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Holy Redeemer Catholic Church

Holy Redeemer Church was built in the Bangor Heights area of North Bend in December of 1976. The Copper clad steeple high above the alter is 72’ tall with a 5’ stainless steel cross on top. A 14’ horizontal Rose window that provided light for the sanctuary was dedicated on December 9th, 1976. It had hung vertically for 62 years behind the altar at the old church that had been located on Sherman avenue and it was taken to the new church where it now hangs in the choir loft. Holy Redeemer celebrated its 100th year in 2006 with a rich history of Community service, charity and fellowship.
Priests Of Holy Redeemer
- rev Daniel P Curley - Pastor 1906-1910
  
  Jan 13, 1873- Born in Galway, Ireland
  
  Jan 24, 1898- Ordained in Ireland
  
  October 1899- Incardinated in Archdiocese of Portland
  
  1899-1906- Assigned to Immaculate Heart, Parish, Portland
  
  1906-1910- Pastor at Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  July 10,1945- Passed away
- Rev Francis J Springer- Pastor 1910-1913
  
  October 19, 1876- Born in Edina Missouri
  
  1902- Ordained in St Louis; assigned to Verboort
  
  1910-1913- Pastor at Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  1913- Transferred as pastor to Roy and its mission of Buxton
  
  June 9,1937 Died on retreat at Mt Angel
- Rev Hugh J McDevitt- pastor 1913-1915
  
  March 1, 1851 Born in Cincinnati , Ohio
  
  Dec. 22, 1878 Ordained in Rome for Cincinatti
  
  1899 Came to Oregon; later assigned to Burns, Tillamook and the Cathedral
  
  1913-1915 Pastor at Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  1915-1923 Served as Pastor at Marshfield
  
  1923-1934 Assigned as pastor of Verboort
  
  1938 Celebrated 60 years as a priest
  
  May 5., 1940 Passed away while chaplain of Marylhurst
- Rev W.R.Hogan- Pastor 1915
  
  Oct. 27, 1866 Born Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  
  1899 Ordained in Portland
  
  - Appointed first to Pendleton
  
  - Served as secretary to Archbishop Christie for some time
  
  1915 (Aug-Dec) Pastor of Holy Redeemer North Bend
  
  Dec. 13, 1934 Passed Away
- Rev. michael Wallace- Pastor 1916-1918
  
  Sept. 6, 1891 Born in TullyCross, Galway, Ireland
  
  - Took theology at All Hallows in Dublin
  
  June 22, 1914 Ordained in Ireland for Archdiocese of Portland
  
  - Served as assistant pastor at Marshfield
  
  1916-1918 Pastor of Holy Redeemer North Bend
  
  October 1957 Became Chaplain at Mercy Home in North Bend
  
  1958 Retired
  
  January, 1972 Passed away
- Rev George M. Sniderhon- Pastor 1918-1919
  
  Nov. 2, 1886 Born in Cayuga, Ontario, Canada
  
  Dec. 21, 1912 Ordained at St James Cathedrsl in Montreal, Quebec, for Oregon
  
  January, 1913 Assigned to Medford
  
  1918-1919 Pastor of Holy Redeemer North Bend
  
  Sept., 1968 Became Chaplain at McAuley Hospital
  
  Sept . 2, 1969 Passed away
- Rev. Cornelius A. Maher- Pastor 1919-1920
  
  Sept. 25, 1881 Born in Poughkeepsie, New York
  
  June 21, 1911 Ordained for the Archdiocese of Oregon City
  
  Oct 24, 1918 Commision as Army Chaplain ( In France)
  
  July 1, 1919 Discharged from active duty; continued in reserves
  
  1919-1920 Pastor of Holy Redeemer North Bend
  
  Sept 2, 1929 Passed away
- Rev. Charles D. Keveny- Pastor 1920-1927
  
  Feb 4, 1878 Born in Potsdam, New York
  
  - Studied at Grand Seminary in Montreal and ordained for Archdiocease of Portland
  
  June 19, 1909 Ordained by Archbishop Christie
  
  1909-1917 Assigned to Bandon and its missions
  
  1918-1920 Assigned to Corvallis
  
  1920-1927 Pastor at Holy Redeemer North Bend
  
  Feb 1, 1952 Resigned; Lived atSt Catherine's in North Bend
  
  1960 Celebrated Golden Jubilee
  
  Oct. 3, 1967 Passed away at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eugene
- Rev, Edmund J. Murnane- Pator 1927-1928
  
  1896 Born in Portland Or
  
  - Studied theology at Menlo Park, CA
  
  April 30, 1921 Ordained by Archbishop Christie
  
  Jan. 1927-1928 Pastor at Holy Redeemer North Bend
  
  Sept., 1927 Assigned to Reedsport
  
  July, 1928 Combined parishes; moved again to North Bend
  
  July 12, 1960 Elevated to Monsignor
  
  1980 Retired; lived in Euguene
- rev. Charles j. Makin S.J- Pastor 1927-1928
  
  No known historical information
- Rev. Philip O'Growney O.S.B- Pastor 1929 (Jan-April)
  
