Holy Men Who Have Served the Mentor-Area Catholics A complete list of all priests and deacons since St. Mary of the Assumption Parish was founded in 1857.
	Cleveland Pastors and Assistants Rev. Peter McLaughlin                                      1840-1845 Rev. Maurice Howard                                       1846-1848 Rev. Louis De Goesbriand                                 1848-1853 Rev. James Monahan                                                 1848 St. Mary's Parish, Painesville Pastors Rev. Peter Peudeprat                                        1850-1852 Rev. Charles Coquerelle                                    1852-1867 St. Paul, Euclid Pastor Rev. Anthony Martin                                        1867-1869 St. Mary's Parish, Painesville Pastors Rev. John Tracy                                               1869-1887 Rev. Edward John Conway                               1887-1898 Immaculate Conception Parish, Willoughby Pastors Rev. Gerald Bergen                                           1898-1902 Rev. Kieran Banks                                            1902-1903 Rev. Julius Kitter                                               1903-1909 Rev. William Moseley                                        1909-1922 Rev. William S. Nash                                        1922-1927 Rev. William P. Thorpe                                     1922-1927 Resident Pastors, Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish Mentor Rev. William P. Thorpe                                    1927-1937 Rev. Daniel O'Shea                                          1937-1940 Rev. Michael Moriarty                                      1940-1942 Rev. John Farrell                                              1942-1950 Rev. Msgr. George Whitehead                           1950-1953 Rev. Thomas P. Murphy                                  1953-1956 Rev. Joseph Dreher                                         1956-1966 Rev. Albert A. Karper                                      1966-1967 Rev. Msgr. Michael Ivanko                               1967-1971 Rev. Nicholas Novosel                                     1971-1977 Rev. Wilfred Smith                                          1977-2002 Rev. Thomas Elsasser                                   2002-present Assistant/Associate Pastors Rev. Thomas Serbian                                      1950-1952 Rev. James Killeen                                          1952-1957 Rev. Eugene F. Perme                                     1957-1962 Rev. Ira Still                                                    1958-1963 Rev. John Wittreich                                         1962-1966 Rev. Charles McGuckin                                   1963-1968 Rev. Herman B. Peters assistant                                        (admin St. Bede the Venerable)         June 1964-Sept 1964 Rev. Walter J. Tulley assistant                                            (admin St. Bede the Venerable)           Sept 1964-Jan 1965 Rev. Francis Paik                                           1966-1972 Rev. Stephen A. Migalich                                1968-1970 Rev. Thomas Nimberger                                 1970-1974 Rev. James Rannoni                                        1972-1973 Rev. Gregory Mihalek                                     1974-1979 Rev. Francis Mulvanity                                   1974-1977 Rev. James Mulica                                          1977-1980 Rev. Louis Pizhmoht                                       1977-1979 Rev. Thomas M. Sweany                                1980-1985 Rev. Charles McCabe in residence                    1981-1982 Rev. Robert Clancy                                         1979-1984 Rev. Joseph Mach                                                   1985 Rev. Edwin M. Leonard                                   1985-1989 Rev. Russell G. Rauscher                                 1989-1994 Rev. Ronald Turek                                          1994-1997 Rev. Robert Lamby                                         1997-2002 Rev. Robert F. Wenz                                       2002-2006 Deacons Rev. Mr. Raymond C. Beebe                             1983-2001 Rev. Mr. Carl Varga                                          1980-1992 Rev. Mr. James R. Walters                                 1984-1989 Rev. Mr. James T. Martin                                  1990-2003 Rev. Mr. Joseph R. Kovitch                            1998-present Rev. Mr. William Brys                                    2006-present