Priests and deacons who have served All Souls Parish
Name / Appointment
Details / Notes
Dates of Service
Michael McFaul
1882
–
late 1885
1st resident priest Maitland
Felix Prosper
Swembergh
late 1885 or Jan 1886
–
cir Oct 26, 1887
Dec 1887 or early 1888?
cir Nov 1891
cir Nov 1891
Oct 1892
cir Nov 1891
Oct 1892
1st resident priest
Orlando / mission
churches
Joseph J. Creed
Interim pastor Orlando
W. J. Kenny
H. N. T. Tarr
M. F. Foley
C. M. Widman* See below.
Bishop Moore
C. M. Widman / Rev. Weideman
*NOTE: C. M. Widman could be
“Rev. Weideman” noted in the
1939 WPA survey.
Michael J. Fox
Nov 4, 1892
–
Oct 9, 1910
Pastor Orlando /
Orange County
Patrick J.
Bresnahan
Oct 23, 1910
–
Apr 4, 1915
1st resident
Pastor All Souls
James Joseph
O’Riordan
Apr 11, 1915
–
Jul 25, 1920
or
Oct 1, 1920
2nd Pastor
All Souls
1st resident priest in Central Florida at
Maitland, serving the triangle formed by Fort
Gatlin (Orlando), Fort Mellon (Sanford), and
Fort Christmas (Christmas).
1st resident priest mission churches Maitland
and Sanford.
*sources indicate arrival 1885; 1st signed
church registry Jan 15, 1886. Gore states he
arrived in 1885.
”The Good News of St. James Cathedral,”
Edward Hayes, pp. 9-10. Source: 28.2.13-14
“During the interim of more than a
year…Catholics in Orlando and in the missions
of Lake, Sumter, and Orange counties were
visited regularly by many priests, including
Bishop Moore.”
”The Good News of St. James Cathedral,”
Edward Hayes, p. 10. Source: 28.2.14
Reference to Rev. Weideman and C. M.
Widman in several publications. SEE Sources
21.1.1. 28.2.13-14, 115.1
Parish territory included Orange (and what is
now Seminole County), Lake and Sumter
counties. Established mission at Eustis Station
in 1906.
1st resident priest at All Souls.
*Bishop Kenny made him 1st pastor of All
Souls “at close of 1910;” obit states he was
pastor at All Souls from 1909-1913. 2007
history (Source 41.1.12) is source for Apr 1,
1911-Apr 4, 1915.
“…parish records record baptisms performed
in Clermont, Eustis, Minneola, Oviedo,
Groveland, Blue Lake, Geneva, Lord’s Station,
Soldier’s Creek…”
Michael J. Farley
?
Dec 8, 1920
Administrator
John A. Hennessy
Jan 1, 1921
–
May 24, 1924*
3rd Pastor
All Souls
“Coming to the Diocese of St. Augustine, he
served… as administrator at Sanford before
his appointment as pastor of St. Joseph’s
parish, Lakeland… in 1920…”
*NOTE: Cannot confirm date. Fr. Hennessy is
listed as “Rev.” residing at 816 Oak in the
June 1925 Telephone Directory. Fr.
Data compiled from appointment and articles in The Florida Catholic diocesan newspaper and parish/diocesan histories.
PURPLE = PASTOR
aft = after
bef = before
cir = circa
1
Priests and deacons who have served All Souls Parish
Name / Appointment
Details / Notes
Humphries is not listed in the directory. See
Source 118.1. Source 42.2.1, 4 is the only
source for 2/28/1926 date.
William J. Mullally Acting pastor “Rev. John A. Hennessy, pastor
Dates of Service
June 1922
–
Acting Pastor
Oct 15, 1924** or
after Jun 1925*
–
bef Dec 1925* or
Feb 28, 1926**
William Humphries
4th Pastor
All Souls
Michael
Columbkille
Clasby
bef Dec 1925* or
Apr 11, 1926*
–
Aug 31, 1930** or
October 1930**
5th Pastor
All Souls
James J.
McInerney
Oct 1930*
–
Oct 1932**
6th Pastor
All Souls
John J.
