History of St. Victoria Catholic Church, Hurt, VA

April 1, 1962
 • Ground broken for a Catholic Church in Hurt
  • Bishop John J. Russell and Monsignor F. Harold Nott

September 29, 1962
  • Dedicated as a Mission Crch of Holy Cross
  • Bishop John J. Russell Blessed and Incensed
  • Monsignor F. Harold Nott celebrated the first Mass

September 13, 1964
  • St. Victoria is dedicated as a Parish Church
  • Parish Priest Fr. DePaul Landrigan, 1964-1977

July 1, 1967
  • Rectory completed – Fr. Depaul Landrigan occupies

July 25, 1982
  • Parish Hall is dedicated – Biship W.F. Sullivan
  • Parish Priest, Fr. Albert Pereira, 1981 – 1983

September 1998
  • Education Building is dedicated – Biship W. F. Sullivan
  • Parish Priest, Fr. Robert J. McEleney, 1995-1998

First Baptism, January 24,1964
  • Theresa Lynn Jones
  • Father DePaul Landrigan

First Wedding, February 27, 1965
  • John Francis Lynch and Donna J. Arthur
  • Father DePaul Landrigan

First Communion, November 22, 1964
  • Joanne Mari Blanchard
  • Father DePaul Landrigan

First Confirmation, September 30, 1971
  • Michael Lewis
  • Bishop Walter F. Sullivan
  • Sponsor – Madeline Key

First Funeral, March 19, 1965
  • Virginia Mays Lewis
  • Father DePaul Landrigan

DePaul, Landrigan, M.S.S.SS.T., 1964 – 1977

Andrew G. Roy, 1977 – 1981

Albert F. Pereira, 1981 – 1983

Richard C. Kirch, 1983 – 1985

Philip J. Higgins, 1985 – 1994

Thomas D. Welch, 1994 – 1995

Robert J. McEleney, 1995 – 1998

Robert E. Dillon, 1998 –2002

David L. Nott, 2003 – 2004

Robert J. McEleney (administrator), 2004 – 2005

Msgr. J. Kenneth Rush, June 2005 – Feb. 2007

James Gallagher, 2007 – 2011 (administrator) and March 2011 – present (pastor)