The Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle (“The Paulist Fathers”) is a dynamic community of Catholic priests who share the Good News of Jesus Christ with great joy.
Here are just some of these men.
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Paulist Fr. Rich Andre is associate pastor of St. Austin Church in Austin, TX.
Paulist Fr. Eric Andrews is president of the Paulist Fathers and past president of Paulist Productions.
Paulist Fr. Donald Andrie is pastor of St. John XXIII University Parish in Knoxville, TN. He also leads parish retreats.
Paulist Fr. Greg Apparcel leads our ministry in Rome, Italy, for Catholics from the United States at St. Patrick's Church/San Patrizio.
Paulist Fr. John Ardis is pastor of Old St. Mary's Cathedral and Chinese Mission in San Francisco.
Paulist Fr. Jamie Baca is director of the University Catholic Center at UCLA in Los Angeles.
Paulist Fr. John Behnke is vice president of the Paulist Fathers and superior of our community in New York City.
Paulist Fr. Steven Bell leads parish missions, retreats and revivals.
Paulist Fr. Matthew Berrios, ordained in May, 2017, is associate pastor of the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City.
Paulist Fr. Kenneth Boyack is vice president of Paulist Evangelization Ministries.
Paulist Fr. Charles Brunick is based at our motherhouse in New York City. He most recently served as pastor of St. Philip Neri Church in Portland, Oregon.
A veteran campus minister, Paulist Fr. Bernard Campbell leads a new parish mission called "Will our Faith Have Children?".
Paulist Fr. William Cantrell was ordained in 1956. During his long priesthood, he has served in parishes across the United States.
Paulist Fr. Ryan Casey, ordained in 2018, is associate pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community in Los Angeles.
Paulist Fr. Richard Colgan is our director of novices, accompanying men in their first year at our seminary.
Paulist Fr. John Collins leads parish missions throughout the United States and Canada.
Paulist Fr. René Constanza is rector of the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Grand Rapids, MI.
Paulist Fr. Charles Cunniff is associate director of the Paulist Center in Boston.
Paulist Fr. Frank Desiderio is first consultor, or chief advisor, to the president of the Paulist Fathers.
Paulist Fr. Frank DeSiano is president of Paulist Evangelization Ministries and our seminary's director of formation.
Paulist Fr. James DiLuzio leads dynamic parish missions and retreats across the United States and Canada.
Paulist Fr. Kevin Devine has been a priest for more than 60 years. From 1962 to 1993, he served as a U.S. Army chaplain.
Paulist Fr. Charlie Donahue is an associate director of St. Thomas More Newman Center in Columbus, OH.
Paulist Fr. John Duffy served as president of our community from 2002 to 2010.
Paulist Fr. Dave Dwyer is executive director of our media ministry Busted Halo and hosts "The Busted Halo Show" on SiriusXM.
Paulist Fr. Michael Evernden is based at Old St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. He offers parish retreats and days of recollection.
Paulist Fr. John Foley is a practicing canon lawyer who advises priests experiencing difficulty in their lives and ministries.
Paulist Fr. Ronald Franco is pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Knoxville, TN.
Paulist Fr. John Geaney, a veteran Catholic communicator, is based in Boston.
Paulist Fr. Tom Gibbons serves at Paulist Productions in Los Angeles.
Paulist Fr. James Haley has served the Paulists for over 50 years. He currently serves in Knoxville, TN.
Paulist Fr. Michael Hennessy, ordained in 2018, serves at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Grand Rapids, MI.
Paulist Fr. Jimmy Hsu is associate director of the University Catholic Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
Paulist Fr. Paul Huesing is superior of the Paulist Fathers in Vero Beach, FL.
Paulist Fr. John Hurley is vicar for evangelization in the Diocese of San Jose, CA.
Paulist Fr. Mark-David Janus is president and publisher of Paulist Press and a clinical psychologist.
Paulist Fr. Thomas Kane leads Paulist Reconciliation Ministries, Landings International and Paulist Pilgrimages.
Paulist Fr. Charles Kullmann is pastor of St. Austin Church in Austin, TX.
Paulist Fr. Paul Lannan is based at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Los Angeles. He served for many years in his native Toronto and in Boston.
Paulist Fr. James Lloyd, age 97, hears confessions and provides counseling services at our motherhouse in New York City.
Paulist Fr. Joseph Mahon has been a priest for more than 60 years. For decades, he traveled the United States as part of our preaching apostolate.
Paulist Fr. Ricky Manalo is a composer, author and educator. He lives is at Old St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco.
Paulist Fr. Gilbert Martinez is pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community in Los Angeles.
Paulist Fr. Michael McGarry is director of the Paulist Center in Boston and immediate past president of the Paulist Fathers.
Paulist Fr. Kenneth McGuire has served the Paulist Fathers in positions across the U.S. since being ordained in 1968.
Paulist Fr. Vinny McKiernan is a campus minister at St. Thomas More Newman Center at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.
Paulist Fr. Bruce Nieli leads parish missions and retreats, and speaks at a variety of diocesan and regional conferences.
Paulist Fr. Ed Nowak is a Catholic campus minister at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.
Paulist Fr. Ruben Patiño is the pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Horseshoe Bay, TX.
Paulist Fr. Steven Petroff, ordained in May, 2017, is associate pastor of Old St. Mary's Church in Chicago.
During his long priesthood, Fr. Pietrucha has served in New York City; Boston; Austin, TX; Greeley, CO; Rome; Toronto; and Tucson, AZ.
Paulist Fr. Larry Rice serves as director of the University Catholic Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
Paulist Fr. Ronald G. Roberson serves at the USCCB Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.
Paulist Fr. Terry Ryan leads a variety of retreats and spirituality programs.
Paulist Fr. Tom Ryan directs the Paulist Fathers Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations.
Paulist Fr. Dick Sparks is based in Austin, TX. He leads parish missions, retreats and workshops.
Paulist Fr. Thomas Stransky helped to write the Vatican II document "Nostra Aetate." He was Paulist Fathers president from 1970 to 1978,
Paulist Fr. Tom Tavella serves at Old St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco.
Fr. Ivan serves as pastor of Newman Hall/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of California, Berkeley.
Paulist Fr. Dat Tran is our vocation director. He works with men who are discerning a call to the priesthood and religious life.
Paulist Fr. Rick Walsh serves as superior of the Paulist Fathers in Boston.
Paulist Fr. Stuart Wilson-Smith, a native of Eastern Canada, is a campus minister at St. Thomas More Newman Center at The Ohio State University.