Kellaghan
Oct 1, 1932*
–
Jun 2, 1942**
7th Pastor
All Souls
Jan 1942 or Jun 10, 1942
–
Sep 1950 or
Oct 15, 1950 or
Nov 24, 1950**
William
Nachtrab
8th Pastor
All Souls
Anthony
McGowan
Nov 24, 1950
–
Oct 15, 1952*
9th Pastor
All Souls
of All Souls Church left for Europe “early in
June [1922]” and Father Mullally of DeLand is
acting as pastor. Rev. Wm. J. Mullally is
pastor of St. Peter’s [DeLand]
*Source 118.1: June 1925 - Fr. Hennessy is
listed as “Rev.” residing at 816 Oak in the
Telephone Directory. Dec. 1925 - Fr. Clasby is
listed as “Rev.” residing at 816 Oak in
Sanford. Fr. Humphries is not listed in either
directory.
**Source 42.2.4 is the only source for the
10/15/1924 and 2/28/1926 dates.
*Source 42.2.2 only source for 4/11/26
arrival date. Source 118.1 - Dec. 1925 phone
book lists Fr. Clasby as “Rev.” residing at 816
Oak in Sanford.
**Sources 49.3 and 50.2 indicate next
appointment began in October 1930.
Orlando Morning Sentinel account of his
death, states at All Souls from Oct. 1930-Oct.
1932. This appears to be accurate.
*Source 42.2.4 says Sept. 1, 1932. **Source
41.1.12 says Aug. 31, 1932. Died auto crash
Dec. 29, 1939
*2007 history (Source 41.1.12) incorrect says “1931”. Accounts of Jan. 1932 fire state
Father McInerney was pastor. 1967 parish
directory (Source 23.1.5) indicates arrived in
1932.
**Obituary (Source 71.5) states “1941” but
appointment states June 1942.
June 7, 1959 Sunday Bulleting states he was
at All Souls from Jan. 1942 to Sep. 1950.
**2007 history (Source 41.1.12) only source
for month/day.
Appointment Nov. 24, 1950 (Source 77.1)
*2007 history (Source 41.1.12) only source
for month/day. Official Appointment Oct. 3,
1952 (Sources 77.5 – 75.2) does not give
exact date.
Data compiled from appointment and articles in The Florida Catholic diocesan newspaper and parish/diocesan histories.
PURPLE = PASTOR
aft = after
bef = before
cir = circa
2
Dates of Service
Oct 15, 1952*
–
Dec 30, 1965
Priests and deacons who have served All Souls Parish
Name / Appointment
Details / Notes
Richard Lyons
*1989 history (Source 42.2.4) is source for
day; 2007 history (Source 41.1.12) has
10th Pastor
incorrect year “1953” Appointment notices
All Souls
Oct. 3 and Oct. 10, 1952 (Sources 75.1 and
75.2) do not give day.
Died June 2, 1969
Albert LeMieux
1957
–
bef May 1958
Assistant
Pastor
Vincent G.
Crawford
bef Oct 1960 or
Jan 8, 1961
Aug 20, 1961
Assistant
Pastor
Appears to have served at All Souls at least
twice, the first time being from 1957 (Source
73.5) to 1958
Died February 3, 1985.
Source 107.6 – Oct. 28, 1960, DCCW deanery
meeting at All Souls.
Source 22.1961.1 – First listed as Asst. Pastor
on Jan. 8, 1961 bulletin. Source 22.1961.7 –
Last listed on Aug. 20, 1961 bulletin.
Died Sept. 10, 1980.
Richard Bowles
bef Aug 12, 1962
–
bef Aug 16, 1963
Assistant
Pastor
Vincent G.
Crawford
?
–
aft Nov 27, 1964
Assistant
Pastor
Source 22.1962.7 – Aug. 19, 1962 Sunday
Bulletin lists “Rev. Richard Bowles, Assistant.”
*Aug. 1963 – graduate studies.
Source 61.4 – Nov. 27, 1964, “assistant pastor
of All Souls Church, Sanford.”
Died Sept. 10, 1980.
Albert LeMieux
bef Dec 24, 1964
–
Aug 1970
Assistant
Pastor
Appears to have served at All Souls at least
twice, second time from before Dec. 24, 1964
(Source 22.1964.10) to Aug. 1970.
Died February 3, 1985.
William T.
Keane
Administrator
11th Pastor
All Souls
Dec 30, 1965
–
Jun 6, 1970
William Ennis
Jun 6, 1970
–
Aug 10, 1983
12th Pastor
All Souls
Aug 1970
–
Oct 11, 1975
Patrick J. Kett
Associate Pastor
*Listed as Patrick, Patrick J and Joseph Kett in
The Florida Catholic.
Data compiled from appointment and articles in The Florida Catholic diocesan newspaper and parish/diocesan histories.
