1. Fr. Francis
Crocciata, Pastor, 19 February 1912 - 12 May 1914
2. Fr. Vincent Giuliano, Pastor, May - October 1914
3. Fr. Angelo Sansone, Pastor, October 1914 - August 1916
4. Fr. Domenico Tomaselli, Pastor, August 1916 - 25 May
1921
5. Fr. Fernando Capresi, Pastor, 5 Jun 1921 - 6 March 1933
6. Fr. Arthur Joseph Murray, Pastor, 5 March 1933 - 9 December
1945
7. Fr. Egidio Vallorosi, Pastor, 5 January 1946 - 24 November
1946/
15
August 1948 - 2 March 1952
8. Fr. Rosario Venti, Pastor, 8 December 1946 - 29 July
1948
9. Fr. Daniel China, Pastor, 10 March 1952 - 12 April 1985
10. Fr. Ralph DiGiacinto, Pastor, January 1979 - May 1981
11. Fr. Joseph Crawford (Associate), 14 June 1979
- 23 July 1981
12. Fr. Umberto Rizzi, C.S., Pastor, 14 May 1981 - October
1986
13. Fr. Daniel Lapolla, C.S., (Associate), 22 August
1981 -Sept 1985
14. Fr. Albert Corradin, C.S., Pastor, December 1985 - July
1997
15. Fr. Rino Ziliotto, C.S. (Associate), October
1986 - 1992
16. Fr. Scott Gale (Associate), July 1993 - April
1995
17. Fr James Panikulam (Associate), September 1995
- June 1996
18. Fr. Henryk Augustynowicz (Associate), September
1996 - May 1997
19. Fr. Daniel Lapolla, C.S., Pastor, July 1997 - Present
20. Fr. Matthew Mullamangalam (Associate), August1997 - April 1998
21. Fr. Rino Ziliotto, c.s., (Associate) August 1997- October 2001
22. Fr. Fernando Canicula, (Associate)
23. Deacon Robert Debesys
24. Fr. Stanley Anozie, s.m.m.m. (Associate) August 2002 - November 2003
25. Fr. Randal Morriseau, (Associate) July 2004 - February 2006
26. Fr. Angelo Risoli, C.S. (Associate) February 2005- September 2007
27. Fr. Victor DeGagne' (Associate) July 1, 2010-
1912
29 February - Fr. Francis
Crociata performs the first marriage in parish between Domenico
Brescia and Vincenza Siciliano
25 December - First midnight Mass celebrated at
St. Joseph's Italian Roman Catholic Church in an entirely
wooden structure situated at the corner of McLaughlin &
Connolly Streets in Fort William's East End.
1921
Father Ferdinando Capresi becomes the first full-time
pastor.
1924
Rectory added to Church.
1936
3 April - The Most Rev. R. H. Dignan, Bishop of
Sault Ste. Marie, decrees Fort William's Italian Church (formerly
St. Joseph's) would henceforth be known as St. Dominic's.
1945
St. Dominic's Parish holds banquet at Italian Hall
on McLaughlin Street to celebrate the liquidation of their
long-standing debt.
1947
Father Rosario Venti initiates and completes the
first major interior renovation of the church which was not
to change significantly until the late 1970's.
1952
3 March - Father Daniel China appointed pastor of
St. Dominic's beginning a ministry lasting 32 years.
1963
St. Dominic's new church building fund reaches $100,000.
1973
Property at the corner of Redwood Ave. and Spruce
Court in the Northwood subdivision is purchased as site for
new St. Dominic's Church.
1979
The Most Rev. John A. O'Mara, Bishop of Thunder
Bay, creates a new parish in Northwood under the patronage
of St. Joseph (later changed to St. Dominic in 1980).
1980
26 March - St. Dominic's Catholic Women's League
is formed.
1981
28 April - Scalabrini Fathers assume responsibility
for the new St. Dominic Parish with Fr. Umberto Rizzi, C.
S. as pastor, and Fr. Daniel Lapolla, C. S. as associate pastor.
1982
18 April - The Most Rev. John A. O'Mara turns first
sod to initiate construction of new St. Dominic's Church.
25 December - midnight Mass celebrated in unfinished
church.
1983
7 May - Official opening and dedication of the new
St. Dominic's Church.
1986
Old St. Dominic's Church in East End is demolished.
1987
22 October - Bishop O'Mara blesses the stained glass
and bell salvaged from Old St. Dominic's and made part of new
church.
1996
Parish Council organizes "mortgage burning" dinner
dance.
New addition to Church building/hall.
1999
New roof replacements on Church, Hall and Rectory.
Fr. Dan Lapolla,c.s., celebrated his 25th anniversary of priesthood.
2000
Many Jubilee Projects launched by the parish, including
refugee settlement, and support of refugees from Kosovo; working
more closely with the Diocesan Office of Refugee Settlement
and with Ecumenical Support Group for Refugees and Migrants.
2001
Working with Ukrainian Catholic Parish of Holy
Cross for support of Children of Chornobyl.
2002
Sponsorship of present refugee family completed. Our family
has now adjusted to
their new life and are self-supporting.
St. Dominic's celebrates it's 90th anniversary 1912-2002 in December 2002
with
Bishop Fred Colli, D.D., Bishop of Thunder Bay.