Rev. Msgr. Joseph C. McLoone
Pastor











Rev. Brian M. Kean
Parochial Vicar



Rev. Matthew W. Guckin
Resident



Rev. Mr. Edward R. Schiappa
Permanent Deacon


Deacon Jim Bogden, MS



Deacon Christopher Hayes

Monsignor Joseph McLoone is the third of four children born to Patrick (deceased) and Bridget Teresa McLoone both immigrants from County Donegal, Ireland. Msgr. McLoone grew up in the Olney section of Philadelphia and attended Incarnation Grade School and Cardinal Dougherty High School (1980). After high school he attended LaSalle College for one year before entering Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook. He graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy (1984) and a M.Div. (1987) and M.A. in Theology (1988).

Father McLoone was ordained on May 21, 1988. Most of his pastoral assignments have been in the city of Philadelphia: Parochial Vicar / Assistant Pastor at St. Anne Church (1988-1991), St. Martin of Tours Church (1992-1997) and the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul (1997-2001). In July of 2001 he was appointed the pastor of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish in East Mount Airy. In June of 2006 he was named the pastor of Saint Katharine Drexel Parish in Chester and is a founding board member of the recently chartered Drexel Neumann Academy.

Monsignor McLoone has also served as the Chairman of our Bicentennial celebration as a Diocese. He previously has helped in organizing many other Archdiocesan celebrations including the Prayer on the Parkway. Msgr. McLoone was appointed the Parochial Administrator of Saint Joseph Parish, Downingtown in February 2011. He was appointed pastor in November 2012.

Father Kean was ordained by Cardinal Rigali on May 17, 2008 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Father Kean is from Saint Frances Cabrini Parish, Fairless Hills, where he attended grade school and first felt the call of a vocation to the priesthood. Father entered Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in the Fall of 2000 where he earned his B.A. and M. Div. Prior to entering the seminary, Father Kean attended East Stroudsburg University for two yars, and is a graduate of Conwell-Egan Catholic High School, class of 1998.

Father Guckin graduated in 1984 from Fr. Judge High School. He completed his B.S. in logistics from Penn State in 1988. Prior to entering Saint Charles Seminary in 1992, Father Guckin worked for Manugistics in Washington, D.C. He was ordained in 1999 and has received his Master of Arts in Moral Theology. Currently Father Guckin has spent the last nine years as a member of the faculty at Bishop Shanahan High School as well as the Chaplain. Prior to Bishop Shanahan, Father Guckin spent four years at Saint Cecelia's in Philadelphia.

Deacon Ed, ordained June 1, 1997, has been a parishioner at St. Joseph Parish for 26 years, as long as he has been married to his wife Eileen. He is originally from Holy Innocents Parish in Juniata Park, Philadelphia where he served as an usher and lector. He attended North Catholic High School, St. Joseph University, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton, and St. Norbert College. Retired from AT&T in 1998 after 25 years of service, and worked part-time as a Krapf school bus driver for 10 years. Also was a trained volunteer telephone counselor for Tele-Help, a pre-911 emergency counseling service that originated from a local hospital.

Deacon Jim and his wife, Pat, have three sons and six grandchildren, two of which are on their way. He was ordained in 1993 and in 1996 went into full time ministry with an MS in Pastoral Counseling. He is the Director of Evangelization and DRE at St Elizabeth Parish. His vocation is to help others heal, develop their giftedness and recognize God’s love on their Journey into God. A quote from an Elizabeth Browning poem resonates in Jim’s heart, “If I can keep one heart from breaking, then I will have lived.” He loves playing, vacationing and working in ministry with his wife, Pat, a liturgist with a profound love for our Catholic worship. They both look forward to serving the people of St Joseph’s parish.

Deacon Christopher Hayes comes to us for weekend ministry from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, as a transitional deacon. He is in his last year of formation and hopefully will be ordained a priest for the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, in the late spring of 2013. Deacon Hayes attended Mt. St. Mary University and worked in two different career fields before he answered the call he was hearing to serve God and His Church by discerning his vocation to be a Diocesan priest. Deacon Hayes will be with us during the weekends as he continues his studies during the week.