Previous Pastors

Previous pastors of our parishes include:

The mission church of Our Lady of Lourdes (a mission of Our Lady of Good Hope in Delisle, 1906-1973):  Fr. Rene Joseph Sorin

The Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes (1906-2005):  Fr. Rene Joseph Sorin; Fr. John O’Brien; Fr. Gilbert, CSsR; Fr. Jude McCauley, CSsR; Fr. James O’Bryan, CSsR; Fr. Robert M. Shay, CSsR; Fr. Thaddeus Searles, CSsR, Father Dennis Carver

The Parish of St. Paul (1844-2005):  Fr. Antoine Paul Guerard (resident priestly only), PASTORS:  Fr. Peter Holton, Fr. Francis Pont, Fr. Henry Georget, Fr. Florimond Joseph Blanc, Fr. Victor Bally, Fr. Aloise J.M. Van Waesberghe, Fr. Auguste Althoff, Bishop John Edward Gunn, Fr. John J. Burns (administrator); Fr. William J. Leech; Fr. John O’Brien, Msgr. James McGough; Msgr. Ronald Herzog (later Bishop of Alexanria, LA), Msgr. James M. Russell; Fr. Dennis J. Carver

Holy Family Parish (established the First Sunday of Advent, 2005):  Fr. Dennis J. Carver, founding pastor. 

Bishop Morin appointed Father Michael Austin to serve as Holy Family Parish Priest effective July 1, 2012