On July 1, we will begin a new chapter in our missionary history as Paulist Fathers begin to serve at Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church (pictured above) in San Diego, CA.

We are thankful to His Eminence, Cardinal Robert McElroy, for entrusting us with the pastoral care of this large and diverse parish founded in 1985.

“It is our hope that Saint Gregory the Great will be, in the cardinal’s words, ‘a launching pad for Paulist mission.’ We look forward to sharing God’s unconditional love as we accompany and invite to the feast of grace those who are distant from the Catholic Church and its practice, and those who have been relegated to the peripheries of society and the Church,” said Paulist Fr. René Constanza, our president.

Paulist Fr. Bart Landry will become pastor of Saint Gregory the Great. He currently serves as coordinator of Black Catholic Ministry in the Diocese of Sacramento.

He will be joined by Paulist Fr. Jerry Tully who will serve as associate pastor. He currently serves as associate pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community in Los Angeles.

Paulist Fathers previously served in the Diocese of San Diego from 1966 to 1998 as campus ministers at the University of California at San Diego.

Paulist Fr. John Hurley also has worked in the diocese in recent years, coordinating diocesan synods in 2016 and 2019.

Please pray for the parishioners of Saint Gregory the Great, as well as for Fr. Bart and Fr. Jerry, as our mission field grows in this exciting new direction!

Come, Holy Spirit!