25th ordination
FATHER PHILIP BENÉ
Birthplace: St. Louis County
Education: Lindbergh High School, Cardinal Glennon College, St. Louis University, Kenrick School of Theology, Pontifical University of St. Thomas, University of Missouri School of Law
Ordination: May 28, 1994, by Archbishop Justin F. Rigali
Service in the archdiocese: Associate pastor, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Oakville, 1994-97
Graduate studies, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, 1997-2001
Part-time associate pastor, St. Ambrose, St. Louis, 2001-02
Metropolitan Tribunal, ecclesiastical judge, 1999-2008, adjutant judicial vicar, 2013-19, judicial vicar, 2019-present
Parochial administrator, St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, St. Louis, 2002-05
Pastor, Cure of Ars Parish, Shrewsbury, 2005-08
In residence, Immacolata, Richmond Heights, 2013-15
Part-time associate pastor, Most Sacred Heart, Eureka, 2015
Part-time associate pastor, St. Paul, Fenton, 2015-2018
Part-time senior associate pastor, St. Joseph, Clayton, 2018-19
Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Clayton, 2019-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Attaché, Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, New York, 2008-12; technical attaché, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Vatican, 2012-13
About Father Bené: He is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Dominic, diocesan priests who have made profession in its order. Members of the priestly fraternity are sons of St. Dominic, members of the Dominican family and receive spiritual support along the path of sanctification.
FATHER MICHAEL P. BOEHM
Birthplace: St. Louis
Education: St. Louis University High School, Cardinal Glennon College, St. Louis University, Kenrick School of Theology
Ordination: May 28, 1994, by Archbishop Justin F. Rigali
Service in the archdiocese: Associate pastor, St. Peter, Kirkwood, 1994-99
Associate pastor, Holy Infant, Ballwin, 1999-2003
Associate pastor, St. Francis Borgia, Washington, 2003-04
Associate pastor, Ascension Parish, Chesterfield, 2004-06
Pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Louis, 2006-09
Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Washington, 2009-14
Vicar for priests, 2014-19
In residence at St. Michael the Archangel, Shrewsbury, 2014-17
Vicar general, 2017-present
In residence, Archbishop’s residence, 2017-19
President, St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, Washington, 2019-present
In residence, St. Francis Borgia, Washington, 2019-present
About Father Boehm: Served as dean of the Washington Deanery, 2012-14; he also has served as chaplain for St. Louis County Police, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Metro-West Fire Protection District, and chaplain/volunteer firefighter for Washington (Mo.) Fire Department
MSGR. HENRY J. BREIER
Birthplace: St. Louis
Education: North County Senior High School, Desloge, Mo., Cardinal Glennon College, Kenrick School of Theology
Ordination: May 28, 1994, by Archbishop Justin F. Rigali
Service in the archdiocese: Associate pastor, Queen of All Saints, Oakville, 1994-97
Secretary and master of ceremonies to the archbishop, 1997-2009
Pastor, St. Raphael, St. Louis 2009-15
Pastor, Queen of All Saints, Oakville, 2015-19
Rector, Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, 2019-present
About Msgr. Breier: He was named chaplain to his holiness, with the title of reverend monsignor, by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. Has served as a chaplain with the St. Louis County Police Department.
FATHER NICHOLAS W. SMITH
Birthplace: Taylorville, Ill.
Education: Taylorville High School, Millikin University, St. Louis University, Kenrick School of Theology
Ordination: May 28, 1994, by Archbishop Justin F. Rigali
Service in the archdiocese: Associate pastor, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Charles, 1994-95
Part-time associate, St. Martin of Tours, Lemay, 1995-2001
Faculty, St. Mary’s High School, St. Louis, 1995-2000
Chaplain, Rosati-Kain High School, 2000-06
Part-time associate pastor, Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, 2001-04
Part-time associate pastor, St. Joan of Arc, St. Louis, 2004-2013
Faculty, St. Louis University, 1996-present
Doctoral studies, St. Louis University, 2006-13
Campus minister, St. Louis University, 2006-present
Associate pastor, Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis 2013-19
Master of ceremonies, Cathedral Basilica sanctuary, 2013-19
Director, Office of Sacred Worship, 2014-present
Instructor, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 2016-present
Rector, Basilica of Saint Louis, King (Old Cathedral), St. Louis, 2019-present
About Father Smith: Teacher of the Year, St. Louis University, School for Professional Studies, 1997; Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers; baccalaureate speaker, Millikin University, 2004; Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre; ecclesiastical master of ceremonies, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre; As part of his graduate studies, Father Smith also produced the study, “In Words and Images: The Military Narrative of Father Lawrence F. Brunnet.” Father Brunnert was a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and military chaplain who was killed in the Korean conflict.
