St. Columbkille Parish Staff

Fr. O'Connor	Reverend Neil D. O'Connor - Pastor Father O'Connor was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the oldest of seven children. He attended schools in and around the Cleveland area. He entered Borromeo College of Ohio, and graduated with a B.A., majoring in English. He then entered Saint Mary Seminary for graduate school in Theology. He received a S.T.B. from the Catholic University of America. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1969, and was first assigned to Assumption of Mary Parish in Brook Park, Ohio, as an associate pastor. He served there until he was assigned to Cleveland Central Catholic High School as Chaplain. Father O'Connor was also appointed as the Chaplain of the Carmelite Sisters in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. In 1980, he received a M.A. from John Carroll University in Cleveland Heights, and was appointed as principal of Cleveland Central Catholic High School, where he served until his appointment in 1992, as the fourth and current pastor of Saint Columbkille Parish in Parma, Ohio.
Fr. Janoch	Reverend Edward J. Janoch - Parochial Vicar Father Janoch (of Bohemian and Hungarian heritage) grew up in Mentor, Ohio and attended Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish and School. After graduating from Saint Mary, he attended Lake Catholic High School, Bowling Green State University (receiving a B.S. in Education degree) and the University of Dayton (receiving an M.S. in Education degree). Prior to entering Saint Mary Seminary in the fall of 1995, Father Janoch worked as a Financial Aid Assistant at the University of Dayton (1986-1990) and Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Lakeland Community College (1990-1995). His parish experiences as a seminarian have been at Saint Malachi in Cleveland, Holy Cross in Euclid, Saint Anthony of Padua in Fairport Harbor, and Holy Martyrs in Medina. He was ordained a priest on May 20, 2000 and assigned to the Church of Saint Clare in Lyndhurst. Having completed his first assignment, Father Janoch is excited and happy to continue priestly ministry here at Saint Columbkille Parish.
Fr. Previte	Reverend Joseph Previte - Parochial Vicar Father Previte’s home parish is Holy Redeemer Church in Cleveland. He attended Holy Redeemer School and Saint Joseph High School. He received a BSBA degree in accountancy from John Carroll University and a MS degree in accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a certified public accountant, licensed in the state of Ohio, and specialized in individual international taxation prior to entering the seminary. Father Previte was ordained for the priesthood in the Diocese of Cleveland on May 12, 2007. He was assigned as Parochial Vicar to Saint Columbkille Church effective June 5, 2007.
Fr. Browne	Reverend William E. Browne - Parochial Vicar Father Browne grew up in Coventry Township (south of Akron) and attended Saint Francis de Sales School. His family are charter members of Saint Francis de Sales Church. He graduated from Kent State University in 1969 and married. He owned and operated a boat business in Akron. He has four daughters, sons-in-laws, and 13 grandchildren. After becoming widowed in 1995, he began a long, but grace-filled path to the priesthood. Father Browne was ordained on May 15, 2004, and was first assigned to Saint Mary Church in Painesville, Ohio. He has a personal devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to Saint John Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests. Father Browne loves his family, fishing, the outdoors, and sports. He very much looks forward to meeting and ministering to the many wonderful people of Saint Columbkille Parish.
Deacon Telepak	Reverend Edward A. Telepak Deacon
Deacon Paul	Reverend Paul C. Kutolowski Deacon
Miss Rita M. Klement	School Principal Miss Rita M. Klement

 

 

 

 

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