Fr. Don Finney was born in Omaha, NE. He attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA and graduated with a degree in History.

 

He taught U.S. History, World History, Theology and was Assistant Headmaster at Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, CT.

 

He studied for the priesthood at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, MA and was ordained to the priesthood on May 28, 1994 at St. Patrick Cathedral in Norwich, CT. Fr. Don has served at St. Louis Parish in Webster, MA, the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola in Palm Beach Gardens, FL and St. Lucie Parish in Port St. Lucie, FL.

 

In April 2003 Fr. Don was appointed pastor of St. Peter and has overseen tremendous growth in our parish and the many ministries that serve our parish community.

Fr. Don loves to travel and read. He has a particular interest in the Holocaust and has studied and researched it extensively. Fr. Don received his M.A. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from Gratz College in Melrose Park, PA in 2016.