Rev. Jason Palermo

A native of Plaquemine, Louisiana and a graduate of St. John High School, Fr. Jason received a dual Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Philosophy from Louisiana State University in December 2000. Afterwards, he worked at Edward Jones Investments as a Branch Office Administrator, a job he loved dearly, until he felt called to the seminary in August 2002. After five years of priestly formation at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, he received his Master of Divinity degree and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Baton Rouge in May 2007.

 

Since then, he completed the Good Leaders, Good Shepherds program offered through the Catholic Leadership Institute. His previous assignments include a year as associate pastor at Christ the King Church and Student Center at LSU, a year as the Associate pastor for the East St. James church cluster, and 15 years as the pastor of St. Joseph in French Settlement and St. Stephen in Maurepas.

 

In addition to his current role as pastor of St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church, he serves as an Candidate Sponsor for the Tribunal of Baton Rouge--working with individuals who wish to seek an ecclesiastical annulment. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, doing renovation work, traveling, and working with miniatures (he manages to put up a large Christmas village each year).