FATHER CHARLES P. TICHACEK
Birthplace: St. Louis
Education: St. Louis Prep Seminary South, Cardinal Glennon College, St. Louis University, Kenrick School of Theology
Ordination: May 28, 1994, by Archbishop Justin F. Rigali
Service in the archdiocese: Associate pastor, St. Angela Merici, Florissant, 1994-97
Latin America Apostolate, Maria Reina Parish, Bolivia, 1997-2002
Associate pastor, St. Norbert, Florissant, 2002-04
Associate pastor, St. Cecilia, St. Louis 2004-05
Pastor, St. Cecilia, St. Louis 2005-06
Senior associate pastor, Sacred Heart, Troy, 2006-09
Pastor, St. Alphonsus, Millwood, 2009-present
Pastor, Sacred Heart, Elsberry, 2013-present
About Father Tichacek: Father Tichacek said his priesthood has been a great journey, and hopes for many more years of priestly ministry. “Whatever God gives me!” he said. “He has blessed me richly!”
50th ordination
FATHER JOSEPH W. BANDEN
Birthplace: St. Louis
Education: Christian Brothers College High School, Cardinal Glennon College, Saint Louis University, Kenrick Seminary
Ordination: June 7, 1969, by Cardinal John J. Carberry
Service in the archdiocese: Associate pastor, Cathedral of St. Louis, St. Louis 1969-74
Associate pastor, St. Ferdinand, Florissant, 1974-79
Associate pastor, St. John, Imperial, 1979-86
Associate pastor, Incarnate Word, Chesterfield, 1986-89
Pastor, St. Lucy, Jennings, 1989-91
Pastor, Transfiguration, Florissant, 1991-2005
Senior associate pastor, St. Paul, Fenton, 2005-06
Pastor, St. Sabina, Florissant, 2006-2019
Retirement, sacramental minister in residence at St. Sabina, Florissant, 2019-present
About Father Banden: Father Banden is enjoying retirement.
FATHER URBAN K. KNOLL
Birthplace: O’Fallon
Education: Assumption High School, O’Fallon, Saint Louis University, Kenrick Seminary
Ordination: June 7, 1969, by Cardinal John J. Carberry
Service in the archdiocese: Associate pastor, Most Holy Rosary, St. Louis, 1969-70
Part-time associate pastor, Assumption, Mattese, 1970
Part-time associate pastor, Sacred Heart, Festus, at teach at St. Pius X High School, 1970-72?
Associate pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes, University City, 1972-75
Associate pastor, Most Sacred Heart, Florissant, 1975-76
Associate pastor, St. John, Imperial, 1976-79
Chaplain, St. Joseph Hospital, St. Charles, 1979-90
Temporary administrator, Good Shepherd, Hillsboro, 1990
Senior priest in service, St. Alban Roe, Glencoe, 1990
Pastor, St. Theodore, Flint Hill, 1990-94
Sabbatical, School of Applied Theology, Berkeley, California, 1994-95
Retirement, 1995-present
About Father Knoll: Father Knoll served in the United States Air Force for four years.
