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Reverend Monsignor John Alan
McCaffrey
was born November 16, 1947 to Robert T. McCaffrey and Yvette Tardif
McCaffrey in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Monsignor John is the third of
four children. The McCaffreys were a military family residing in homes
and attending school all over the world until finally John graduated
from Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas in 1965. Colonel McCaffrey
was transferred to Florida, so John followed and attended Oklaoosa
Walton Junior College in Niceville, Florida in which he received his
Associate Arts Degree in 1967. Then, John attended and graduated from
Florida State University in Social Work with a Bachelor of Science
Degree in 1969. Upon graduation from Florida State, John worked the
American Red Cross at Ft. Bliss, Texas and 13 months in Vietnam.
John's vocation to the priesthood grew much stronger while
serving with the military personnel in Southeast Asia. When his duty in
Vietnam ended, John returned to the United States and resigned in order
to go to the seminary and prepare for the priesthood. In 1976, he
received his Masters of Theology Degree from St. Meinrad School of
Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana. On June 5, 1976 John Alan McCaffrey
was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Austin. His first assignment
was as associate pastor of Cristo Rey Parish in Austin. Following that
assignment he came to St. Anthony Parish in Bryan also as Associate
Pastor. On September 2, 1985, Rev. John A. McCaffrey was made pastor of
St. Joseph Church in Bryan.
Since Father John has been at St. Joseph Church, there have been many
accomplishments. St. Joseph Parish Activity Center (PAC) was built and
paid for. St. Joseph School Trust Fund was established. An elementary
school was purchased from Bryan I.S.D. An early learning program for
three year olds, a pre-school and a high school have been added to St.
Joseph School System. The Million Dollar Endowment was formed for the
school under his leadership to match the funds donated by Msgr.
Sylvester Fuchs. Another cemetery was also established - Mt. Calvary
Cemetery at Smetana - and a second mausoleum was added to Mt. Calvary
Cemetery, Bryan.
In 2001, Rev. John A. McCaffrey was honored with the title Monsignor by
Pope John Paul II. Furthermore, St. Joseph Church and School purchased
Central Baptist Church of Bryan to move and expand the middle school
and high school. In 2002, under Msgr. McCaffrey pastorate, the
Millennium Stained Glass Windows were completed at no cost to the
parish, as all funds were donated in
memory of or in honor to
someone.
Along with all these accomplishments, Monsignor McCaffrey has been Dean
of the Brazos Valley Deanery of Priests, Member of the St. Joseph
Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, Chaplain of the Army Reserves,
former Vocation Director of the Diocese of Austin and of course, Pastor
to 1,800 families at St. Joseph Church. Monsignor McCaffrey was also
the founding pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Franklin, Texas.
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