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Name |
Comments |
| 1. |
1870- |
1877 |
Rev. Michael Andrew Echallier |
Fr. Echallier was ordained
by Bishop Jean Baptiste Salpointe, the first Bishop of the Arizona
Territory (Arizona, southern New Mexico and El Paso county in Texas)
in 1869. Fr. Echallier was then assigned to Assumption Parish and
the Gila Settlements as his first pastorate in 1870. At the time,
there were only two other priests in Arizona, one in Tucson and one
in Yuma. |
| 2. |
1877- |
1880 |
Rev. Jose Maria-Leclerc |
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| 2. |
1880- |
1885 |
Rev. Edward Gerard |
Fr. Gerard, a native of Reims, Brittany
in France, was the first priest ordained in Arizona on February 2,
1877. He journeyed twice a month, by horse and buggy to the Phoenix
missions, fording the Salt River near Tempe. He is responsible for
building two mission churches in Phoenix. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel was
built near the Salt River in Tempe on March 10, 1861. The Church of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary was built in Phoenix in 1881. |
| 3. |
1885- |
1886 |
Rev. Joseph Bloise |
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| 4. |
1886- |
1891 |
Rev. J. Montfort |
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| 5. |
1891- |
1894 |
Rev. A. Warluzel |
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| |
1894- |
1900 |
There was no resident pastor.
The parish was probably attended by these priests: |
- Rev. Edward Gerard, Tucson 1894
- Rev. Michael Vander maessen, Phoenix 1894-1896
- Rev. John M. Chaucot, Tucson 1896-1899
- Rev. Joseph Bezarnat 1899-1900
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| 6. |
1900- |
1901 |
Rev. Joseph Bezarnat |
Judge Miller and his family lived in
the convent and cared for Fr. Bezamat until his death on August 15,
1901 |
| 7. |
1901 |
|
Rev. Peter C. Cambiaire |
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| 8. |
1901- |
1902 |
Rev. C. Durand |
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| 9. |
1902- |
1903 |
Rev. John M. Chaucot |
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| 10. |
1903- |
1904 |
Rev. Michael Vandermaison |
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| 11 |
1904- |
1913 |
Rev. Henry Heitz |
Fr. Heitz was born in Hericort,
Alsace in France in \par 1879. Assumption Parish in Florence was his
first pastorate. |
| 12. |
1914 |
|
Rev. Nicanor Suarez |
Expelled from Cananea, Mexico by the
Revolution. |
| 13. |
1914- |
1916 |
Rev. Peter Heriz, OCD |
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| 14. |
1916 |
|
Rev. Pascasius Heriz, OCD |
Fr. Peter and Fr. Pascasius were twin
brothers. |
| 15. |
1916- |
1921 |
Rev. Arnantius Manubens, OCD |
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| 16. |
1921- |
1930 |
Rev. Basilio Delgado, OCD |
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| 17. |
1930- |
1931 |
Rev. Arnantius Manubens, OCD |
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| 18. |
1931- |
1940 |
Rev. Basilio Delgado, OCD |
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| 19. |
1940 |
|
Rev. Arnantius Manubens,
OCD |
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| 20. |
1941- |
1957 |
Rev. Joseph D. Jacques, OCD |
Fr. Jaques was born on December 17,
1900 in Tarregona Province in Spain. He joined the Carmelites and
was ordained in 1923. He came to America in 1929, to Arizona in 1931,
and to Florence in 194 1. Fr. Jaques was noted for his devotion to
the townspeople and for strict obedience to his priestly vows, He
was a spiritual man, with little regard for material things, but he
was also outgoing with a vibrant personality and a keen sense of humor.
Fr. Jaques had great compassion for the sick, the poor and the troubled.
There were more than 7500 POWs north of town with no one to tend to
their spiritual needs. Fr. Jaques taught himself Italian and German
in order to minister to them. He also served as chaplain for the Protestant
POWs. Jaques Square in Florence is named as a tribute to him. |
| 21. |
1957- |
1959 |
Rev. Alexander Leoni, OCD
|
Fr. Leoni was the last Carmelite
to serve as pastor of Assumption Parish. |
| 22. |
1959- |
1963 |
Rev. Francis S. Murphy |
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| 23. |
1963- |
1968 |
Rev. William R. Lynch |
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| 24. |
1968- |
1981 |
Rev. Cornelius Cahalane |
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| 25. |
1981- |
1989 |
Rev. Reginald Phelan |
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| 26. |
1989- |
1991 |
Rev. Daniel Taylor |
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| 27. |
1991- |
1997 |
Rev. Brian Sherry |
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| 28. |
1997- |
|
Rev. Charles Cloud |
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