Catholic Parish of Rainham: St Thomas of Canterbury

Parish Priest: Fr. Tom McElhone

October 2015 - Present

Deacon James Coleman 

2012 - Present

Deacon Arthur Champ

2019 - Present

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PARISH PRIEST OF GILLINGHAM WHO HAVE SERVED RAINHAM

Fr. (later Canon) Thomas McMahon 1888-1931

Fr. Thomas Scott 1932-1963
 
Fr. Patrick (Paddy) Porter 1963-1988

Assistant Priests

John Inwood Nov 1921

Gerry Quinn Mar 1923
 
Oswald Bussy Oct 1930
 
Gregory Murphy Nov 1932
 
Edward McHale Jul 1937
 
John Hurley May 1949
 
Leonard Whatmore May 1953
 
Patrick Guckian Sep 1955
 
Pierre Barbyer Oct 1955
 
Norman Swinton Mar 1957
 
Bernard Gallagher Nov 1962

PARISH OF RAINHAM - Parish Priests

Fr. John Gleeson 1963-1973
 
Fr. Michael Curtin 1973-1989
 
Fr. John Bliss 1989-1997
 
Fr. Douglas Bull 1997-2010
 
Fr. Brian Coyle April 2010 - October 2012

​Fr, Justin Daanaah October 2012 - October 2015

Assistant Priests
 
Fr. Mathew Neylon 1965-1967

Fr. Kevin Pelham 1967-1968
 
Fr. Harold Woodman 1968-1969
 
Fr. David O’Regan 1970-1974
 
Fr. Peter Soper 1974-1980
 
Fr. Paddy Fox 1975-1982
 
Fr. Martin Kensington 1977-1978
 
Fr. Billy Cannon 1978-1985
 
Fr. Lawrence Howard 1982-1983
 
Fr. Gregory Griffiths 1985-1991
 
Fr. Gerard Bradley 1991-1995
 
Fr. Robert Sugg 1995-1999
 
Fr. Duncan Lourensz 1999-2000

Deacons

Deacon Keith Morris 1982-2004 (retirement)
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Deacon Alan Boxall 1990-2018 (retirement)