St. Columbkille Parish Staff

Fr. O'Connor	Reverend Neil D. O'Connor - Pastor Father O'Connor was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the oldest of seven children. He attended schools in and around the Cleveland area. He entered Borromeo College of Ohio, and graduated with a B.A., majoring in English. He then entered Saint Mary Seminary for graduate school in Theology. He received a S.T.B. from the Catholic University of America. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1969, and was first assigned to Assumption of Mary Parish in Brook Park, Ohio, as an associate pastor. He served there until he was assigned to Cleveland Central Catholic High School as Chaplain. Father O'Connor was also appointed as the Chaplain of the Carmelite Sisters in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. In 1980, he received a M.A. from John Carroll University in Cleveland Heights, and was appointed as principal of Cleveland Central Catholic High School, where he served until his appointment in 1992, as the fourth and current pastor of Saint Columbkille Parish in Parma, Ohio.
Fr. Kalista	Reverend Timothy D. Kalista - Parochial Vicar Father Kalista grew up in Solon and was a parishioner of St. Rita Catholic Church. His attended grade school at St. Rita's until second grade, after which he switched to the public schools of Solon due to a learning disability. He graduated from Solon High in 1992 and then attended Borromeo Seminary from 1993-1998. He graduated from John Carroll University with a BA in Religious Studies. After graduation from minor seminary, Fr. Kalista then began his major seminary studies at St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology. Fr. Kalista was ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 2003. His assignments after ordination were: St. Charles Borromeo (Parma) 03-07, St. Mary (Berea) 07-08, and St. Mary (Chardon) 08-12. Father Fr. Kalista has a special devotion to the Mother of God, of whom he has credited his call and his ordination to. He also has a great devotion to the Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ, inspired by the private revelations of St. Faustina Kowalska. Like his predecessors whom have served the people of St. Columbkille, Fr. Kalista very much looks forward to meeting and ministering to the many wonderful people of the Parish.
Fr. Estabrook	Reverend Kevin Estabrook - Parochial Vicar Father Kevin Estabrook grew up in Madison, Ohio and is the elder of two children. He attended Immaculate Conception Church in Madison and received his religious education through P.S.R. After graduating from Madison High School in 2000, he attended John Carroll University for a year before discerning God's call to the priesthood. He entered Borromeo Seminary in the Fall of 2001 and received a B.A. in Philosophy in preparation for his theological studies at St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 16, 2009 at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral by Bishop Richard G. Lennon, and began his assignment as a parochial vicar of Saint Columbkille on June 6, 2009.
Fr. Mazanec	Reverend James F. Mazanec - Parochial Vicar Father Jamie Mazanec was born in Clearwater, Florida, the second of four sons to Joseph and Mary Mazancec. He attended St. Rita Elementary School in Solon, graduated from St. Peter Chanel High School in Bedford, and the University of Notre Dame in 1968. Father Mazanec worked for nine years in sales and management before entering St. Mary Seminary in 1977. He was ordained a priest on June 13, 1981 and was assigned to Saint Columbkille Church under Fr. Steve Radecky. He has served the Lord and His people at seven different parishes, including nearly five years as pastor as St. Martin of Tours in Maple Heights. He loves being a priest; it's wonderful to be able to share Jesus as we experience Him in various points in our lives—in tears of joy and in sadness, on the mountain tops and in the valleys, and all the places in between. Now that he is back at Saint Columbkille, he is happy to see friendly faces from the past and to meet friendly faces from the present.
Deacon Telepak	Reverend Edward A. Telepak - Deacon
Deacon Paul	Reverend Paul C. Kutolowski - Deacon
Miss Rita M. Klement	School Principal - Miss Rita M. Klement

 

 

 

 

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