"For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake."
--2 Corinthians 4:5 --
--2 Corinthians 4:5 --
Clergy
The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, S.T.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Hartford
Archbishop Leonard Blair, like all Catholic bishops, is a successor of the Apostles, and he is also the local ordinary in that he oversees the Archdiocese of Hartford, a collection of parishes, within the Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven Counties. The priests of the Archdiocese, mostly serving in parishes, are his co-workers in the vineyard of the Lord. The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair is an Archbishop because he oversees a very large diocese known as an Archdiocese and he is also a Metropolitan because he is the Archbishop of a "metropolis" a principal city or "see"--an ecclesiastical province--which is comprised of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Diocese of Norwich and the Diocese of Providence. The ensign of that jurisdiction is the pallium (a white wool circular band worn around the neck) which he received from Pope Francis on Sunday, June 29, 2014--the Feast of the Apostles, Saints Peter and Paul.
Born in Detroit, Michigan on April 12, 1949, he was named the Seventh Bishop of Toledo on October 7, 2003, and installed in the Diocese of Toledo on December 4, 2003. On October 29, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Blair the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford.
Archbishop Blair was ordained to the priesthood in June of 1976 following studies at Sacred Heart Seminary College, Detroit; the North American College, Rome; and the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. Archbishop Blair holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History from Sacred Heart Seminary College; a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University; a Licentiate in Theology (S.T.L.) with a specialization in Patristics and the History of Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University; and a Doctorate in Theology (S.T.D.) from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome. Archbishop Blair has served as Pastor of St. Paul Parish, Grosse Point Farms, since July of 1997. Prior to that, he served for three years as Secretary to Cardinal Edmund Szoka and as a staff member of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Vatican City State.
Born in Detroit, Michigan on April 12, 1949, he was named the Seventh Bishop of Toledo on October 7, 2003, and installed in the Diocese of Toledo on December 4, 2003. On October 29, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Blair the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford.
Archbishop Blair was ordained to the priesthood in June of 1976 following studies at Sacred Heart Seminary College, Detroit; the North American College, Rome; and the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. Archbishop Blair holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History from Sacred Heart Seminary College; a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University; a Licentiate in Theology (S.T.L.) with a specialization in Patristics and the History of Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University; and a Doctorate in Theology (S.T.D.) from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome. Archbishop Blair has served as Pastor of St. Paul Parish, Grosse Point Farms, since July of 1997. Prior to that, he served for three years as Secretary to Cardinal Edmund Szoka and as a staff member of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Vatican City State.
Father Thomas J. Walsh
Pastor
Father José R. Linares Pagan
Parochial Vicar
Deacon Carmelo Hernandez
Permanent Deacon
Deacon Ramon Rosado
Permanent Deacon
Born July 22, 1954 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Deacon Ramon married Daisy Ramos on July 24, 1976 and has four children, Daisy, Celina, Melanie and Ramon, Jr.; six grandchildren, Keila, Gabriel, Amaya, Liana, Leilani and Ethan. He graduated from Hartford Public High School and attended the University of Hartford (3 years). He was ordained to the permanent diaconate in June 2006 by Archbishop Henry J. Mansell. For the last 8 years since his ordination he has served at Saint Augustine Church, Hartford and loves the diversity of the parish.
