Fr Piotr (Peter) Kucharski
Parish Priest
Fr Peter was ordained for the Archdiocese of Przemyśl, Poland in May 2009. He started his ministry in England in 2012 as an Assistant Priest in St Francis Church, Maidstone. In May 2017 he joined the ranks of Southwark priests. He was made the Parish Priest of St Teresa’s, Ashford in September 2017.
Some of Fr Peter’s responsibilities:
– Parish Pastoral Council
– Parish Finance Committee
– RCIA Group
– Adult Confirmation Group
– Spiritual care over St Teresa’s Primary School
– Marriage preparation and paperwork
– Overseeing all formation groups and Sacramental Programmes in the Parish
– William Harvey Hospital (on-call chaplain)
– Pilgrims Hospice, Ashford and all Nursing Homes in the area (on-call chaplain)
– Parish website
– Polish Community
Fr Joseph Owusu-Ansah
Assistant Priest
Fr Joe joined St Teresa’s Parish as Assistant Priest in September 2019. He was ordained at St George’s Cathedral, Southwark on 19 July 2014, after completing seminary formation at St John’s Seminary, Wonersh.
Some of Fr Joseph’s responsibilities:
– Altar Servers
– Teenage Confirmation Group
– Catholic Youth Group
– Overseeing the sick visits in the Parish
– Marriage preparation and paperwork
– William Harvey Hospital (on-call chaplain)
– Pilgrims Hospice, Ashford and all Nursing Homes in the area (on call chaplain)
Fr Rodney Schofield
(resides at Wye)
Fr Rodney looks after St Ambrose Chapel, Wye
Fr Jibin James
Fr Jibin came from India, Kerala. Ordained in 2016. In 2019 he came to Kent to look after the Knanaya Community (within the Syro-Malabar Rite)
Sister Dolores
(Sisters of Mercy, Gravesend)
Some of Sr Dolores’ responsibilities in the Parish:
– the church Choir
– First Holy Communion Programme
– St Teresa’s Primary School
Fr Lukasz Haduch – Assistant Priest (November 2017 – July 2019)
- now back in Poland to take up a new appointment in the Metropolitan Major Seminary in Przemyśl.
