| Date | Priests Assigned | Notes |
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| 1842 - 1849 | Rev. James P. Gleeson, PP | - FIRST RESIDENT PRIEST OF CARBONEAR - Died in 6 Jan 1849 as Parish Priest. 34 years old. - First R.C. Board of Education established at Carbonear by Rev. Gleeson and Rev. Bernard Duffy. |
| 1849 - 1856 | Rev. John Dalton, PP | - 7 years as Parish Priest - Rev. John Dalton appointed 1st Bishop of new Diocese of Harbour Grace from 1856 - 1869 - :Lived in Carbonear from 1856 to 1860 as the Bishop. Moved to Harbour Grace at the death of his uncle Rev. Charles Dalton. - 1856 New Diocese Established at Harbour Grace. (2d in Nfld) - 1856 Bishop Dalton ordains first Native born priest, Rev. James Brown in Carbonear. |
| August 1856 - January 1857 | Rev. J. Walsh, Curate | |
| 1856 - 1874 | Rev. John O'Connor, PP | - 18 years as Parish Priest - Rev. O'Connor returned to Ireland in 1874 and died in 1898. He was loved by the people of Carbonear who had a Memorial Mass for him in 1898. Mons Murphy from Brigus presided at the Mass. |
| January 1857 - June 1857 | Rev. J. Brown, Curate | |
| June 1857 - October 1858 | Rev. M. Scanlon, Curate |
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| October 1858 - September 1860 | Rev. B. Duffy, Curate |
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| January 1873 - December 1873 | Rev. J. Cummins, Curate |
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| 1874 - 1875 | Rt Rev. Msgr William Veitch, D.P. |
- 1 year as Parish Priest |
| June 1874 - May 1876 | Rev. J. V. O'Donnelly, Curate |
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| 1876 - 1879 | Rev. Stephen O'Flynn, PP |
- 3 Years as Parish Priest |
| July - October 1877 & July - October 1878 | Rev. D. McInnis, Curate | |
| 1879 - 1884 | Rev. Richard F. Walsh, PP |
- 5 years as Parish Priest |
| 1883 - 1884 | Rev. Thomas E. Lynch, Curate |
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| 1884 - 1888 | Rev. Thomas E. Lynch, PP |
- 4 years as Parish Priest |
| June - October 1886 | Rev. F. D. McCarthy, Curate |
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| 1889 - 1844 | Rt Rev. Msgr. Felix D. McCarthy P.A.,V.G. |
- 55 years as Parish Priest - 1889-1891 - Construction of THIRD Church, current Brick Church. |
| March - June 1914 | Rev. E. Jones, Curate |
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| March - May 1934 | Rev. Joseph P. Hogan, Curate |
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| 1936 | Rev. Leo Drake, Curate |
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| 1936 - 1937 | Rev. Michael J. Kinsella, Curate |
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| November 1939 - June 1940 | Rev. Walter P. Walsh, Curate |
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| December 1940 - August 1941 | Rev. Patrick Burke, Curate |
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| August 1941 - Febuary 1944 | Rev. Leo J. Burke, Curate |
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| Febuary - September 1944 | Rev. Edward Shea, Curate |
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| 1944 - 1948 | Rev. Thomas D. O'Neill, PP |
- 4 years as Parish Priest |
| 1948 - 1953 | RT Rev. J. W. Peddle, PP |
- 5 years as Parish Priest |
| 1953 - 1957 | Rev. Leo J. Burke, PP |
- 4 years as Parish Priest |
| 1957 - 1974 | RT Rev. V. Msgr. J. W. Peddle, PP |
- 17 years as Parish Priest |
| August 1967 - September 1970 | Rev. Edward Brophy, Curate |
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| September 1970 - September 1973 | Rev. Aidan B. Beresford, Curate |
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| September 1973 - August 1974 | Rev. David W. Heale, Curate |
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| 1974 - 1980 | RT Rev. Msgr. W. P. Hogan, PP |
- 6 years as Parish Priest - Changed heating from basement to outside. Put in ceiling fans and carpeting throughout the church. |
| 1980 - 1985 | Rev. David Heale, PP |
- 5 years as Parish Priest - Started brick replacement of Church - Advocate for ecumenical training for laity in Parish. |
| 1985 - 1991 | Rev. Brendan McCarthy, PP |
- 6 years as Parish Priest - 1988 -1989 - One years leave of absence - Had Stations painted in color. Artist from Victoria. - 1991 Renovated Church inside and out for 100th Anniversary of Brick Church |
| 1992 - 2001 | Rev. William Matthews, PP |
- 1999 the old tower or steeple of the church was replaced with a new one ordered in from the USA |
| 2001 - 2002 | Rev. William Hearne, PP |
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| 2002- Present | Rev. Msgr E.T. Bromley |