Pastoral Team
Pastor: Rev. Francisco Sebastian P. Bacatan, PhD, A.M.
Father Sebastian is one of eight children of the late Francisco and Adoracion Bacatan. He entered the Alagad ni Maria (Disciples of Mary) Religious Community in the Philippines in 1985 and was ordained to the Holy Order of Priesthood in 1994 on his birthday. In the Philippines, he was active in a variety of ministries both in his religious community as well as in his diocese. He came to New York to study at Fordham University in 1998 and received his Doctoral Degree in 2007. He joined the Church of Saint Pius X in 2000 as an Associate Pastor and was appointed pastor in July 2010. To see Father Sebastian’s Curriculum Vitae click here.
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Rocky Abraham B. Sibayan, A.M.
Father Rocky is the third of the four children of Rolando Sibayan and Ma. Theresa Bersamina. He entered the Religious Institute of the Alagad ni Maria (Disciples of Mary) in 2009 and was ordained to the Holy Order of Priesthood on June 20, 2020. After ordination, he was appointed as Youth Director and Vocation Director for the congregation’s youth ministry in the Philippines. In September 2022, he was assigned as Pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Panukulan, Quezon until he came to the United States in January 2024 to join the Church of Saint Pius X to assist Father Sebastian as his Parochial Vicar.
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