PURPLE = PASTOR
aft = after
bef = before
cir = circa
3
Priests and deacons who have served All Souls Parish
Name / Appointment
Details / Notes
Sean Shine
*Father Shine was three years at Church of
our Savior; a year and a half at All Souls; and
Associate Pastor
at St. Brendan’s since January 24 [1976].
Working backwards, Fr. Shine arrived at All
Souls around June 1974.
Father Shine died Aug. 8, 2008.
William
Appointed Associate Pastor 1976-1978 and
Authenrieth
returned five years later as Pastor. Relieved
of duty in Diocese of Orlando in October
Associate Pastor
1985.
Dates of Service
cir Jun 1974
–
Jan 24, 1976
Jan 24, 1976
–
Jul 6, 1978
Peter Mitchell
Jun 26, 1978
–
Sep 4, 1979
Associate Pastor
William
Authenrieth
Aug 10, 1983
–
Jun 15, 1984
13th Pastor
All Souls
Lyle Danen
Administrator
May 15, 1984
–
May 14, 1987
Joseph J. Buzek
bef Jul 1985
–
bef Jan 1987
Jul 1986 – Jan 1, 1987
Feb 28, 2007 – Oct 31, 2007
Edward
McCarthy
In residence
Retired in
residence
? – Present
May 14, 1987 – Nov 1, 1987
Nov 1-1987 – May 13, 1989
Edmund
Czarnecki
14th Pastor
All Souls
Father Mitchell was ordained May 28, 1978
and came to All Souls June 26. He served as
associate pastor at several parishes finally
being appointed pastor of Our Lady of the
Springs, Ocala, Oct. 26, 1987.
Appointed Associate Pastor 1976-1978 and
returned five years later as Pastor. Relieved
of duty in Diocese of Orlando in October
1985.
Appointment indicates “administrator”
effective May 15, 1984. May 1, 1987
appointment identifies as “pastor” at All
Souls, but corrected on May 8 to
“administrator.” Source 50.18.1-3
Father Danen died November 3, 2012.
July 21, 1985 Sunday bulletin states he travels
to All Souls every Sunday to celebrate the
12:00 noon Mass…
Only two mentions in The Florida Catholic:
“Retired priest who assists Father Danen”
(Source 40.5) and “European Holiday” tour
advertisement (Source 57.1). Not listed in
Sunday Bulletins in 1987.
Served at All Souls three different times.
Extensive career of service in the Orlando
Diocese since ordination Sept. 18, 1971.
Consult the Father McCarthy timeline –
Source 76.30.1-7, 22.23.1 (Jan. 21)
Appointment to Administrator May 14, 1987
and then Pastor Nov. 1, 1987.
Data compiled from appointment and articles in The Florida Catholic diocesan newspaper and parish/diocesan histories.
PURPLE = PASTOR
aft = after
bef = before
cir = circa
4
Priests and deacons who have served All Souls Parish
Name / Appointment
Details / Notes
Dates of Service
Thomas Burns
Feb 1, 1989
–
bef Jan 31, 1993*
15th Pastor
All Souls
Raymond
“Ray” Larsen
bef May 31, 1987*
abt Sept 1, 1991
Vocations
Director
Feb 3, 1993
–
July 25, 1993**.02
Michael Collins
Temporary
Administrator
2007 History (Source 42.1.12) indicates Fr.
Burns left in 1992. *Father Burns at All Souls
in Oct. 1992 (Source 56.5).
Jan. 31, 1993 All Souls Bulletin (Source
22.9.1).
* May 31, 1987 All Souls bulletin: “Parish
Priests: Rev. Edmund S. Czarnecki, Rev.
Raymond L. Larsen (In residence)”
(Source 22.3.2)
**Sept. 8, 1991 All Souls bulletin: “farewell to
Father Ray [Raymond Larsen] last weekend”
(Source 22.7.2)
Source 60.1 - Fr. Collins appointed Feb. 3,
1993.
Feb. 7, 1993 All Souls Bulletin – indicates he
spoke at Masses Feb. 7. (Source 22.9.1)
July 25, 1993 All Souls Bulletin “This is my last
weekend here” (Source 22.9.3)
Richard Trout
16th Pastor
All Souls
Jun 22, 1993
–
May 21, 2012
June 27, 1993 All Souls Bulletin states Fr.
Trout’s appointment announced at Masses.
