Parish Team
Fr. Padraig Walsh
Fr. Padraig was appointed as Parish Priest in July 2009. The eldest of four, he is a native of Killarney, where his parents are still living. He was ordained in 1990 and spent his first 6 years as chaplain to Millstreet Community School. Then he was appointed as curate in St John’s Parish, Tralee, where he spent 13 years.
Fr. Patsy Lynch
Fr. Patsy, a native of Castleisland, he studied with the Society of African Missionaries (SMA Fathers) and co-incidentally was ordained in our parish church in 1974. Having spent 31 years in Ghana, he returned to Ireland in 2004 and was appointed as curate in our parish in 2007.
Sr. de Lourdes
Sr. de Lourdes, a native of Scartaglen, is the Parish Sister. She has spent most of her working life in education, teaching in Ballybunion and later in Holy Family School, Tralee for many years. She was appointed as Parish Sister in 1999. As the longest serving member of staff, she reminds people that she was appointed in the last century! Sr de Lourdes takes responsibility for the groups that use the Pastoral Centre. She also does some parish visitation. She is involved with the Rainbows Project which supports young people who are coping with bereavement. She is also working with the following groups: St Vincent de Paul, St Joseph’s Young Priests Society, Pioneers (PTAA), Baptism Group, Mothers Prayer Group and the Parish Pastoral Council.
Stefano Taddei
Stefano Taddei has been assigned to work on a student placement in our parish as part of his journey to consider a vocation to the priesthood. While his parents are Italian, he was born and raised in Killarney with his two sisters. He left school early and worked in the family restaurant from 2005 until 2009. Then he went back to do the leaving certificate in 2010. During the past five years he has been discerning a vocation to the priesthood and finally applied to the diocese of Kerry last year. He was sent to Spain to do a propaedeutic year (initial year of formation before major seminary) in St. Alban’s college in a city called Valladolid. This year he is on a pastoral experience placement in this parish until June of next year. After this he might continue with his studies in Maynooth seminary.