Fr. Joseph G. Seebauer has been appointed to a six-year term as Pastor for both Our Lady of Hope and St. Mary, Bedford,

Born and raised in Chicago, Fr. Seebauer moved to the Cleveland area after college and took a job as a research chemist at Lubrizol. He became a memebr of St. John Vianney Parish in Mentor. After nineteen years with Lubrizol, Fr. Seebauer entered St. Mary Seminary to Study for the Priesthood.

Fr. Seebauer was ordained May 211, 2011, by Bishop Richard Lennon for the Diocese of Cleveland. He served as Parochial Vicar at St. Bernadette Parish in Westlake for four years. Since June 2015, he has served as Parochial Vicar at St. Mary Parish in Wooster, Ohio.

Fr. Seebauer celebrated his first Mass at Our Lady of Hope the weekend of  June 17th & 18th, 2017.

Fr. Seebauer says he is excited to be assigned as our new priest and shepherd.

Please join us as we celebrate his installation as Pastor on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The Most Reverend Nelsen Perez will be the main celebrant for this occasion. A reception will be held in the Social Hall immediatly following the conclusion of mass.