Vocations
Director
Esau Garcia
Associate
Pastor
May 28, 1994
–
Oct 1, 1996
aft Sep 1994
but bef Feb 17, 1995
–
left bef Sep 6, 1996**
circa Sep 1994 – Sep 1998*
Francis Xavier
“Frank”
Zammit
Administrator
Stephen Noel
McNicholas
In residence
circa 1999 - ?
“Associate pastor of All Souls Parish, Sanford,
with pastoral care for the Hispanic
Communities of All Souls and Holy Spirit,
Mims.”
Worked as “floater” priest in the diocese filling in where needed for short terms. *At
St. John Vianney in Sept. 1994 (Source 90.5);
All Souls before Feb. 17, 1995 (Source 40.7).
**Gone by Sept. 6, 1996.
*27 Sep 1998 Sunday Bulletin states “he has
been with us here at All Souls for four years”
and is returning to Ireland. (Source 22.174.4)
**Father returned to All Souls and left for
Ireland near the time of his death per Angie
Bryant. Died June 5, 2011.
Data compiled from appointment and articles in The Florida Catholic diocesan newspaper and parish/diocesan histories.
PURPLE = PASTOR
aft = after
bef = before
cir = circa
5
Priests and deacons who have served All Souls Parish
Name / Appointment
Details / Notes
David Vivero
Dates of Service
Jan 13, 1997
–
Aug 5, 1998
Parochial
Vicar
Nov 4, 1997 – Mar 28, 1998
Albert Fornace
Transitional
Deacon
Mar 28, 1998
–
Jun 1, 2001
Parochial Vicar
Hugo Londono
Nov 1, 1997
aft 2001*
possibly Aug 2003
Hispanic
Catholics in
Clermont,
Sanford,
Mt. Dora
Ralph DuWell
Seminarian
Pastoral Year
1998
Mark
Christopher
aft Apr 18, 1999
present
Retired
Priest – “celebrates one Spanish Mass each
Sunday”
*Included in 2001 Parish Album Directory and
retired effective Aug 2003.
Feb. 19, 1998: “currently on assignment for
his pastoral year at All Souls Catholic Church
in Sanford” (Source 44.2)
”I am negotiating with Fr. Mark Christopher
to teach all the RCIA classes” (Source
22.175.2).
Luis Barrera
Aug 15, 2003
–
Dec 15, 2004
Spanish
Ministry
Spanish Ministry in Mt. Dora and Sanford
with residence at All Souls (Source 53.1).
In residence
Ybain Ramirez
Dec 15, 2004
–
Mar 10, 2008?
Dec 16, 2007?
Parochial Vicar
In residence
Part time Parochial Vicar at All Souls and St.
Patrick in Mt. Dora with residence at All
Souls.
Dec. 16, 2007 Sunday Bulletin states he has
been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. James
Cathedral parish; reception in his honor that
date. Source 22.23.10
Data compiled from appointment and articles in The Florida Catholic diocesan newspaper and parish/diocesan histories.
PURPLE = PASTOR
aft = after
bef = before
cir = circa
6
Priests and deacons who have served All Souls Parish
Name / Appointment
Details / Notes
Benedict
Andrezej
Jurkiewicz
Latin Tridentine Mass
Dates of Service
Jun 5, 2005
–
present
Jul 1986 – Jan 1, 1987
Feb 28, 2007 – Oct 31, 2007
Edward
McCarthy
In residence
Retired in
residence
Tito Nel Rojas
? – Present
Associate
Pastor?
Parochial Vicar
Dec 2, 2007
Aug 2010
Served at All Souls three different times.
Extensive career of service in the Orlando
Diocese since ordination Sept. 18, 1971.
Consult the Father McCarthy timeline –
Source 76.30.1-7, 22.23.1 (Jan. 21)
All Souls Sunday Bulletin, Dec. 2, 2007, p. 2.
Source 22.23.10
Kenneth Metz
Retired
Jul 1, 2009
–
present
In residence
“Arrived in Florida 6/18/2009 but resided
with friends until his room at rectory was
ready; first Mass at All Souls July 1, 2009.” All
Souls Office 5/27/14.
Richard W.
Voor
2012 May 21
–
2014 Jul 13
Parochial
Administrator
Announced leave of absence from priesthood
at Masses July 13, 2014.
Gilbert
Medina
2014 Jul 27
–
Present
17th Pastor
All Souls
Celebrated first Masses at All Souls weekend
of July 27, 2014. Appointment effective
August 1, 2014.
Data compiled from appointment and articles in The Florida Catholic diocesan newspaper and parish/diocesan histories.
PURPLE = PASTOR
aft = after
bef = before
cir = circa
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