Welcoming New Faculty: New Faculty for 2020-21 TAY LO R CO LW E L L ’ 2 3, A R C H D I O C E S E O F WA S H I N GTO N
Rev. Kenneth Malley ‘97 (St. Petersburg)
REV. KENNETH MALLEY ’97 Fr. Kenneth Malley, a priest of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida, comes to the College as a Spiritual Director. An alumnus of the College, Fr. Malley was ordained a priest in 1997. After completing his Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, he attended the one-year Spirituality program at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. He was a pastor for the past fifteen years at two parishes, prior to which he served as associate pastor at three parishes and Dean/Vice Rector at St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami, Florida. Prior to seminary, Fr. Malley served in the United States Navy and worked in international business.
REV. SHANE KIRBY ’04 Fr. Shane Kirby, a priest of the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, comes to the College as Director of the Newly Ordained Program at the Casa Santa Maria. An alumnus of the College, Fr. Kirby was ordained a priest in 2004. After ordination, he returned to Rome to complete a licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in 2005. Additionally, he completed a licentiate in Canon Law from The Catholic University of America in 2014. In the Diocese of Scranton, Fr. Kirby fulfilled various pastoral and administrative roles including parochial vicar, secretary to the Bishop, pastor, Episcopal Vicar for Canonical Affairs, and Chancellor. A native of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, he converted to Catholicism from the Pentecostal tradition while in high school. He was appointed as an official of the Congregation for the Clergy in November of 2017.
Rev. Shane Kirby ’04 (Scranton)
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REV. VINCENT FERRER BAGAN, O.P. Fr. Vincent Ferrer Bagan, O.P. comes to the College as Director of Liturgical Music and Formation Advisor. Fr. Vincent Ferrer entered the Province of St. Joseph of the Order of Preachers in 2009, made his first profession of vows in 2010, and was ordained a priest in 2015. After
Rev. Vincent Ferrer Bagan, O.P. (Province of St. Joseph)
completing theology studies at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., where he earned a licentiate, he went on to gain a Master of Music degree from The Catholic University of America. Fr. Vincent Ferrer previously taught music and theology at Providence College and has directed numerous choirs and scholas. Prior to entering the Order of Preachers, he served as a parish music director and high school music teacher. He also studied at St. Olaf College and Ave Maria University. Fr. Vincent Ferrer is an accomplished composer and arranger of sacred music. n
