May 3, 2024

Father James Gigliotti Retiring; Father Daniel Pattee to Become Pastor

LORETTO, PENNSYLVANIA - On June 30, 2024, Fr. James Gigliotti, T.O.R. will retire as Pastor of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in the Diocese of Fort Worth. Fr. James has served within the Diocese of Fort Worth as Pastor of St. Maria Goretti Parish in Arlington, TX from 1996 to 2015 and as Pastor of St. Andrew Parish in Ft. Worth, TX from 2017 to 2024 for a total of twenty-six years! He will be dearly missed.

Fr. James will move to the Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL where he will reside at the rectory of St. Mary Our Lady of Grace as a retired friar. In his retirement, he hopes to assist occasionally at local parishes when there is a need for a sacramental minister. Fr. James is no stranger to the Diocese of St. Petersburg. He served there from 1988 to 1994 as Parochial Vicar at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Indian Rocks Beach, FL. He has also served as a Parochial Vicar within the neighboring Diocese of Venice.

Fr. Daniel Pattee, T.O.R will assume the duties as Pastor at St. Andrew’s effective July 1, 2024. Fr. Daniel has been serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Andrew since September 2020. Prior to St. Andrew’s, Fr. Daniel served as a professor of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville for twenty-four years. Fr. John Shanahan, T.O.R will also continue to serve as Parochial Vicar as well as chaplain to the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur with whom he celebrates daily Mass.

Also, Fr. Matthew Simons, T.O.R will become Parochial Vicar at St. Andrew's effective August 1, 2024. Since his ordination on July 11, 2020, Fr. Matthew has served as the Province’s treasurer as well as the Director for Mission Integration at Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA.

The Office of the Minister Provincial will work closely with Fr. Matthew over the next few months to determine which duties can be delegated to a lay professional and fill the position. No decision has yet been made to appoint a friar to fulfill the duties of the Provincial Econome that cannot be delegated to a lay professional.

Congratulations to Fathers James, Daniel, John and Matthew for their great dedication and service in their current positions as well as their next!

Fr. James Gigliotti, T.O.R.

Fr. Daniel Pattee, T.O.R.