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Monsignor William H. Easton

Born and raised in Detroit , Michigan . Attended St. Rose and Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic grade schools in Detroit . Graduated from Sacred Heart Seminary High School , Detroit . Received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy and English from Sacred Heart Seminary College , and a Master of Divinity from St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth , Michigan . Ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Church, Detroit on June 14, 1970. Created an Honorary Prelate of the Church as a Monsignor, March 24, 1990.

  • Associate Pastor and Co-Pastor at St. Mary's Parish Royal Oak, 1970 to 1974
  • Pastor, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Pontiac , 1974 to 1988
  • Vice Rector, Director of Formation and Field Education, Sacred Heart Major Seminary 1987 to 1996
  • Pastor, National Shrine of the Little Flower, 1996 to Present
  • Vicar, Archdiocese of Detroit Presbyterial Council Member, Archdiocese of Detroit
  • Member of the College of Consultors, Archdiocese of Detroit
  • Overall Site Director for the 1987 Papal Mass at the Silverdome
  • Coordinator for Archdiocesan celebrations for consecration of new bishops, consistory, etc.
  • Board of Trustees, Madonna University
  • Board of Trustees, Children's Trust Fund of the State of Michigan
  • Chaplain, Royal Oak Police Department

 

     

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