FATHER ROBERT C. LANE
Birthplace: St. Louis
Education: St. Louis Prep Seminary-South, Cardinal Glennon College, Saint Louis University, Kenrick Seminary
Ordination: June 7, 1969, by Cardinal John J. Carberry
Service in the archdiocese: Associate pastor, Our Lady of Fatima, Florissant 1969-76
Part-time associate pastor, Our Lady of Providence, Crestwood, 1976-78
Faculty, John F. Kennedy High School, 1976-84
Part-time associate pastor, Sacred Heart, Valley Park, 1978-84
Part-time associate pastor, St. Joseph, Cottleville, 1984-95
Faculty, St. Dominic High School, O’Fallon, 1984-2013
Part-time associate pastor, All Saints, St. Peters, 1995-2011
In residence, St. Barnabas, O’Fallon, 2011-13
Retirement, 2013-present
About Father Lane: Father Lane taught for a few years at Prep Seminary-North. He also coached several sports, including varsity soccer at Kennedy High School; and baseball at St. Dominic. For the past four years, he has served as chaplain at Mount Carmel Senior Living in St. Charles, where he celebrates Mass four days a week and is on call for residents’ spiritual needs. He also continues to help at St. Dominic with Masses and other activities. Father Lane enjoys making a yearly pilgrimage to Medjugorje.
FATHER ROBERT T. ROSEBROUGH
Birthplace: Goosecreek, Texas
Education: Mercy High School, St. Louis Prep Seminary-South, Cardinal Glennon College, Saint Louis University, Kenrick Seminary
Ordination: June 7, 1969, by Cardinal John J. Carberry
Service in the archdiocese: Associate pastor, St. Hedwig, St. Louis, 1969-70
Associate pastor, St. Mark, St. Louis, 1970-77
Associate pastor, St. Joachim, Old Mines, and St. Joseph, Tiff, 1977-84
Associate pastor, Holy Infant, Ballwin, 1984-88
Pastor, Sacred Heart, Valley Park, 1988-2005
Pastor, Sts. John and James, Ferguson, 2005
Pastor, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Ferguson, 2005-2018
Retirement, 2018-present
About Father Rosebrough: Father “Rosy” Rosebrough has been involved with the Ferguson Ministerial Alliance, working with others on the issues of social justice and racism. In 2016, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Kenrick Alumni Association for his work in the areas of social justice and racism. Looking back on his time as pastor of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta in Ferguson, Father Rosebrough said his life has changed. The racial divide “struck me deeply as I put it in the context of celebrating Eucharist each Sunday,” he said. “Fifty years after the Civil Rights movement, racism still divides the Catholic portion of the Body of Christ.” Father Rosebrough also said he engaged parishioners in a three-year prayer journey, lighting a special candle each Sunday at Mass and praying together to become disciples of peace and justice. “After three years, the parish and I knew that we were different, more attentive, more sensitive and more proactive in seeking justice. Our footprint went beyond the boundaries of Ferguson.”
60th anniversary
FATHER EUGENE UTRUP
Birthplace: St. Louis
Education: St. Mary’s High School, McBride High School, St. Louis University, St. Louis Prep Seminary, Cardinal Glennon College, Kenrick Seminary
Ordination: March 14, 1959, by Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter
Service in the archdiocese: Assistant pastor, Most Holy Trinity, St. Louis, 1959-63
Assistant pastor, St. Clement of Rome, Des Peres, 1963-68
Associate pastor, St. Augustine, St. Louis, 1968-69
Associate pastor, Cure of Ars, Shrewsbury, 1969-75
Associate pastor, St. Michael the Archangel, Shrewsbury, 1975-78
Associate pastor, St. Ferdinand, Florissant, 1978-79
Pastor, St. Stephen, Richwoods, 1979-81
Pastor, St. James Parish, Potosi in 1981-83
Pastor, St. John the Baptist, Gildehaus, 1983-84
Pastor of St. Jude, Overland, 1984-89
Senior priest in service, Incarnate Word, Chesterfield, 1990-2006
Retirement, 2006-present
About Father Utrup: Father Utrup was involved in prison ministry.