  No Known historical information
- Rev. F.A. Archambeau- Pastor 1929-1930
  
  1929-1930 Pastor at Holy Redeemer, North Bend
- Rev. John M. Sheridan- Pastor 1931
  
  1923-1941 Served as pastor at St Monica's in Marshfield
  
  1931 Pastor at Holy Redeemer, North Bend
- Rev. Jesse Roller- Pastor 1931-1933
  
  May 15, 1901 Born in Waterloo, Iowa
  
  - Ordained for the Archdiocease of Portland
  
  April 6, 1931 Became assistant to Fr. Sheridan at Marshfield
  
  1931-1933 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  June 29, 1933 Exchanged parishes with Father LeMiller in Bandon
  
  Aug. 12, 1967 Passed away
- Rev. Louis A LE'Miller- pASTOR 1933-1939
  
  May 25, 1869 Born in Canton, Ohio
  
  - Taught School in Ohio and Iowa
  
  - Studied theology and philosophy for six years in New Orleans and Texas
  
  July 4, 1898 Ordained in New Orleans by Arcbishop Chapelle for Oregon
  
  Aug. 28, 1924 Became pastor of Bandon and its missions until 1933
  
  1933-1939 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  - Wrote Westernmost Missions, published quarterly from North Bend
  
  Oct. 30, 1939 Passed away in the hospital at North Bend
- rev Louis J Derouin- Pastor 1938-1941
  
  June 9, 1889 Born in St Cuthbert, Quebec, Canada
  
  - Moved to Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with family; studied theology at Montreal
  
  April 1, 1918 Ordained by Archbishop Christie at the Cathedral
  
  1938-1941 Pastor of Holy Redeemer North Bend
  
  Sept. 9, 1941 Became chaplain at Providence Hospital in Portland where he served for 20 years
- REv. Cornelius J. Shea- Pastor 1941-1943
  
  Aug. 1, 1902 Born in Anaconda, Montana
  
  June 16, 1923 Ordained in San Francisco for Oregon
  
  1941- 1943 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  Aug. 5, 1952 Resigned
  
  June 11, 1965 Passed away at Newport Hospital
- rev. William Killion- Pastor 1943-1946
  
  Feb, 12, 1903 Born in Boston, Massachusets
  
  June 17, 1928 Ordained a Maryknoll priest in New York
  
  - Served two and a half years in Manchuria and later in the Phillipines
  
  Aug. 1, 1936 Came to Oregon
  
  May 16, 1938 Incardinated into Diocese
  
  1943-1946 Pastor at Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  Aug. 28, 1952 Assigned as pastor at Verboort
  
  May 2, 1966 Retired to Chaplain at Our Lady of Peace Retreat House, Beaverton
- Rev. Joseph Heer- Pastor 1944-1947
  
  April 7, 1894 Born in Birenback, Wurttemberg, Germany
  
  1916 -1918 Attended St. Procopius Seminary in Lisle, Illinois
  
  1918 Ordained
  
  - Assigned as pastor at Plaza and Huff, North Dakota
  
  - Became chaplain at Mercy Hospital, North Bend
  
  1944-1947 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  1947 - 1954 Served as Chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital in Crosby, North Dakota
  
  Nov. 12, 1961 Passed away in Dickinson, North Dakota
- Rev. Thomas a. Gadbois
  
  Oct. 24, 1912 Born in St. Paul, Minnesota
  June 4, 1938 Ordained at St Paul for Oregon
  1946-1947 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  July 24, 1980 Passed away at Silverton Hospital
- Rev. Edward A. Hyatt- Pastor 1947-1949
  
  Jan. 15, 1893 Born in Ogdenburg, New York
  
  - Studied at Grand Seminary in Montreal, Canada
  
  - Spent 4 years in the Canadian Army
  
  1947-1949 Pastor at Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  - Moved to El Paso, Texas, where he still asisted Church on weekends
- Rev. Paul D. Malysko- Pastor 1949-1955
  
  Dec. 29, 1910 Born in Dupont, Pensylvania
  
  - Became a pharmacist before studying for priesthood
  
  June 11, 1938 Ordained in Scranton, Pennsylvania, for Archdiocese of Portland
  
  1949-1955 Became first priest to serve Holy Redeemer at North Bend without missions
  
  1955-1966 Served as pastor at Astoria
  
  1966-1975 Served as pastor at Verboort
  
  Aug 11, 1975 Passed away at parish rectory in Verboort
- Rev John o'Callaghan- Pastor 1955-1957
  
  Jan. 28, 1917 Born In Flint, Michigan
  
  - Grew up in Portland
  
  June 3, 1943 Ordained at the Cathedral
  
  Aug. 28, 1952 Assigned first pastorate at Rainer
  
  1955-1957 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  Aug, 25, 1972 Passed away at Our Lady of Sorrows in Portland
- Rev. Emil Kies- pastor 1957-1964
  
