Our Pastor Fr. Jankowski
Fr. Richard Jankowski, our Pastor, was born in
Poznan,
Poland. After
finishing school with a degree in electrical engineering, he decided
to pursue his vocation to the priesthood. Then, at the age of
26, he traveled to the United States
to complete his studies for the priesthood at SS Cyril and Methodius
Seminary in Orchard Lake,
Michigan. Fr. Richard was ordained a
priest in the Diocese of St. Petersburg by Bishop John C. Favalora
on December 5, 1992.
Since being ordained to the priesthood, Fr. Richard has had the
opportunity to serve at many parishes including Our Lady Queen of
Peace in New Port Richey,
Holy Cross
Church in St.
Petersburg, St. Patrick’s Church in
Largo
and Espiritu Santo in
Safety
Harbor. Prior to becoming
Pastor of St. Frances Cabrini, Fr. Richard spent six years as Pastor
of St. Scholastica Church in Lecanto. Fr. Richard also serves
on several diocesan committees, is responsible for the Hernando
Deanery and is the school pastor for Notre
Dame Catholic
School in Spring Hill.
