St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church
6948 Main Street
Trumbull, Connecticut

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(203)268-6217    Fax:  (203)268-9861 

Email:  StStephen@StStephenTC.org

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The Rev. Stephen J. Gleeson, pastor, is a native of St. Augustine Cathedral Parish in Bridgeport, CT.  He attended Nathan Hale School, St. Augustine School and Fairfield Preparatory School before entering St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, CT.  After receiving his Associate of Arts degree at St. Thomas, he attended St. Mary Seminary in Baltimore, MD, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity.  Fr. Gleeson also holds a Master of Education in Psychology from Loyola University in Baltimore.

 Fr. Gleeson was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Walter Curtis on May 25, 1963.  His assignments as an associate have included St. John, Stamford (1963); St. Ann, Bridgeport (1963-1968); St. Mary, Stamford (1968-1973); St. Theresa, Trumbull (1973-1977).  He has been pastor of St. Stephen since July 1977.

Fr. Gleeson is listed in the First Edition of Who’s Who in Religion and the Dictionary of International Biography.  He is a member of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and the National Clergy Conference on Alcoholism.

His activities have certainly not been limited to parish work
1968 to present Diocesan Director of Catholic Nurses
1968-69                      Spiritual Director, Presentation High School, Stamford
1963-73                      District Boy Scout Chaplain
  Advisor to Juvenile Court of Connecticut
1970-74                      Advocate for the Marriage Tribunal
1973 to present Active member of the Trumbull Clergy Association
1974-76  Member of Diocesan Priests Council
  Diocesan Budget Committee
1977-2001 Chaplain—St. Theresa Knights of Columbus
1990 to present Member of St. Joseph’s Manor Ethics Committee
2000 to present     Member of Pastors Advisory Committee for Annual Bishop’s Appeal
2001 to present Chaplain—St. Stephen Knights of Columbus
   
   
Father Ed McAuley is a later vocation to the priesthood. He is the widowed dad of three grown children.  He retired from a teaching career in Trumbull in 2001 to enter the seminary.  He was ordained to the priesthood in 2006, and after serving at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Trumbull from 2006 to 2008, came to St. Stephen as Parochial Vicar.

Father Ed enjoys singing and is an avid fan of the UCONN Huskies and the New York Mets.