PASTORS OF THE CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION
1855-1860 FATHER JOHN HENRY BEKKER
BORN…..DRUTEN, IRELAND…..APRIL 22, 1821
ORDAINED…..HOEVEN, HOLLAND…..JUNE 1, 1844
DIED…..SEPT. 12, 1878
1860-1861 FATHER LAWRENCE ALOYSIUS BAX
BORN…..LEENDE, NETHERLANDS…..APRIL 15, 1828
ORDAINED…..HEIDELBURG, GERMANY…..MARCH 13, 1853
DIED…..APRIL 27, 1912
1860-1861 FATHER POLYDORUS FERMONT
BORN…..WACHTEBEKE, BELGIUM…..FEB. 8, 1833
ORDAINED……GHENT, BELGIUM…..SEPT.18,1858
DIED…..JULY 30, 1906
1861-1868 FATHER MICHAEL DILLON LAWLER
BORN…..CASHEL, IRELAND…..JAN.12,1827
ORDAINED…..CINCINNATI, OHIO…..JUNE 18,1861
DIED…..JUNE 14,1893
1868-1869 FATHER DOMINIC FRANCIS CRANE
1888-1891 BORN…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..MAY 12,1843
ORDAINED…..MECHLIN, BELGIUM…..AUG.17,1867
DIED…..JAN.21,1921
1869 FATHER JAMES PATRICK RYAN
BORN…..KILBARRON, IRELAND…..JULY 25,1842
ORDAINED…..BALTIMORE, MARYLAND…..DEC.22,1867
DIED…..OCT.22,1919
1870 FATHER DENIS J. O`DONOVAN
BORN…..BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS…..APRIL 11,1844
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE,KENTUCKY…..DEC.22,1867
DIED…..SEPT.24,1892
1871-1874 FATHER MARTIN JOHN FLYNN
BORN…..CASTLEREAH, IRELAND…..NOV.29,1835
ORDAINED…..CINCINNATI, OHIO…..AUG.22,1863
DIED…..JUNE 21,1877
1874-1876 FATHER WILLIAM PAUL HOGARTY
BORN…..BOLTON, ENGLAND…..JUNE16,1850
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..JAN.19,1873
DIED…..NOV.16,1924
1875-1877 ASSISTANT……..FATHER HERMAN JANSEN
1876-1877 FATHER HENRY MERTINS
BORN…..REMICH,LUXEMBURG…..DEC.17, 1842
ORDAINED…..LOUVAIN, LUXEMBURG…..JUNE 6, 1868
DIED…..AUG.19,1898
1877-1888 FATHER HUGH J. DAILY
BORN….WEXFORD, IRELAND…..OCT.21,1838
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..DEC. 24, 1871
DIED…..FEB.12, 1919
1879-1881 ASSISTANT…..FATHER JOHN REED
1881-1891 FATHER DOMINIC FRANCIS CRANE………SECOND TIME
1892-1894 FATHER JAMES F. DONOHUE
BORN…..NEW YORK, NEW YORK…..OCT.21,1862
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..MAY 10, 1888
DIED…..SEPT.20,1939
1894-1895 FATHER JOHN H. CUSHING
BORN…..DUBLIN, IRELAND…..SEP. 3,1857
ORDAINED…..MAYNOOTH, IRELAND…..JUNE 6, 1885
DIED…..APRIL 16, 1901
1895-1905 FATHER JOHN JAMES FITZGERLD
BORN…..WATERFORD, IRELAND…..DEC. 6, 1859
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..DEC. 25, 1886
DIED…..OCT. 16, 1918
1905-1918 FATHER JOHN HENRY RILEY
BORN…..FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS…..JULY 19, 1862
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..JAN. 11,1891
DIED…..JAN. 22,1935
1919-1928 FATHER VINCENT SCIOLLA
BORN…..DRONAURE, ITALY…..JUNE 14,1863
ORDAINED…..PIACENZA, ITALY…..JULY 19,1891
DIED…..JUNE 26, 1938
1928-1932 FATHER JOSEPH HUMMA
BORN…..WILDWOOD, N.J……MAR.12, 1882
ORDAINED…..BELLEVILLE, INDIANA…..JUNE 15, 1910
DIED…..MAY 20, 1960
1929-1931 ASSISTANT…..FATHER ROBERT J. COTTON
1932-1938 FATHER BENARD J. KIEFFER
BORN…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..DEC. 16, 1905
ORDAINED…..ROME, ITALY……JULY 14, 1929
DIED…..FEB. 9,1986
1938-1941 FATHER JAMES EDWARD LEHMANN
BORN…..DAYTON, OHIO…..FEB. 12, 1907
ORDAINED…..INNSBURCH, AUSTRIA…..MAR. 13, 1932
DIED…..MARCH 12, 1959
1941-1949 FATHER RICHARD EDWARD HOMMRICH
BORN…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..JUNE 24, 1910
ORDAINED…..ROME, ITALY…..FEB. 24, 1934
DIED…..SEP. 8,1976
1949-1956 FATHER VINCENT J. MANGER
BORN…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..MAY 10, 1912
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE…..MAY 22, 1937
DIED…..NOV. 13, 1990
1956-1965 FATHER JAMES SILVER FRENCH
BORN…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..NOV. 2, 1914
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..MAY 22, 1937
DIED…..NOV. 14, 1978
1965-1969 FATHER JOSEPH A. LYON
BORN…..ST. FRANCIS, KENTUCKY…..
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..JUNE 3, 1950
DIED…..
1969-1983 FATHER CHESTER BERNARD BOWLING
BORN…..BARDSTOWN, KENTUCKY…..FEB. 12, 1914
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..JUNE 7, 1941
DIED…..OCT. 26, 1996
1983-1993 FATHER JOHN A. LESOUSKY
BORN…..ST. MARYS, KENTUCKY…..MAR. 30, 19
ORDAINED…..ROME, ITALY…..JUNE 1,1956
DIED…..
1993-2001 FATHER CHARLES J. BATCHELDOR
BORN…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..MAY 25, 1957
DIED…..
2001- FATHER WILLIAM M. BOWLING
BORN…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..MAY 19, 1969
ORDAINED…..LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY…..MAY 24, 1997
DIED…..