Pastoral Team
Pastor: Fr. Paul MacNeil
I was appointed as pastor of Our Lady of the Scapular parish in November 2015 and I am delighted to be here. Before that, I was pastor of St. Ann's parish in Fenwick Ontario, a small but loving community about 30 minutes from here. I was born and raised in St. Catharines and ordained to the priesthood in 1999. Currently I am Chair of the Niagara Catholic District School Board and I'm working on my PhD in Religious Studies at McMaster University. As your pastor, my first priority is just to listen, to get to know you and understand the best way for me to serve you and to bring you closer to each other and to God through Christ.
Our Lady of the Scapular Church
6557 Thorold Stone Road
Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2J 1B2
Phone: 905-358-7611 • Fax 905-358-7679
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 3:00pm
(We are closed from 12:00 - 1:00pm for lunch.)
Fr. Wilfrid Smith, O.Carm.
1951
Msgr. Vincent Ferrando
1976-1992
Fr. Hugh Gibson
2005-2012
Past Pastors
Fr. Austin Sweeney
1951-1969
Fr. Brian Bevan
1992-1994
Msgr. Leo Clutterbuck
2012-2015
Fr. Emmet Lacey
1969-1976
Fr. Peter Rowe
1994-2005
Fr. Paul MacNeil
2015-2022
Fr. Jose Karikompil
2022
Past Associates
Fr. Michael Basque
2022 - 2024
Fr. Gregory Schmidt
2024 - current
Father Emericus Toth
1959-1962
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Father Michael O’Reilly
1962-1964
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Father Lawrence Rooney
1964-1965
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Father Raymond Montague
1965-1966
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Father Joseph Bonomi
1966-1967
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Father Alexander Nemeth
1967-1976
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Father Roy Randolph
1970-1973
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Father Philippe Labelle
1973-1975
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Father Melvin Stevens, S.F.M.
1975-1979
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Father Mieczyslaw Kasza
1979-1983
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Father Andre Lemelin
1984
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Father Brian Bevan
1984-1988
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Father David Byrne
1988-1992
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Father Michael Andrysiak
1988-1989
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Father Stanley Pietlock
1989-1991
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Father Donald Lizzotti
1991-1992
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Father Derek Pedersen
1992
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Father Michael Basque
1993-1994
​Father James Kneale
1994-1997
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Father Stuart MacDonald
1997-1999
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Father Sam D’Angelo, C.PP.S.
1999-2000
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Father Paul McDonald
2001
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Father Paul MacNeil
2001- 2003
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Father Umba F.X. Mbambi, C.I.C.M.
2003-2005
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Father Obioma Anyanwu
2005-2006
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Father Kessete Hammad
2006
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Father Edgar Polotan
2007-2009
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Father Joseph Pezhathumkal, S.A.C.
2009-2011
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Father Rico Passero
2011 - 2015
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Father Jean-Bosco Iyamuremye
2012-2013
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Father Tim Nelligan
2015-2017
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Father Stephen Bruzzese
2017-2021
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Father Stephen Innamorati
2021-2022
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Father Daniel Corso
2022-2024
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Father Ronnie Tagnines
2024-current