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. 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.
Fr. Estabrook	Reverend Kevin Estrabrook - Parochial Vicar Father Kevin Estabrook grew up in Madison, Ohio and is the elder of two children. He attended Immaculate Conception Church in Madison and received his religious education through P.S.R. After graduating from Madison High School in 2000, he attended John Carroll University for a year before discerning God's call to the priesthood. He entered Borromeo Seminary in the Fall of 2001 and received a B.A. in Philosophy in preparation for his theological studies at St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 16, 2009 at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral by Bishop Richard G. Lennon, and began his assignment as a parochial vicar of Saint Columbkille on June 6, 2009.
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.
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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