Queen of All Saints Basilica

Reverend Monsignor John E. Pollard, pastor

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Reverend Monsignor John Pollard was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1974. He holds a Masters Degree in Supervision and Administration from Loyola University of Chicago and a Masters Degree in Divinity and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from Mundelein Seminary. He is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

Reverend Simon Braganza, associate pastor 

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My name is Simon Francis Braganza. I am from the Archdiocese of Hyderabad in South Central India. I was ordained a priest in 1992. My first appointment was to St. Mary’s School, the very school I attended. There were 3000 children in the school of which 300 were in the boarding home attached to the school.

Reverend Thomas Compana, associate pastor

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Father Tom Campana grew up on the northwest side of Chicago. He attended Saint Ferdinand Grammar School and Saint Patrick High School.

His seminary education began at Niles college of Loyola University where he received a B.A. In history and theology. His theological training was completed at Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois.

Reverend Monsignor Wayne F. Prist, pastor emeritus

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Father Wayne Prist was ordained a priest in 1967. His first assignment was as Associate Pastor of St. Giles in Oak Park, Illinois. In 1975 he was assigned to St. John Berchmans in Chicago.

Reverend Ed Grace, resident

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Greetings from the second newest resident of Queen of All Saints Rectory. My name is Father Edward D. Grace. I was born in 1942. I began school at Resurrection on the West Side, graduated from St. Angela, continued my education at Quigley Preparatory Seminary, and then went on to study Philosophy and Theology at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein.

Reverend Rich Conyers, CSC, resident

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Though I was born on the South Side, I became an avid Cubs fan as we moved to Round Lake when I was about 4 years old. At fourteen I left home to attend Holy Cross Minor Seminary on the campus of Notre Dame University and have been a part of that community for more than fifty years. For the past ten years I have been a teacher at

Reverend Mister Michael J. Monnelly, deacon

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Rev. Mr. Michael J. Monnelly and his wife Louise moved into Queen of All Saints in 1971. They have three daughters and a son. Deacon Monnelly was ordained for the diaconate of the Chicago Archdiocese in 1982.