History

Our parish was founded in 1900 when Bishop Beaven of the Springfield Diocese allowed the Canadian/Acadian community in Leominster to have their own parish and appointed Rev. Wilfrid Balthasard pastor.  The first Mass was celebrated in a rented hall in downtown Leominster.
 
Since we became a parish, we have had nine pastors and three administrators to share in our journey as a parish community.  They are as follows:

• Rev. Wilfrid Balthasard, Pastor:               January 1900- November 1914
• Rev. Joseph Chicoine, Pastor:                  November 1914- October 1948
• Rev. Leon Sauvageau, Administrator:   October 1948- January 1949
• Rev. Joseph Boutin, Pastor:                      January 1949- September 1950
• *Rev. Arthur Gravel, Pastor:                      September 1950- June 1968
• Rev. Gerard Lucier, Pastor:                        June 1968- November 1976
• *Rev. George Denomme, Pastor:            November 1976- June 1992
• *Rev. Francis Goguen, Pastor:                  June 1992- December 2013
• Rev. Richard Roger, Administrator:        December 2013- June 2014
• Rev. Robert Bruso, Pastor:                        June 2014- July 2020
• Rev. Jose Rodriguez, Adminstrator:       July 2020- July 2021
• Msgr. James Moroney, Pastor:                 July 2021-