  June 23, 1916 Born in Portland, Oregon
  
  - Attended St. Edward's Seminary in Seattle
  
  June 3, 1944 Ordained at the Cathedral
  
  Sept. 2, 1954 Assigned pastorship of Brookings
  
  1957-1964 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  Sept. 8, 1964 Became pastor of St Monica's in Coos Bay
  
  July 1, 1969 Assigned as pastor of St Mary's in Eugene
- Rev. Ervin s. Vandehey- Pastor 1964-1968
  
  Nov. 26, 1919 Born in Verboort, Oregon
  
  May 30, 1946 Ordained at the Cathedral
  
  Aug. 31, 1956 Assigned to Bandon as pastor, becoming the first resident pastor since the fire of 1936
  
  1964-1968 Pastor of Holy Redeemer , North Bend
  
  Jan. 21, 1968 Became pastor of St. Joseph's in Portland
- rev. John Berger- Pastor 1968-1972
  
  Dec. 21, 1906 Born in Eugene, Oregon
  
  June 10, 1933 Ordained at the Cathedral
  
  1968-1972 Pastor at Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  1975 Retired
- Rev Richard L. Fall- Pastor 1972-1973
  
  April 13, 1911 Born in Reinbeck, Iowa
  
  June 6, 1936 Ordained at the Cathedral in Portland
  
  - Taught many years at Central Catholic im Portland
  
  1940 Did Graduate work in mathand Physics at the Univercity of Oregon
  
  July 27, 1973 Assigned as chaplain at Mount St Joseph's n Portland
  
  1972-1973 Pastor at Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  March 20, 1974 Passed away in Portland
- rev. Nicholas Deis- Pastor 1973-1978
  
  Sept. 18, 1909 Born in South Qu'Apelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
  
  March 19, 1914 Moved with Family to St. Peter's in Lents (S.E. Portland)
  
  June 10, 1933 Ordained by Archbishop Howard
  
  - Held many assignmentsd before North bend
  
  1973-1978 Sent to Holy Redeemer by Archbishop Dwyer as he had special interest in building churches
- Rev. Patrick Floyd- Assistant pastor 1977-1978
  
  March 17, 1927 Born in Louth, Ireland
  - Studied at All Hallows Semimnary in Dublin
  June 16, 1957 Ordained in Ireland for the Archdiocese of Portland
  1977-1978 Assigned as assistant to Father Deis for Holy Redeemer
  1979 Assigned to St Pius X in Portland
- Rev. Edward Alstock- Pastor 1978-1979
  
  Sept. 27, 1932 Born in Portland, Oregon
  
  May 23, 1959 Ordained at the Cathedral
  
  1959-1964 Taught at Central Catholic in Portland
  
  1971-1978 Served first pastorate at Rainer
  
  1978-1979 Pastor at Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  March 23, 1979 Moved to Astoria
- Rev. Scott Vandehey- Pastor 1979-1987
  
  Dec. 15, 1939 Born in Forest Grove, Oregon
  
  - Attended Mt. Angel and St Thomas Seminaries
  
  May 14, 1966 Ordained at the Cathedral
  
  -Was the Last Diocesan priest to be ordained by Archbishop Howard
  
  Sept 1976 Assigned first pastorship in Coquille Valley
  
  1976-1987 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  August 15, 2018 Passed away
- Rev, Patrick Kiernan- Pastor 1987-1997
  
  1952 Ordained in Ireland
  
  1952-1956 Assigned to St Rose's in Portland
  
  1956-1964 Assigned at Assumption in Portland
  
  1964-1968 Pastor at Star of the Sea, Brookings, Or
  
  1964-1968 Sent to St. Charles Borromeo in Gold Beach, Mission of Star of the Sea
  
  1969-1983 Pastor at St Mark's in Eugene
  
  1983-1985 Pastor at St John the Baptist in Milwaukie, Or
  
  1987-1997 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  
  Sept. 3, 1997 Passed away of a heart attack while visiting his brother in Ireland
- Rev. Karl Schray- Pastor 1997-2013
  
  1939 Born in Oregon, the eldest of four children
  May 22, 1965 Ordained for Oregon
  July 1, 1997-2013 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  2014 moved to the Dublin parish of Donaghmede
  2015 Became pastor of All souls parish in Myrtle Creek
- rev. James Graham - Pastor 2014-2019
  
  July 2014-July 2018 Admnistrator of holy Redeemer, North Bend
  July 2018-July 2019 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend
  October 15, 2022 Passed away
- Rev. Jorge Hernandez, OFM- Pastor 2019-2023
  
  October 29,1965 Born in Guanajuato, Mexico
  October 24, 1998 Ordained
  July, 2019- July 2023 Pastor of Holy Redeemer, North Bend