DAVID G RUSSELL

BIOGRAPHY

David G. Russell was born in Brainard, Minnesota on September 30th, 1937. He graduated High School from St.Thomas Academy, St.Paul, and received his B.A. from St. John University, Collegeville, Minnesota in 1960. He received his license in Theology from St. Mary Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland before ordination at St. Anthony Church, Fort Lauderdale, in 1964.

 

After ordination he was sent to Catholic University for a Master Degree in Religious Education and served as an assistant pastor in several parishes. He was secretary to Archbishop Coleman Carroll, served as spiritual director of the Archdiocesan Lawyer's Guild, Archbishop's representative to "The Voice", Catholic newspaper, member of the Archdiocesan Worship Commission, member of the Florida Board of Governors of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, executive secretary of the Archdiocesan Human Relations Commision and Director of Radio and Television for the Archdiocese.

Father Russell founded the parish of St. Maurice in Fort Lauderdale and was pastor of St. Louis Parish in Miami for eight years.

 

He attended the Institute for Spirituality and Worship in Berkeley, California in 1982 and was professor homiletics at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary for two years.

He was appointed Pastor of St. John Neumann Parish by Archbishop McCarthy on May 15, 1985.

 

He has been a member of the Archdiocesan Commission on Art and Architecture and is a member of the Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council.

He does parish missions and now assists at St.Patrick's Church on Miami Beach.

Education

1960        St.John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, B.A.

1964        St.Mary University, Baltimore, Maryland, S.T.L.

1965        Catholic University, Washington D.C., M.A.

1981        Art Students' Legue of Art, New York, N.Y.

1988-9    Florida International University, Miami, FL

1989        Instituto de las Artes, San Miguel, Mexico

1990        Instituto de Allende, San Miguel, Mexico

1990-3    University of Miami, Miami, FL

1991        University of California, Humboldt, California

1992        Stone Carving in Marble, Marble, Colorado

1993        Haystack Mountain School, Deer Isle, Maine

1994        Marble Carving, Pietrasante, Italy