Catholic Parish of Rainham: St Thomas of Canterbury
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)
Deacon Alan Boxall 1990-2018 (retirement)