The Ordination Mass will be streamed live at www.archphila.org and broadcast via FaceBook Live at www.facebook.com/ArchbishopChaput.

The Rev. Mr. Brian Connolly, 41, son of Mr. John B. Connolly and Mrs. Constance H. Connolly, will be ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

Saturday, May 20, 2017
10:00 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

A native of Lafayette Hill, PA, Rev. Mr. Connolly has been serving as a transitional deacon at Saint Patrick’s Parish in Malvern (Chester County) for the past year. He attended Saint Joseph Parish Elementary School (1990) Downingtown, PA, Bishop Shanahan High School (1994) Downingtown, and West Chester University (1994-1999) West Chester, PA, where he earned a Bachelor of Science. He received his Master of Divinity at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnwood.

Father Connolly will celebrate his First Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving on
Sunday, May 21, 2017
3:00 p.m.
Saint Philip Neri Parish Church (Montgomery County)
437 Ridge Pike
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

The homilist will be Reverend Edward B. Connolly. Concelebrants include Reverend Monsignor Charles Vance, Reverend Christopher Redcay, and Reverend Joseph L. Maloney.

There are two men from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the Ordination Class of 2017.

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Editor’s Note: The newly ordained priests will be assigned, at the conclusion of the Ordination Mass, to an Archdiocesan parish where they will serve as parochial vicars. A parochial vicar is a priest appointed by the Archbishop to assist the pastor of a parish.

If you would like to receive a photograph of Father Connolly, please contact the Office for Communications at 215-587-3747 or email [email protected]. 

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Jhoselyn Martinez
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747 (office)