Clergy Who Served in the First Church, 1821-1889
(P: pastor; PPT: pastor pro tem; A: assistant)
This list was maintained for many years by Lynn Marsh Freeman, and was updated in 2021 by Jerry Conlon and Kathleen Wiegand.
| Rev. James F. M. Lucas | Sep. 1821-Jul. 1829 (P) |
| Rev. John F. McGerry | Nov. 1824-Aug. 1826 (A) |
| Rev. Matthew P. Deagle | Oct. 1826-Aug. 1829 (A) |
| Aug. 1829-Oct. 1831 (P) | |
| Rev. James Hoerner | Jul. 1830-Oct. 1831 (A) |
| Oct. 1831-Dec. 1832 (P) | |
| Rev. Peter Stanislaus Schreiber | May 1832-Dec. 1832 (A) |
| Dec. 1832-Dec. 1833 (P) | |
| Rev. Peter P. Kroes | Oct. 1833-Nov. 1833 (A) |
| 1839 and 1840 (A) | |
| Rev. Peter Velmans | Dec. 1833-Jul. 1834 (P) |
| Rev. Joseph Van Horsigh | Jul. 1834-Nov. 1849 (P) |
| Rev. Peter B. Lenaghan | Sep. 1849-Nov. 1849 (A) |
| Nov. 1849-Dec. 1851 (PPT) | |
| Dec. 1851-Oct. 1852 (A) | |
| Rev. Edward A. Knight | Dec. 1851-Sep. 1862 (P) |
| Rev. Bernard J. McManus | Oct. 1852-Feb. 1853 (A) |
| Rev. Robert J. Lawrence | Aug. 1854-Nov. 1855 (A) |
| Rev. Charles C. Brennan | Nov. 1856-Jul. 1857 (A) |
| Rev. Francis E. Boyle | Dec. 1853-1854 (A) |
| Oct. 1859-Sep. 1862 (A) | |
| Sep. 1862-Apr. 1878 (P) | |
| Rev. Thomas O’Neill | Nov. 1862-Nov. 1863 (A) |
| Rev. J. B. Brouillet | Jun. 1864-Dec. 1864 (A) |
| Rev. F. Barotti | Sep. 1866-Aug. 1867 (A) |
| Rev. J. Henricks | Aug. 1867-May 1868 (A) |
| Rev. Sebastian Rabbia | May 1868-Sep. 1878 (A) |
| Rev. James O’Dwyer | Jul. 1875-0ct. 1875 (A) |
| Rev. Desiderius DeWulf | May 1878-Nov. 1878 (P) |
| Rev. Jeremiah O’Sullivan | Jul. 1878-Nov. 1878 (A) |
| Nov. 1878-Sep. 1885 (P) | |
| Rev. J. F. Malo | Nov. 1878-Jan. 1879 (A) |
| Rev. Stanislaus F. Ryan | Jan. 1879-1880 (A) |
| Rev. Thomas J. Broydrick | Jan. 1880-Dec. 1880 (A) |
| Rev. Thomas B. Hughes | Jan. 1880-Jan. 1883 (A) |
| Rev. Peter Tarro | Jun. 1881-Sep. 1881 (A) |
| Rev. John E. Dunn | Dec. 1882-Apr. 1884 (A) |
| Rev. Michael P. Sullivan | Sep. 1883-Jul. 1896 (A) |
| Rev. James F. Donahue | Jun. 1884-Dec. 1886 (A) |
| Rev. George W. Devine | Feb. 1886-Mar. 1888 (P) |
| Rev. James R. Matthews | Jan. 1887-1890 (A) |
| Rt. Rev. James M. O’Brien | Apr. 1888-Dec. 1922 (P) |
Rev. Edward A. Knight, first Civil War pastor, in undated image
Rev. Francis E. Boyle, second Civil War pastor, in undated image by Mathew Brady’s Washington studio
Rev. Sebastian Rabbia, assistant in 1860s-70s, in undated image
Rev. Jeremiah O’Sullivan, pastor in 1870s-80s, who became bishop of Mobile, Ala., in 1882 photo