Biography

Father Jack Kelly, S.J., and Father John Marsh

Father Jack Kelly, S.J., left, Pastor of St. Leonhard's International English-Speaking Roman Catholic Parish for nine years and Pastor of St. Mary's Church in Liederbach since April 2006, left Frankfurt in June 2008 to join the staff of the Loyola Retreat House in Faulkner, Maryland.

Father John Marsh, right, a member of the Redemptorist order, is the pastor-designate for St. Leonhard's International English-Speaking Roman Catholic Parish starting in Autumn 2008.

Former Pastors and Pastoral Ministers of St. Leonhard's.

Sister Johnna Yurasek, C.D.P., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence, served as Pastoral Minister from the parish's beginning in 1995 until July 2003. She died in late 2003 after a long struggle with cancer.

Father Joseph Schad, S.J., pastor from 1997 to 1999, now serves as Chaplain at Mercy Hospital, Portland, Maine, USA.

Father Patrick McAteer, S.J., pastor from 1996 to 1997, currently performs pastoral and spiritual ministry at St. Ignatius Church, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Father Richard Galligan, S.J,. pastor from 1995 to 1996, has resigned from his priestly Ministry.

Father Martin Löwenstein, S.J., founded the parish in 1995. He is currently the student chaplain at
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt.

Last updated : 29th June 2008.
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