Clergy
The Reverend Samuel S. Kachuba
Fr. Sam was born and raised in Stratford, CT where he attended St. James and St. Mark parishes. He graduated from St. Joseph High School in Trumbull in 2001 and entered St. John Fisher Seminary in Stamford. He studied philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx (BA 2004), before continuing his seminary formation at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. There, he studied theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University (S.T.B. 2007, S.T.L. 2009). Fr. Sam was first assigned to St. Pius X Parish as a seminarian in the summer of 2006. After he was ordained a priest in 2008, he was again assigned to St. Pius for the summer, before returning to Rome to complete his studies.
Fr. Sam served as parochial vicar at St. Pius from 2009-2011. From 2011- 2014, he was assigned to St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Greenwich and as Assistant Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Bridgeport. In January 2014, he became Director of Vocations and Episcopal Chaplain at Trinity Catholic High School in Stamford.
Bishop Frank J. Caggiano appointed Fr. Sam administrator/pastor of St. Pius X in January 2015. Fr. Sam loves when people pray for him, enjoys playing music, is a huge fan of “Lord of the Rings,” and has a special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. John Paul II, Bl. Teresa of Calcutta and Bl. Chiara Luce Badano.
If you would like to get in touch with Fr. Sam, email him at fr.samuel.kachuba@diobpt.org or call the Parish Office
at 203-255-6134.
Resident Priest
The Reverend Eric Silva
Parish Team
Office
- Terri Dawes, Receptionist | tdawes@st-pius.org
- Cathy Coyle, Administrative Assistant | ccoyle@st-pius.org
- Kimberlie Leon, Business Manager | kleon@st-pius.org
Faith Formation
- Shari Garcia, Director of Sacramental Preparation | sgarcia@st-pius.org
- Paola Peña, Director of Evangelization | ppena@st-pius.org
- Emily Rauser, Director of Student Ministries | erauser@st-pius.org
Music Ministry
- Michael Lantowski, Music Director | mlantowski@st-pius.org