dat Tran is rector of the Cathedral of Saint Andrew and director of the Catholic Information Center, both in Grand Rapids, MI.