[Webmaster's Note 9/19/10: This is only a partial listing and is a work in progress.]
Reverend Monsignor Robert Panke
Ordained in 1996, Monsignor Panke's first assignment was as associate pastor at St. Peter's in Olney. In 2000, he became chaplain of the Newman Center at George Washington University for two years, until becoming director of priest vocations, his current position. He has been an Archdiocesan Consultor, a member of the Presbyteral Council, Priest Retirement Board and Archdiocesan Vocations Team and a chaplain to the George Washington University Knights of Columbus. He has resided at St. Patrick's since 2002, and was named a prelate of honor by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. On April 18, 2011, Cardinal Wuerl named Msgr. Panke as Rector of the Archdiocese's new Blessed John Paul II Seminary. Msgr. Panke moved to his new residence in August, 2011.
Reverend Monsignor Michael diTeccia Farina
Ordained in 1954, Monsignor Farina’s first two assignments were at Holy Family Church in Hillcrest Heights, and St. Thomas Apostle Church in Washington, before being named founding pastor of Holy Spirit Church in Forestville, and then pastor at Mount Calvary Church in Forestville. Named a Monsignor in 1984, he is founder and president of the Paul VI Institute for the Arts; past president and board member of the Catholic Historical Society of Washington; founder, Washington Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums; Vatican representative in Washington for Patrons of the Vatican Museums; Vatican representative to the International Conference on Museums and Sites; consultor, Pontifical Commission on World Culture; board member of Support our Aging Religious; and member of the Committee on Iconography for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Awards include SOAR’s Elizabeth Ann Seton Award, the Catholic Historical Society of Washington’s Fr. Andrew White, S.J. Award, and the Vatican Museum’s Antonius Canova Medal for Distinguished Service. He resided at St. Patrick's from 1976 to 2009, before moving to the O'Boyle Residence for Retired Priests. Photos from Monsignor Farina's 9/20/09 farewell party are online. Msgr. passed away on February 10, 2010. More details about him are available online.
Reverned Paul Liston
Senior Priest, _____ to ______
Father Liston celebrated at St. Patrick's the 50th anniversary of his ordination in May 2008. Read more here.
Reverend Monsignor Roger Roensch
Msgr. Roger Roensch often stays at St. Patrick's when he is back home from his regular duties leading the Bishops’ Office for United States Visitors to the Vatican in Rome.
Reverend Matthew Ernest
Resident, _____, 2006 to June, 2008
Ordained in 2004, Father Ernest is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York. He changed his residence in June 2008 to Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian in N.E. Washington, while continuing his studies at Catholic University. He resided at St. Patrick’s while he pursued a degree in Liturgical Studies. Prior to his arrival at St. Patrick’s in 2006, Father Ernest served as parochial vicar at St. Joseph’s Church in Bronxville, New York. (To learn more about Father Ernest, read the profile of him that appeared in Catholic New York, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of New York.)
Reverend Brian Sanderfoot
Resident, 2008-2010
Father Sanderfoot is originally from Wisconsin and spent time as a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill prior to entering the seminary. He began his ministry at St. Elizabeth's in Rockville, Maryland, in 2006, his first full-time assignment since being ordained. We welcomed him as he began his new assignment at the Tribunal for the Archdiocese of Washington. Father Sanderfoot was appointed parochial vicar at St. Francis Xavier Church in Newtowne, Maryland, effective September 8. His last Mass here before he leaves is September 5, 2010 at 12:00pm. Father Sanderfoot is looking forward to his new assignment. We all wish him well and will miss him.
Listing of Current Priests at St. Patrick's
Listing of Previous St. Patrick's Pastors
