Parish Staff

I come from a family of eight children. I was born in Toronto and raised in Oakville. At university, I spent three years in discernment at St. Peter’s Seminary while living in London in the early 1980s. Over the years, I gained work and life experience and decided to enter vocation discernment at St. Augustine’s Seminary in 1998. I was ordained in 2003 for the Archdiocese of Toronto. Prior to the past four years at St. Boniface Parish in Scarborough, I have served at St. Patrick’s Parish in Markham, St. Marguerite D’Youville Parish in Brampton, and at St. Augustine’s Seminary. Now, I am looking forward to meeting you, sharing our faith journey and praying and working in our good Lord’s care. It is a blessing to serve with you as we work together to build up Jesus’ Kingdom. Fr. Peter Marr

I am Father Martin Lugo Tapia. I was born in Mexico City and grew up in Mexico State. I am the eldest of 8 siblings. I was ordained to the priesthood during the pandemic, on November 5th, 2021. My first assignment was at Prince of Peace Parish in Scarborough. I am a person who enjoys playing sports, spending time with family, and listening to inspirational speakers, reading or listening to audiobooks. I am looking forward to working at St. Mary’s to start the new adventure that the Lord has prepared for all of us. You are in my prayers and please pray for me and for vocations. Fr. Martin Lugo

Deacon Doug and his wife Penny have lived in Brampton since 1984. They have two sons: Michael who resides in Toronto, and Bryan who lives in Moncton with his wife and two daughters. Doug was born in Toronto, and has one twin brother. During his early career in Information Technology, Doug earned is Bachelor’s degree in Business from York University. Both Doug and Penny attended RCIA in 2008 at St. Mary’s, and was then asked to lead the program after they were confirmed at the Easter Vigil 2009. In the fall of 2013, Doug was called to formation in the Diaconate program at St. Augustine’s seminary, and was ordained at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica May 26, 2018.

Deacon Franciscus lives with his wife Lie (pronounced ‘Lee’) and his son Thomas. He was born in the early 60’s in Jakarta, Indonesia as the second of three brothers. After he finished his high school, he came to Canada as a foreign student and graduated from the University of Toronto’s Bachelor of Commerce program. Upon his graduation, he returned to work in Indonesia. In mid 1990’s after he was accepted as a landed immigrant, he lived temporarily with his uncles and aunts in Scarborough and later in Brampton. In the late 1990’s he took his first vocation as a husband and married his wife at St. John Fisher Church in Brampton. In 2008, Fr. John Mullins, who was pastor at St. Anthony of Padua submitted his name as a potential Permanent Diaconate candidate to the Called by Name program. In 2009, he was accepted into the Permanent Diaconate.