Fr Paul Smyth cmf

Parish Priest

Became Parish Priest in February 2016.  Born in Hayes, it might appear he has not gone very far in life, though that would not be true.  After his ordination in Hayes in July 1990 he served until 1996 in Rio Dulce, Guatemala.  From 1996 until 2008 he worked at the Claret Centre, Buckden Towers, before moving to Hayes for a year where he served until he went to Rome to serve as a member of the General Leadership team of the Claretian Missionaries from 2009 until 2015.

In addition to being the Parish Priest he is presently

• Regional Superior of the Claretian Missionaries in the Province of Fatima in the UK and Ireland
• President of the Conference of Religious of England and Wales
• President of Solidarity with South Sudan