Priests of Saint Thomas Aquinas

We are grateful to Almighty God for the priests who have faithfully served in our parish over the past 125 years.
We include in this list those who grew up as members of our parish family; those who served us as seminarians and deacons; those who provided summer assistance; those who were in residence in our rectory; and those who were officially assigned to our parish. We ask that you continue to pray daily for these holy men.
 
Name Birthplace Date Ordained
Rev. James J. Ayres New York City 5/13/1918
Rev. Andre M. Bain   2004
Rev. Emil J. Balutowski Brooklyn 6/11/1938
Rev. Thomas Basquel, CSSp.    
Rev. John J. Boardman Brooklyn 5/21/1921
Rev. John J. Boyle   2/13/1988
Rev. Edmund P. Brady Queens 5/30/1959
Rev. John J. Brennan Brooklyn 6/1/1912
Rev. Msgr. John J. Brown    
Rev. Stewart R. Brown Virginia 4/11/1944
Rev. Michael Buckley, CSSp.    
Rev. Edward A. Bukey Brooklyn 6/14/1924
Rev. John F. Bukey Brooklyn 12/22/1923
Msgr. Brian F. X. Callaghan   5/29/1965
Rev. Thomas P. Campbell New York City 4/27/1943
Rev. Bryan J. Carney Brooklyn 6/2/2007
Rev. Thomas O. Casey Brooklyn 6/14/1924
Rev. William M. Casey New York 6/7/1930
Rev. James M. Cavanagh Brooklyn 6/7/1952
Rev. Richard A. Chichester Long Island 5/18/1940
Rev. Patrick Cleary, CSSp.    
Rev. Michael Conroy    
Rev. Emmet J. Costigan Brooklyn 5/31/1947
Very Rev. William F. Cronin, MI    
Rev. Robert E. Crowell Brooklyn 6/2/1928
Rev. John F. Cullinane Brooklyn 6/2/1956
Rev. James J. D’Amato Brooklyn 6/11/1949
Rev. Dwayne D. Davis Jamaica, West Indies 6/29/2013
Rev. James Devine, CSSp.    
Rev. Patrick Devine, CSSp.    
Rev. Kevin Dilworth, S.J. Brooklyn 6/9/1984
Rev. Jeremiah J. Dineen Ireland 5/25/1929
Rev. Thomas V. Doyle Broad Channel 5/19/1984
Rev. William R. Dulaney Queens 5/26/1973
Rev. Edward W. Dullea Ireland 1878
Rev. Clifford C. Ekwueme    
Rev. James H. Ennis Brooklyn 12/16/1925
Rev. Benedict Etafo Nigeria  
Rev. Dennis E. Finn   6/2/1929
Rev. Charles G. Fliegel Long Island City 5/25/1929
Rev. Joseph G. Fonti   1992
Rev. Eugene B. Frein Queens 6/7/1941
Rev. Joseph A. Gancila    
Rev. A. Peter Gopaul   6/28/1997
Rev. James J. Haggarty Brooklyn 4/3/1945
Rev. John Harrington    
Rev. Kieran E. Harrington   6/2/2001
Rev. John J. Heffernan   11/14/1943
Msgr. Denis M. Herron   1973
Rev. Anthony L. Holzheimer Brooklyn 5/31/1947
Rev. Charles J. Hughes Rhode Island 3/15/1919
Rev. Edward M. Kachurka    
Rev. James F. Keenan, S.J. Brooklyn 6/12/1982
Rev. James F. Kehoe Manhattan 1896
Deacon Kennedy    
Rev. Thomas Kim Korea  
Msgr. Jeremiah J. King Brooklyn 1915
Msgr. John B. Lavin    
Rev. Thomas J. Lyons Brooklyn 6/7/1952
Msgr. John E. Mahoney    
Msgr. Kieran J. Martin   6/3/1950
Rev. Paa Kinesi Masion Ghana  
Rev. William A. McAllister Brooklyn 4/16/1930
Rev. Francis X. McHugh    
Rev. James J. McKenna Brooklyn 5/30/1942
Rev. John McKenna, CM   1963
Rev. James A. McNamara Canada 6/15/1935
Rev. Patrick J. McNelis Brooklyn 6/2/1962
Rev. George Merolla    
Rev. John C. Miller   5/20/1995
Rev. Walter Mitchell    
Rev. Nathan A. Morgan Brooklyn 5/1/1918
Rev. Noel Moynahan, CSSp.    
Rev. Michael Mulvihill, CSSp.   7/3/1966
Rev. Charles J. Murphy Brooklyn 6/6/1936
Rev. Joseph P. Nagle New York City 5/29/1971
Rev. Heebong Nam    
Rev. John J. O’Brien Brooklyn 6/10/1922
Rev. Francis P. O’Loughlen Queens 6/6/1936
Rev. Edward J. O’Reilly Astoria 6/22/1917
Rev. Michael Orsi Brooklyn 5/20/1976
Rev. Philip J. Pizzo Brooklyn 6/4/1977
Msgr. Arthur W. Pote Manhattan 10/18/1936
Rev. John W. Powers Massachusetts 5/29/1926
Rev. Peter C. Rassaerts France 6/29/1895
Rev. Henry J. Reel Brooklyn 5/26/1934
Rev. Bernard J. Reilly Brooklyn 7/27/1913
Rev. Edmund J. Reilly Manhattan 1922
Rev. James S. Reilly Brooklyn 6/6/1903
Rev. Joseph D. Ryan Ireland 5/29/1921
Rev. Jerome J. Schmidt Brooklyn 6/11/1949
Rev. Donald F. Schwind Brooklyn 6/15/1946
Rev. James Shanley, CSSp.    
Rev. John P. Smith New York City 5/29/1920
Rev. James E. Sullivan Corona 6/15/1946
Rev. Kieran Udeze