Pastors Who Have Served St. Joseph's Parish

In the first 100 years of the parish, St. Joseph had eleven pastors who served an average of about nine years. The longest serving was Father James Baxter, our second pastor, who was here nineteen years while Fr. Thomas Murphy was here only three years prior to his death. Father Faretra is the first pastor of the next 100 years.

The small photographs below are linked to a larger version which you can view by clicking on these pictures. Unfortunately the quality of the photographs is somewhat poor due to having been copied from the printed history of the parish issued on the occasion of the centennial.
Father Nicholas Murphy - First Pastor Father James J. Baxter - Second Pastor Father Daniel Sheerin - Third Pastor Father James F. Haney - Fourth Pastor Father Francis V. Cummings - Fifth Pastor
Rev. Nicholas J. Murphy
First Pastor
1900-1910
Rev. James J. Baxter D.D.
Second Pastor
1910-1919
Rev. Daniel S. Sheerin
Third Pastor
1919-1936
Rev. James F. Haney
Fourth Pastor
1936-1944
Rev. Francis V. Cummings
Fifth Pastor
1944-1953
Father Thomas F. Murphy - Sixth Pastor Monsignor John R. Wall - Seventh Pastor Monsignor Edward J. Riley - Eight Pastor Monsignor Robert F. Murray - Ninth Pastor Father John P. Coffey - Tenth Pastor
Rev. Thomas F. Murphy
Sixth Pastor
1953-1956
Msgr. John R. Wall
Seventh Pastor
1957-1964
Msgr. Edward J. Riley
Eighth Pastor
1964-1969
Msgr. Robert F. Murray
Ninth Pastor
1969-1976
Rev. John P. Coffey
Tenth Pastor
1977-1991
Father William C. Burckhart - Eleventh Pastor Father Albert J. Faretra - Twelth Pastor Father Thomas Mahoney - Thirteenth Pastor
Rev. William C. Burckhart
Eleventh Pastor
1991-2000
Rev. Albert M. Faretra
Twelth Pastor
2001-2011
Rev. Thomas Mahoney
Thirteenth Pastor
2011-

 


Prepared by G. Cahill October 2008