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Father Perry Henry, C.M., D.Min.

Congregation of the Mission Western Province
Provincial Superior-Elect

“ We are called to act with justice…to love tenderly…to serve one another; to walk humbly with God!” (based on Micah 6:8)

Date of Birth: October 21, 1955

Vow Date: November 4, 1979

Ordination Date:June 11, 1983

Ministry Assignments

• Assistant Provincial, Southern Province 2004-2008
• Pastor, St. Joseph Church, New Orleans 1996-2009
• Board of Trustees, DePaul University 1995-2000
• Director of Mission Cooperative Program, Southern Province 1997-2000
• Bishop’s Vicar for Evangelization, Southern Arkansas 1985-1993
• Associate Pastor, St. Stephen Church, New Orleans 1983-1984

Achievements

• Established the Rebuild Center, a one-stop, multi-service recovery center in New Orleans for the homeless and those displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
• Coordinated the establishment of a sister province relationship (called the Covenant) between the Vincentian Southern USA Province and the Vincentian Northern India Province,
• Founded and directed The Learning Clubs of Southwest Arkansas, an after-school program for at-risk youth with centers in four counties in Southern Arkansas.