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The Mission's Pastors
By Professor Ruben G. Mendoza (1998)
In the two hundred years of its existence, the Old Mission of San Juan Bautista has maintained an unbroken record of religious service and devotion. In addition to the original seven Franciscans that served as pastors of San Juan Bautista in the period from 1797 through 1854, as of this writing, twenty-one parish priests and pastors -- primarily Diocesan and Marynoll Fathers -- have served Old Mission San Juan since 1854. While a number of those mission clergy listed below also served in the capacity of visiting priests or as assistant priests, the following list records only those priests charged with specific periods of service to the church.
Franciscans
Rev.
Joseph Manuel de Martiarena (1797-1800)
Rev.
Jacinto Lopez (1800-1801)
Rev.
Domingo Santiago de Iturrate (1801-1809)
Rev.
Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta (1809-1812)
Rev.
Esteban Tapis (1812-1825)
Rev.
Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta (1825-1833)
Rev.
Jose Antonio Anzar (1833-1854)
Diocesan Pastors
Rev.
J. Mollnier (1854-1856)
Rev.
Francis Mora (1856-1860)
Rev.
Antonio Ubach (1860-1865)
Rev.
Cipriano Rubio (1865-1875)
Rev.
Valentin Closa (1875-1909)
Rev.
John Pujol (1909-1914)
Rev.
Pantaleon Triana (1914-1918)
Rev.
Peter Stoetters (1918-1919)
Rev.
Joseph O’Reilly (1919-1928)
Rev.
Frances Caffrey, M.M. (1928-1941)
Rev.
Reginald Markam, M.M. (1941-1945)
Rev.
John Forde (1945-1947)
Rev.
E. T. Haskins (1947-1950)
Rev.
E. A. Cronin (1950-1954)
Rt.
Rev. Michael Sullivan, V.G. (1954-1962)
Rev.
George McMenamin (1962-1969)
Rev.
Msgr. Amancio Rodriguez (1969-1983)
Rev.
Felix J. Migliazzo (1983-1986)
Rev.
Max Santamaria (1986-1994)
Rev.
Richard McManus, O.F.M. (Administrator 1994-1994)
Rev.
Edward Fitz-Henry (Administrator 1994-1996; Pastor 1996-)
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For
further information regarding Old Mission San Juan Bautista, please contact
Professor Mendoza at ruben_mendoza@monterey.edu.
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