The Pastors of St. Brendan

Called to Serve God's People

Throughout our history, many members of St. Brendan Church have been called to ordained ministry in the church:

• 1938: Rev. Martin Hiss
• 1940: Rev. Kenneth O'Brien
• 1941: Rev. Joseph Schneiders
• 1943: Rev. Laurence O'Brien
• 1946: Rev. William Steffen
• 1947: Rev. John Fader
• 1947: Rev. Joseph Farrahen
• 1947: Rev. Louis F. McKean
• 1949: Rev. Harold L. Ford
• 1954: Rev. Harry Morgan
• 1958: Rev. Edward Callanan
• 1958: Rev. Francis Buckley, S.J.
• 1959: Rev. John Callanan
• 1959: Msgr. John Mihan
• 1959: Msgr. Francis Weber, archdiocesan archivist
• 1960: Rev. Jack Boyle
• 1965: Bishop Michael Driscoll, ordained auxiliary bishop of Orange 1990; installed as bishop of Boise 1999.
• 1971: Rev. Anthony Sauer
• 1973: Rev. Paul Pollock, S.J.
• 1974: Rev. Dave Windsor
• 1980: Rev. John Woolway
• 1984: Rev. Gregory Boyle, S.J., founder, Homeboy Industries
• 1986: Rev. Michael Scully
• 1999: Rev. Brian Castaneda, associate pastor, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
• 2004: Deacon Eric Stoltz, first deacon of St. Brendan