65th anniversary
MSGR. RAYMOND A. HAMPE
Birthplace: St. Louis
Education: St. John the Baptist High School, St. Louis Prep Seminary, Kenrick Seminary, Saint Louis University
Ordination: April 3, 1954, by Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter
Service in the archdiocese: Associate pastor, Holy Family, St. Louis, 1954-58
Part-time teacher, Bishop DuBourg High School 1955-1958
Associate director, Department of Special Education, 1958-1989
Part-time associate pastor, Holy Cross, St. Louis, 1958-1965
In residence, St. Mary’s Special School, while continuing studies at Saint Louis University, 1965-67
Part-time associate pastor, St. Roch Parish, St. Louis, 1967-70
Resident chaplain, Mount Providence, Normandy, 1970-82
Part-time associate pastor, St. Stephen Protomartyr, St. Louis, 1982-85
Chaplain, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word convent, Normandy, 1984-93
Executive director, Department of Special Education, 1989-93
Chaplain, Sisters of Divine Providence, Normandy, 1993
Chaplain, St. Anthony Hospital, St. Louis County, with residence at St. Simon, Green Park, 1993-95
In residence, Mary Mother of the Church, Mattese, 1993-95
Chaplain, St. Joseph Health Center, St. Charles, 1995-2017
In residence, St. Peter, St. Charles, 1995-2013
Retirement, 2011-present
In residence, St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Charles, 2013-present
About Msgr. Hampe: Msgr. Hampe has a doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Saint Louis University. He spent 35 years as associate director, and later executive director of the archdiocesan Department of Special Education. Msgr. Hampe served as chair of the board of directors with the Productive Living Board of St. Louis County and chair of the St. Louis Metropolitan Council on Developmental Disabilities. He also was chair of the archdiocesan Priest Personnel Board, and served on the Council of Priests. In 1982, was given the title of reverend monsignor, by Pope John Paul II.
FATHER JOHN JAY HUGHES
Birthplace: New York City
Education: Kelham Theological College, England; General Theological Seminary, New York City; University of Munster, Germany
Ordination: Father Hughes was ordained an Episcopal priest onApril 3, 1954. In 1960, he entered the Catholic Church and was conditionally ordained a deacon and priest by Bishop Joseph Hoffner of Munster, Germany, in 1968. In 1984, he was incardinated into the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Service in the archdiocese:
Faculty, Saint Louis University, 1970, 1974-81
Director, Renew Office, 1981-1985
Consultant to archbishop for theological affairs, 1985-88
Vice chancellor, 1986-88
Chaplain, Mother of Good Counsel Home, Normandy, 1981-88
Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Arnold, 1988-89
Pastor, St. Alban Roe, Glencoe, 1989-91
Appointed theological consultant to archbishop, with residence at Christ the King, University City, 1991
Retirement, 2004-present
Service outside the archdiocese: As an Episcopal priest, he served in churches in New Jersey, Montana, New York and Arizona
About Father Hughes: His books have included “Stories Jesus Told,” “Pontiffs: Popes Who Shaped History,” “Man for Others,” “Stewards of the Lord” and his autobiography, “No Ordinary Fool: A Testimony to Grace.” He has written hundreds of articles and book reviews for scholarly and popular journals and newspapers, including the St. Louis Review. He also has been a contributing editor to Priest magazine. Father Hughes has a blog, Proclaiming the Good News (jaystl.blogspot.com), where he posts his homilies every day. Since July 2013, the blog has received 157,000 hits from all over the world.
FATHER HAROLD VOELKER
Birthplace: St. Louis
Education: St. Louis Prep Seminary, Kenrick Seminary
Ordination: April 3, 1954, by Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter
Service in the archdiocese: Assistant pastor, St. Michael, Shrewsbury, 1954-60
Teacher, Bishop DuBourg High School, 1959-60
Assistant pastor, St. Rita, Vinita Park, 1960-65
Teacher, Corpus Christi High School, Jennings, 1960-65
Assistant pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Louis, 1965-70
Pastor, Our Lady, Festus, 1970-81
Pastor, St. Timothy, Affton, 1981-83
Associate pastor, Ascension, Chesterfield in 1984-86
Pastor, St. Joseph, Zell, 1986-1994
Pastor, St. George, Affton, 1994-2002
Retirement, 2002-present
About Father Voelker: He was named dean of the Ste. Genevieve Deanery in 1991. He also led the family life ministry of the Archdiocesan Council of the Laity from 1965-70, led the archdiocese’s ecumenical office and chaired efforts for the continuing formation of priests. In addition to his chaplaincy on the Cardinal Carberry Campus of Cardinal Ritter Senior Services in Shrewsbury, Father Voelker served in retirement with spiritual direction and as a confessor at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. He also was a chaplain at Our Lady of Life Apartments and helped at Mother of Perpetual Help in Shrewsbury. He continues to offer spiritual direction and enjoys writing.