We welcome our new shepherd and parish administrator Fr. Anthanaisus Wirsiy starting on Monday, January 16th. Father Anthanasius, ordained in 2003, is a diocesan priest from the Diocese of Kumbo in Cameroon. He arrived in Maine on January 26th, 2017, to begin his missionary work. Since his arrival, he has served as Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland 2017-18, hospital chaplain at Mercy and Maine Medical Center hospitals in Portland 2018-20. Since July 2020, he has served as Parochial Vicar for Cluster 11 in our diocese, which consists of Stella Maris in Bucksport, Saint Joseph in Ellsworth, and Holy Redeemer in Bar Harbor. Fr. Anthanasius loves walking, cycling, playing ping pong, reading, and doing gardening, among other things. Please give Father a warm welcome when you see him.
We welcome our new shepherd and parish administrator Fr. Anthanaisus Wirsiy starting on Monday, January 16th. Father Anthanasius, ordained in 2003, is a diocesan priest from the Diocese of Kumbo in Cameroon. He arrived in Maine on January 26th, 2017, to begin his missionary work. Since his arrival, he has served as Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland 2017-18, hospital chaplain at Mercy and Maine Medical Center hospitals in Portland 2018-20. Since July 2020, he has served as Parochial Vicar for Cluster 11 in our diocese, which consists of Stella Maris in Bucksport, Saint Joseph in Ellsworth, and Holy Redeemer in Bar Harbor. Fr. Anthanasius loves walking, cycling, playing ping pong, reading, and doing gardening, among other things. Please give Father a warm welcome when you see him.