Rev. Gerald E. Beirne

Fr. Gerald Beirne is the son of the late Patrick and the late Mabel (Money) Beirne. He has two brothers, Lawrence and Fr. Robert Beirne.

Born and brought up in Pawtucket, he was a parishioner of St. Leo's Parish and graduated from Our Lady of Providence High School Seminary in 1954. Fr. Beirne attended St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester, New York and was ordained a priest on June 9, 1962.

He served as assistant pastor at St. Mary Parish in Carolina, the Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul and St. Mark Parish in Cranston. Fr. Beirne lived in residence at St. Augustine Parish in Providence while serving as Chaplain of RI Hospital and Roger William Hospital and was Pastor of St. Rita Parish in Warwick before becoming Pastor of our parish in January of 1991.

Rev. Robert L. Bailey

Fr. Bob Bailey is the son of Robert and the late Esther (Cerilli) Bailey. He has a sister, Kathi Dunphy, a brother-in-law Mark and 2 nieces, Michele and Julie.

Born and brought up in Cranston, he was a parishioner of St. Ann Parish and graduated from Our Lady of Providence Preparatory Seminary in Providence in 1979.

Fr. Bob attended Mount St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland and was ordained a priest on June 12, 1993. He served as an assistant pastor at St. Mark Parish in Cranston, St. Brendan Parish in Riverside, and St. Elizabeth Parish in Bristol before being assigned to St. Philip's on August 1, 2001.

On October 1, 2002, Fr. Bailey was named Chaplain of the Smithfield Fire Department.

Rev. Michael A. Colello

Fr. Michael Colello is the son of Vincent and Paula (McMahon) Colello and has a brother, Daniel and two sisters, Kristin and Karin.

Fr. Colello was brought up in North Kingstown where he attended Hamilton Elementary and Wickford Middle School. His family moved to South Kingstown and graduated from South Kingstown High School. Fr. Colello resided at Our Lady of Providence Seminary while attending Providence College where he received a Bacholor of Arts degree in history and philosophy.

Fr. Colello was assigned to the Pontifical North American College in Rome and received his degree in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian Univeristy in Rome. Fr. Colello was ordained to the Priesthood on June 23, 2001. He was assigned by Bishop Robert E. Mulvee to Our Lady of Mercy parish in East Greenwich until Bishop Mulvee assigned him to St. Philip parish beginning July 1, 2004.

He is interested in food and wine and loves to cook, especially Italian pasta sauces. He is a runner and loves to play tennis. He is learning how to play golf and understands that it might be a smart idea to become a Red Sox fan!