Fr. Paul was ordained by the Most Reverend Francis J. Mugavero on May 13, 1980. His first assignment after ordination was to the retreat team at St Joseph’s Spiritual Center in Baltimore, MD. Three years later he joined the retreat team at Our Lady of Florida Monastery in North Palm Beach, FL. During his seven years there, he served three years as a member of the retreat team, before being elected Rector of the Monastery and Retreat Director of the Spiritual Center.
From May of 1990 until May of 1998 Fr. Paul served as the Second Consultor to the Provincial for the Provincial Council of St Paul of the Cross Province of the Passionist Community. When his service as Consultor was completed he spent a year of sabbatical time divided between Theological studies at Louvain University in Belgium and studying Archaeology at Oxford University in England. Fr. Paul then went on to work as an ititerant preacher of missions based in Riverdale, NY.
Fr.Paul comes to to Bishop Molloy after spending the last two years at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center. A native of Somerville, MA, Fr. Paul is the fourth of five children.
Fr.Paul is a graduate of St. Ann's Parish Elementary School and Matingnon High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Assumption College in Worcester, MA and earned Masters of Divinity and Masters of Theology degrees from St. John's University in Jamaica, NY.
