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 - Current
Father Emericus Toth
1959-1962
Father Michael O’Reilly
1962-1964
Father Lawrence Rooney
1964-1965
Father Raymond Montague
1965-1966
Father Joseph Bonomi
1966-1967
Father Alexander Nemeth
1967-1976
Father Roy Randolph
1970-1973
Father Philippe Labelle
1973-1975
Father Melvin Stevens, S.F.M.
1975-1979
Father Mieczyslaw Kasza
1979-1983
Father Andre Lemelin
1984
Father Brian Bevan
1984-1988
Father David Byrne
1988-1992
Father Michael Andrysiak
1988-1989
Father Stanley Pietlock
1989-1991
Father Donald Lizzotti
1991-1992
Father Derek Pedersen
1992
Father Michael Basque
1993-1994
Father James Kneale
1994-1997
Father Stuart MacDonald
1997-1999
Father Sam D’Angelo, C.PP.S.
1999-2000
Father Paul McDonald
2001
Father Paul MacNeil
2001- 2003
Father Umba F.X. Mbambi, C.I.C.M.
2003-2005
Father Obioma Anyanwu
2005-2006
Father Kessete Hammad
2006
Father Edgar Polotan
2007-2009
Father Joseph Pezhathumkal, S.A.C.
2009-2011
Father Rico Passero
2011 - 2015
Father Jean-Bosco Iyamuremye
2012-2013
Father Tim Nelligan
2015-2017
Father Stephen Bruzzese
2017-2021
Father Stephen Innamorati
2021-2022
Father Daniel Corso
2022-current