Paulist Fr. Mark Villano, a native of New Haven, Connecticut, was ordained a priest on May 14, 1988.

He is Associate Pastor at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Los Angeles. 

In past assignments he was an Associate at St. Austin Church in Austin, Texas, and Director of Creative Development at Paulist Productions. He has served as a campus minister at Universities across the country, including Ohio State University, UCLA, and Yale. He was also Director of Campus Ministry at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, and Chief Mission Officer at Marymount California University in Los Angeles.

He earned his Master of Divinity degree at Catholic University of America and a Master of Fine Arts degree at USC.