Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite)
Archdiocese of Vancouver
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Pastor
Father Daniel Geddes, FSSP
Fr. Geddes is a native of Kincardine, Ontario. The second of five boys and a twin, Father comes from a family of Irish-German descent. After studying Electronic Technology in college, he entered Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska in 2000 and having completed his studies, was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood on May 12, 2007.
After ordination, he served for a year as assistant pastor in Chesapeake, Virginia, before being assigned to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he is currently based. He became pastor of Holy Family Parish in 2013 - a personal parish of the Archdiocese of Vancouver for the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass. In addition to his role as pastor, he was elected in 2018 by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter as Assistant to Fr. Andrzej Komorowski, Superior General of the FSSP, and currently helps in overseeing the work of the priests in the Fraternity.
Parochial Vicar
Father Kent Grealy, FSSP
Fr. Grealy was born and raised in Victoria, BC. He has two older step-sisters, and one older step-brother. He is of Irish, English, Scottish, Danish, and Romanian descent. He received the usual Sacraments as a child, and attended Catholic school K-12; but he did not really begin practicing and living the Faith until he was 17. Since then, it has been an incredible adventure. He obtained a BA in History (Ancient and Medieval) from the University of Victoria, and then entered Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Nebraska in 2015. He was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood on May 27, 2022.
Holy Family Parish is Fr. Grealy's first assignment.
Parochial Vicar
Father Jeremy Chua, FSSP
Fr Chua was born and raised in Singapore. He has a younger sister. He is of Hainanese, Hokkien, Portuguese, and Perenakan descent. He was brought up in the Catholic Faith, and from an early age, he was exposed to the Missa De Angelis. He would later discover the Latin Mass in his adult years.After Fr Chua completed his GCE 'A' Levels, he served in the Singapore Armed Forces for over two years and was a vehicle mechanic. He then completed a Bachelor of Social Science degree, majoring in Political Science and Legal Studies. While studying for his degree, Fr Chua did a Summer semester at the University of British Columbia, and a fall semester at the University of Victoria, BC. After his Bachelor’s degree, Fr Chua worked in the Legal department of the Ministry of Defence in Singapore for seven years in the Civil Law and Military Law sections. During his time in the Ministry of Defence, Fr Chua completed both the Basic and Advanced Courses of the Law of Armed Conflict that were held at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo, Italy.
Fr Chua applied to join the FSSP through Ezechiel House in 2017, but he only spent a very short time there. He was then sent to study at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska. During his time at the Seminary, Fr Chua completed the Vesperale Plenarium, which contains all the sung Vespers throughout the year. He has also been working on a Compline book, a Terce book, and a Cantus Passionis book. Fr Chua was ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, the Emeritus Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, on 29 May 2024, the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, at Saint Cecilia’s Cathedral in Omaha NE.