Fr. Adrian Debow is from Calgary, Alberta, but was born in the Netherlands to Polish immigrants who had fled communist Poland. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Carleton University, Ottawa, which he completed in 2010. He attended seminary in Denton, Nebraska for the Fraternity of St. Peter and was ordained in Lincoln on May 26th, 2017 by Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, SJ, the then-Archbishop of Ottawa. His first assignment was Seattle, Washington, USA, from 2017 to 2018, followed by a short time working in the FSSP General house in Fribourg, Switzerland. From 2019 to 2026 he was one of the assistant pastors at St. Clement’s Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Debow speaks three languages (English, French, and Polish) and started FSSP Canada’s French immersion program for priests and seminarians (now under the direction of Fr. Matthew Jagas, FSSP).

Fr. Chua, born and raised in Singapore with Hainanese, Hokkien, Portuguese, and Perenakan heritage, brings a unique blend of military service, legal expertise, and liturgical scholarship to our parish. After serving over two years as a vehicle mechanic in the Singapore Armed Forces and earning his Bachelor of Social Science in Political Science and Legal Studies, he worked seven years in the Legal department of Singapore’s Ministry of Defence specializing in Civil and Military Law. His journey to the priesthood led him to Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Nebraska, where he distinguished himself by completing the Vesperale Plenarium and working on additional liturgical books. Ordained by Archbishop Terrence Prendergast on May 29, 2024, Fr. Chua brings his remarkable combination of worldly experience and deep liturgical knowledge to serve our community with fresh perspective and scholarly dedication.

Fr. John (Shane) Conlon, FSSP, is an American priest from New England with Italian and Irish family roots from New York City. The youngest of three siblings, he grew up playing competitive ice hockey all the way until his entrance the Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary. Ordained to the priesthood on May 28th, 2026, Holy Family is his first official parish assignment for the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. His interests include sports, liturgy, languages, and music.