Below is the pastoral staff of St. Anne's Catholic Church.
Fr. Leonard
Ayuyao, SSS
Deacon Manny Santistevan
About Fr. Leonard
Fr. Leonard Ayuyao, SSS is a priest of the religious order called Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. He is mostly called Fr. Leo. He was born on the 24th of September 1974 in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Before he became a priest, he worked for an international manufacturing company as a Manufacturing Engineer for almost 11 years.
He entered the seminary in May of 2007 and became a priest on February 04, 2017. His first assignment as a priest was a missionary in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in Dublin, Ireland. After one year, he returned to the Philippines to work in various job for the order, which is mostly a member of the formation team that accompanies seminarians.
In March 2023, he came to the United States for the first time to help out in the Diocese of Pueblo. On 1st of April 2023, he was officially appointed to be the Parochial Vicar of the parishes in Lamar, Holly and Springfield. Fr. Leo is looking forward to make Jesus Christ in the Eucharist more known and loved in St. Anne parish.
Pastoral Duties
Fr. Leonard Ayuyao, SSS - Pastor
Deacon Manny Santistevan - Sacramental Ministries, Religious Education, RCIA, Adult Confirmation
Parish Leadership
(Through The Years)
Present (2025):
Father Patrick Oluwafemi Aina
2023-2025:
Father Joseph Vigil
2020-2023:
Father Stephen Olamolu
2019-2020:
Father Prabhu Arrockiasamy
2010-2019:
Deacon Steven Lumbert
Monsignor Mark Plewka, JCL
2007-2010:
Rev. John Ozella
1995-2007:
Rev. James Friel
1986-1995:
Rev. Mark A Plewka, JCL
1985:
Rev. Michael A. Kurz
1985:
Rev. Richard Becker
1984:
Rev. Richard Becker
Rev. Michael Corbett
1983:
Rev. Richard Becker
Rev. John Beno (in residence)
1979-1983:
Rev. Vernon Wood
Sister Andrea Vasquez SC
(Pastoral Assistant)
Rev. John Beno (in residence)
1976-1978:
Rev. Vernon Wood
Sister Theresa Antista, SC
(Pastoral Assistant)
Rev. John Beno (in residence)
1974-1975:
Rev. Leonard Racki
Sister Theresa Antista, SC
(Pastoral Assistant)
Rev. John Beno (in residence)
1970-1973:
Rev. Leonard Racki
Rev. John Beno (in residence)
1969:
Rev. John Power
1968-1969:
Rev. Joseph Montoya
1966-1968:
Rev. Robert I. Barsch
1962-1965:
Rev. Raymond P. Grimes
1961-1962:
Rev. Thomas J. Hickey
1957-1961:
Vincent Peter, OSB
Dennis Langdon, OSB
Ignatius Smith, OSB
1956:
Edward J. Vollmer, OSB
