Fr. Joseph Gillespie, OP Senior Associate

Fr. Gillespie, OP most recently served as pastor of The Church of St. Albert the Great. He has presided at The Basilica for many years and will continue to be a faith leader in our community.

Fr. Gillespie is a graduate of DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis and St. John’s University in Collegeville. He worked for the Catholic Youth Center in Minneapolis before being ordained as a Dominican priest in 1970.