Meet the Clergy

Parish Priest

Fr. Gregory Marchwinski. (2019- )
Contact: Tel: 01536 512497 email: parish.stedwardkettering@northamptondiocese.org

September 2019
I am 37 years old, I was born in central Poland in Płock Diocese and I have been a priest for twelve years. As a Polish priest I am still getting to know Northampton Diocese where I have lived for seven years. First, for five years I had the privilege of being a parish priest in the polish parish in Northampton, then as an assistant priest in the parish of Our Lady of Walsingham in Corby. This time your Parish is becoming my new home, a place of prayer, rest and work. I will try to continue the good work and ministry of Canon John, who was a good shepherd to you for twenty-five years. I trust that – with God’s help and with your support – I will be able to perform the tasks and duties entrusted to me as best I can.

Assistant Priest

Fr Ebin Thomas VC (2021- )
Contact: Tel: 01536 512497 email: parish.stedwardkettering@northamptondiocese.org

April 2021
I’m Fr. Ebin from India and was ordained as a priest on 29th December 2001. I belong to Vincentian congregation which is a religious community of the Syro-Malabar Rite in the Catholic Church. I’m the eldest son of my parents and have one younger sister and brother. I’m so delighted the way you welcomed and accepted me as one among you and will cherish this wonderful moment ever in my life.

Despite my many responsibilities and very demanding challenges among the two Syro-Malabar communities in Kettering and Northampton that have been entrusted to me by Bishop Joseph, my mission will also be to support Father Gregory in a more limited capacity as best I can in his pastoral ministry at St. Edward Parish. I hope to help by saying one English Mass per weekend and perhaps few Masses in the week. Please keep me in your prayers so that I can serve the Lord and you better. I do keep you in my prayers as well.

Past Clergy

Parish Priests
1891-1893. Canon Henry Stanley
1893-1894. Canon Henry Basil Allies
1894-1896. Canon Thomas Fitzgerald
1896-1924. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Canon Joseph Tonks
1924-1938. Rev. Frederick William Lockyer
1938-1945. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Canon William H. Hunting
1945-1961. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Charles A. Grant
1961-1966. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Canon Gerard A. Collins
1966-1977. Rev. Donald Jenkinson
1977-1990. Rev. Patrick Bailey
1990-1991. Rev. Donald Marks
1991-1994. Canon Brian Frost
1994-2019. Canon John Koenig

Assistant Priests
1937-1940.   Rev. Henry J. Macklin
1940-1945.   Rev. Kevin N. Jones
1945-1946.   Rev. John Devaney
1945-1947.   Rev. Sidney G. Reeman
1947-1951.   Rev. Patrick Oates
1951-1957.   Rev. Patrick Glynn
1956-1964.   Rev. Bernard Hindle
1957-1962.   Rev. John D. Fennell
1962-1964.   Rev. Paul Hyper
1964-1967.   Rev. Gerard Anthony Harris
1964-1965.   Rev. J. Michael O’Brien
1965- 1973? Rev. John P. Glen
1967.        Rev. Anthony Sketch
Rev. Owen Harwood
Rev. John Keane
1975-1978.   Rev. John Osborne
1977-1982.   Rev. Denis McSweeney
1978.        Rev. Clifford Fleming
1978-1980.   Rev. Patrick McAleenan
1980-1983    Rev. Seamus Keenan
1982-1985.   Rev. Paul Donovan
1983-1985.   Rev. Richard Moroney
1985-1988.   Rev. James Rooney
1985-1988, 1996-1998. Rev. Richard Barrett
1990-1991?   Rev. Alfonso de Souza
Rev. Michael Lee
1988-1991     Rev. Christopher Beirne
1990-1993     Rev. Mark O’Donnell
1991-1994.    Rev. John Udris
1993-1998.    Rev. David Barrett
1994-1996.    Rev. Jan Cielen
1998-2001.    Rev. Brian Leatherland
1998-2002.    Rev. Gerard Byrne
2001-2002.    Rev. Graham Platt
2002-2006.    Rev. Joseph Williams
2003-2005.    Rev. Joseph Thoppil
2005-2007.    Rev. John Opoku
2006-2008.    Fr. Dariusz Bialowas
2008-2012.    Fr. Andy Richardson
2012-2015 Fr. Paul Inman
2015-2017 Fr. Pius Amoako
2017-2018 Fr Paul Camilo Dominic Gonsalves
2018-2019 Father Wilson Sebastian

Deacons
2006-2019. Rev. Keith Watson
2004-2019 Rev. Leslie Allday