MEET OUR PASTOR
A little bit about Father John
Father John Silva, grew up in the small, rural village of Snake Run, Ind., where he attended Mass at St. Bernard with his two siblings and parents. He is proud of his Catholic school education at Holy Cross in Fort Branch.
After attending Gibson Southern High School, he earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and attended major seminary at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Chicago, Ill with a Masters in Divinity. He was ordained a priest on June 5, 2004.
After serving in the Diocese of Evansville, Ind., for six years, Fr. Silva was granted permission to transfer to the Diocese of Madison, Wis. He has served as a police chaplain and a parochial vicar, administrator and pastor at several parishes. He is currently the pastor of two churches: St. John the Evangelist in Spring Green and St. Luke’s in Plain, Wis.
After attending Gibson Southern High School, he earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and attended major seminary at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Chicago, Ill with a Masters in Divinity. He was ordained a priest on June 5, 2004.
After serving in the Diocese of Evansville, Ind., for six years, Fr. Silva was granted permission to transfer to the Diocese of Madison, Wis. He has served as a police chaplain and a parochial vicar, administrator and pastor at several parishes. He is currently the pastor of two churches: St. John the Evangelist in Spring Green and St. Luke’s in Plain, Wis.
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St. Luke Catholic Church - Plain, WI
1240 Nachreiner Avenue Plain, WI 53577 608-546-2482 608-546-2616 (fax) stlukesplain@charter.net Weekend Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm (St. Luke), 5:30pm (St. John) Sunday: 8:30am (St. John), 10:00am (St. Luke) |
