St Mary has a rich heritage of priests who have served Lake Leelanau and Leelanau County over the past 150 + years. Their service to God and his flock has been truly a blessing to all the have touched. Below are pictures of the Fathers of St Mary, a few of our Diocese of Gaylord Bishops and the years which they were assigned here. May God Bless his shepherds who heard His call.

Rev. Ignatius Mrak

1864 – 1869

Rev.  Andrew Herbstrit

1869 – 1870

Rev. Philip Zorn

1870 – 1877

Rev. George Ziegler

1877 – 1888

Rev. Joseph Bauer

1885 – 1889

Rev. Frederick Ruessmann

1891 – 1895

Rev. Alex Zugelder

1895

Rev. Frederick Ruessmann

1891 – 1895

Rev. Francis Downs

1916 – 1921

Rev. John Grinzinger

1921

Rev. Thomas W. Albin

1921 – 1928

Rev. Leo McMannon

1928 – 1930

Rev. Albert Kehren

1930 – 1940

Rev. Edward Neubecker

1940 – 1946

Rev. Linus Schrems

1946 – 1961

Rev. Frederick Voss

1961 – 1967

Rev. Robert Heyer

1967 – 1969

Rev. Joseph Wiekierak

1969 – 1974

Most Rev. Edmund Szoka

1971 – 1981

Rev. Patrick Barrett

1974 – 1978

Rev. Martin Toolis

1978

Rev. Arthur Mulka

1978 – 1984

Most Rev. Robert Rose

1981 – 1989

Rev. Francis Partridge

1984 – 1988

Rev. Michael Conner

1988 – 1989

Rev. Walter Derylo

1988 – 1991

Rev. John Tupper

1989 – 1993

Most Rev. Patrick Cooney

1989 – 2009

Rev. Charlie Donajkowski

1993 – 1997

Rev. Jerry Hunko

1997 – 2005

Rev Michael Janowski

2005 – 2017

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Rev. Bryan Medlin

2017 – Present

Most Rev. Bernard Hebda

2009 – 2013

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Most Reverend Steven Raica

2014 – Present