Reverend Michael O’Reilly was born in County Caven, Ireland, on February 13th, 1894. He was ordained a Priest in Ireland on June 17th, 1917. Father O’Reilly came to Newfoundland on March 23rd, 1918 as an assistant Priest at St. George’s under Bishop Power, and later under Bishop Renouf. On September 28th, 1928 he was appointed Parish Priest of Lourdes. While here, he was a key-figure in the formation of Credit Unions to the area, completed construction of the Parish Church started by Father Pineault, and built a Parish House. On September 9th, 1941 he was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of St. George’s. His achievements as Bishop of the Diocese are well known. He retired as Bishop of the Diocese in January 1970 and died at Stephenville in January of 1973.

Reverend Ronald Jones was born at Harbour Grace on September 22nd, 1906. He was ordained to the priesthood at Halifax on June 24th, 1930. He worked for some time in Harbour Grace Diocese and later came to work in the Diocese of St. George’s. He was appointed Parish Priest of Lourdes in 1941. He continued work with Cooperatives in the Parish. Several schools were built while he was here, including the large Elementary School at Lourdes. In his latter years, he suffered ill health and died at Lourdes on November 19th, 1952, and was buried here. A crypt built by a local bricklayer, Mr. Michael Flaven, marks his burial site in the Church cemetery.

Reverend Robert D. Hardy was born at Newbury, Mass. U.S.A. on October 5th, 1916. He was ordained in the U.S. on June 6th, 1946. Father Hardy came to Newfoundland in 1952, and that same year was appointed Parish Priest of Lourdes. While here, he completed the Elementary School in Lourdes and built the School at Three Rock Cove. (This building presently serves as a Mission Chapel for this community). He also built the present Parish House after the old one was destroyed by fire. In June, 1961 he was appointed Parish Priest of All Hallows, Humbermouth. He died in Corner Brook on August 20th, 1967, and was buried there.

Reverend Father Tompkins was born in the Codroy Valley on July 26th, 1913. He worked with the Newfoundland Department of Agriculture in this area before studying for the priesthood. He was ordained at Searston on June 7, 1945. For a while he was on loan to the Diocese of Harbour Grace (now Grand Falls). In this Diocese he worked at Corner Brook, was Parish Priest of Woods Island and was Parish Priest of St. Bernard’s, Fortune Bay. In June, 1961 he was appointed Parish Priest of Lourdes. As Pastor here, he renovated the school at Mainland, built a wing on the Elementary School in Lourdes and built a one-room school at West Bay. In 1966 he began construction of the present Parish Hall which also provided classroom space for grades 9, 10, and 11 while a new High School was under construction (the original Parish Hall burned in 1960). In June, 1969 he became Parish Priest of Curling where he died in September, 1974.

Reverend Father Buckle was born on April 4th, 1933 at Corner Brook. He attended school there and was employed with Bowater’s after leaving high school. He studied at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, graduating with a B.A. degree in 1957. That same year he entered St. Augustine’s Seminary, Toronto and was ordained a Priest on June 4th, 1961 at Corner Brook. After ordination he was appointed assistant Priest at Stephenville and remained there for eight years. On June 15th, 1969 he became Parish priest of Lourdes where he remained for ten years. His tenure as Parish Priest saw the construction of the elementary school, high school, Church and Ste. Anne’s Primary School in Mainland. He became Parish Priest of St. Alban’s in 1979 and remained there for 5 years after which he was appointed Parish Priest of St. Stephen’s Parish in Stephenville.

Monsignor Murphy was born in Dublin, Ireland and August 5th, 1921. He moved to England as a child and was ordained there on May 31st, 1947. He came to Newfoundland in July 1957 and was appointed assistant to Father Hardy at Lourdes. In 1958 he moved to St. Stephen’s Parish where he remained until 1963 when he became Parish Priest of Port Saunders. From 1968 to 1979 he was Priest of All Hallows Parish, Corner Brook East. In August of 1979 he became Parish Priest of Lourdes and remained here for five years. During his time here the extension of the Elementary School was completed and renovations were made to Ste. Anne’s Chapel in Mainland. In December of 1984 he became Parish Priest of Stephenville Crossing.

Reverend Desmond T. McGrath was born in Corner Brook in 1935. Father McGrath graduated from St. Bernard’s Academy, Corner Brook and after a period of employment as an electrician at Bowater’s Paper Mill, he entered St. Francis Xavier University Antigonish, N.S., graduating in 1957. He then entered St. Augustine’s Seminary, Toronto and was ordained a Priest in 1961. After ordination he served as Assistant Priest of Cathedral Parish, Corner Brook. From 1968 to 1976 he served as Parish Priest of Port Saunders and it was during this time that he helped form the Fishermen’s Union. In 1976 Father McGrath became Parish Priest of Cathedral Parish. From 1981 to 1984 he was on a leave of absence with the U.F.C.W. On December 15th, 1984 he was appointed Parish Priest of Lourdes. During his time in Lourdes major repairs and renovations to the Parish Hall were completed. Father McGrath was the pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish on the 75th Anniversary of the Parish.

Sister is a member of the Presentation Order and was appointed as Pastoral Administrator to our Parish by Bishop Raymond J. Lahey. This was a new arrangement for the Parish and proved to be an invaluable experience. As we worked with Sister Betty and benefited form the gifts she brought to this Ministry, we came to a new awareness of our responsibilities as members of the Parish. Sister Betty coordinated all Services and Dedications. During this time period,. Priests from Cape St. George and Piccadilly supplied Sacramental services and guidance.

Fr. Gash was Administrator of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish for a one year period. We are grateful for his prayers and guidance during this time.

Father Jim was Pastor during very challenging times, especially when we lost our Catholic education system in the Province and the system of children’s religious education had to be completely revamped. In addition to the regular demands of Parish life, he also supervised the construction of the new Ste. Anne’s Chapel at Mainland.

Fr. Simon came to us from Ghana. He already served in two Parishes in the Diocese by the time he came to us. We are very grateful for his contribution to our Faith Development and Pastoral Work among us.

Fr. Gal had been serving in the Diocese since the year 2000. He administered the Parish for a one-year period. During his stay a new Parish meeting room was developed in the Parish residence. This gave us great space for gatherings and the children’s liturgy on Sundays.

Reverend Edward Terry was born on March 2nd, 1949 at Corner Brook. He attended school there and after finishing High School was employed with the Royal Stores for six and a half years. Finally deciding to pursue his vocation in the Priesthood, he studied at All Hallows College in Dublin, Ireland and was ordained on June 1st, 1982 at All Hallows Parish in Humbermouth, NL. After ordination, he was appointed Assistant Priest at Holy Redeemer Cathedral and remained there for seven years. On August 10th, 1989, he was appointed Parish Priest at Cape St. George where he remained for five years before becoming Parish Priest at Sacred Heart Parish, Conche in 1994. After serving in this capacity for five years he then did sabbatical studies at All Hallows in Dublin. In 2000 he was appointed Parish Priest of Port au Choix where he remained for three years until his appointment as Parish Priest of our Lady of Lourdes Parish in September 2003 …. where he remains to the present time