Served as Pastor in OLM from January 1999 to August 2001. Returned to OLM as Parochial Vicar in July 2010. Ordained at Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in Albany, NY in 1966. His first assignment was teaching High School in Pittsburgh, PA. Father Joe grew up in Albany, NY. He has been a priest for 49 years, most of which were in parish work and working with the Hispanic community.