Rev. TheodoreD’Cunha
Pastor
My name is Fr. Theodore D’Cunha but I am usually called Fr. Theo.
I am a native of Mangalore, a beautiful city in Southern India.
Mangalore is known as Rome of the East. The Diocese of Mangalore has
given thousands of priest and nuns as well as several bishops to India
and the Universal Church.
I was born to a loving family of which I am the youngest of 10 children. Unfortunately,
I lost both parents at an early age, but grew up under the tender care of my oldest sister,
Felcy.
As a little boy I was always close to priests and nuns, and their exemplary life attracted
me to be a priest. After completing high school, I joined the Pallotine Religious Order
SAC (Society of the Catholic Apostolate). Upon finishing studies for the priesthood,
I was ordained on May 10, 1990.
I served as an associate priest in several parishes. During those years I met amazing
people of deep faith and found the challenges of ministry among the people. After six
years of active ministry in the parishes, I was appointed spiritual director of the young men
who had just joined the seminary. Later, I was assigned pastor at St. Francis Xavier parish
as well as chaplain of the Seafarers in Goa, a beautiful tourist destination in India.
After I had served as a pastor for seven years, my superiors sent me to the United States to
help out in a Pallotine parish in Sarasota, Florida. In May of 2004 I came to Sarasota Florida
to accept my appointment as Parochial Vicar of St. Martha’s Catholic Church. At Sarasota I
came to appreciate not only the warmth of a beautiful state, but also the warm friendship of
American people.
After serving at St. Martha’s in Sarasota I was asked by my superiors to go to Detroit, MI.
It was not a punishment to move from a warm climate to a colder climate, but a call to serve
the need that was there. I was appointed as an associate pastor at St. John Newmann in Canton.
I began to adjust to the cold climate and the hospitality of wonderful parishioners.
I am now blessed with the assignment as Pastor at St. Priscilla and I look forward to serving you with
my whole heart.
Rev. Theodore D’Cunha
Pastor St. Priscilla