History

• Ground broken for the church and school on Sunday, March 23, 1958

Above: Breaking ground on March 23, 1958.

• Cornerstone laid on Sunday, May 4, 1958
• First Mass celebrated on Sunday, July 6, 1958
• Rectory completed in August 1958
• School opened in September 1958
• Dedication of parish on October 5, 1958
• Initial First Communion Class on Nov. 1, 1958
• First Graduating Class in June 1959
• Convent was completed in 1959 and enlarged in 1965
• New addition to school opened in September 1966 (9 classrooms, library, and principal’s office)
• Sanctuary renovated in the late 1970s
• Original bus garage constructed 1969
• New gymnasium (Moriarty Hall) built in 1985
• New church dedicated on June 21, 1986

Above: New (and current) church dedicated on June 21, 1986.

• Parish Life Center addition opened in Spring 2011

Our Pastors have included

• Father Albert Diezeman (Founding Pastor), July 6, 1958-July 5, 1973
• Monsignor Joseph Brokhage, July 5, 1973-July 9, 1974
• Father James Moriarty, July 9, 1974-July 10, 1984
• Father Joe Wade,  July 10, 1985-Jan. 10, 1993
• Father Donald Schmidlin, April 14, 1993-July 2, 2001
• Father Dan Donohoo, July 2, 2001-Jan. 12, 2005
• Father Paul Shikany,  Jan. 12, 2005-July 2, 2014
• Father J. Nicholas Dant, July 2, 2014-July 7, 2021
• Rev. Msgr. William F. Stumpf (current pastor), July 7, 2021-

Our School Principals have included

• Sister Charles Ellen, SP, (First Principal) 1958-1961
• Sister Ann Clare, SP, 1961-1967
• Sister Ann Jeanine, SP,  (also known as Sister Judy) 1967-1970
• Sister Margaret Duffy, SP, 1970-1973
• Sister Ann Patrick, SP, 1973-1979
• Sister Rosemary, SP, 1979-1993
• Rita Parsons, 1993-1999
• Vince Barnes, 1999-2002
• Martin Erlenbaugh, 2002-2011
• David Smock, 2011-2023
• Cara Swinefurth, 2023-

Our Associate Pastors have included

• John Elford, May 17, 1960-May 20, 1961
• Gerald Gettelfinger,  May 20, 1961-Aug. 30, 1963
• John Meeks, Aug. 30, 1963-June 1, 1968
• Edward Kirch, June 1, 1968-July 14, 1971
• Peter Adolay, July 14, 1971-July 5, 1973
• Michael Welch, July 5, 1973-July 9, 1974
• Carmen Patrone, July 9, 1974-July 7, 1976
• Lawrence Voelker, July 7, 1976-July 6, 1981
• Joseph Rautenberg, July 5, 1978-July 9, 1980
• Robert Gilday, July 9, 1980-July 10, 1985
• Jack Emrich, June 18, 1999-Aug. 2, 2000
• Richard Hindel, O.S.B., Nov. 1, 2000-Oct. 31, 2001

St. Matthew is proud of its priest graduates

• Glenn O’Connor graduated Saint Matthew 1966, Ordained May 17, 1980
• Tim Hipskind, S.J. graduated Saint Matthew 1974, Ordained 2000

Priests in Residence have included

• Patrick Kelly
• Robert Mazzola
• Jack Okon
• Donald Quinn
• Brother Joseph Umile
• Robert J. Robeson (was Deacon at time of residence)
• Darvin Winters (was Deacon at time of residence)