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    Parish membership includes students, alumni, employees, reitrees, and friends of Michigan Technological University and St. Albert the Great University Parish. Everyone is welcome!

    To read a brief biography of St. Albert the Great (1206-1280) - Patron Saint of Natural Scientists - Click Here

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    History
    St. Albert the Great University Parish was founded by Fr. William McGee and built in 1963. It is a "personal parish" that serves the students, faculty, and staff (both current and retired) of Michigan Technological University, as opposed to a "territorial parish" which would serve a given geographical area.

    Pastors
    Father William McGee (1963-1971)
    Father Donald Shiroda (1968-1971)
    Father Terry Villaire (1971-1972)
    Father George Wallner (1971-1972)
    Father Donald Zanon (1972-1974)
    Father Thomas Wantland (1974-1984)
    Father William Callari (1984-1997)
    Father Larry Van Damme (1997-2009)
    Father Allen Mott (2009-2013)
    Father Ben Hasse (2013-Present)

    Associate Pastors
    Father Dustin Larson (2018-2020)
    Father Tom Merkel (2020-2023)
    Father Romeo Capella (2023-2025)
    Fr. Prijomon Joseph (2025-Present)

    Pastoral Associate Ministers
    Sister Michael White, CSJ (1979 - 1981)
    Sister Ghislaine Dumont, O.P. (1981)
    Sister Theresa Semmerling, SCSC (1983 - 87)
    Mrs. Rita Loughrin (1987 - 1990)
    Mrs. Agnes Ahola (1990 - 1993)
    Deacon Paul Lucchesi (1993-1997)
    Mr. Colin Jenkins (2002-2004)
    Sister Ellen Enright, IBVM (2004-2017)
    Sister Jacqueline Spaniola, OSF (2017-2025)
    Sr. Catherine Peter Logan, OSF (2024-Present)
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