Staff Member

Father John Melnick was raised in the Broad Brook section of East Windsor, CT. He attended St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, and Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. He went on to receive his Master of Divinity from St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. Father Melnick was ordained to the priesthood on April twenty-ninth, 2000 by Archbishop Daniel Cronin. Father has served at parishes in Avon, Guilford, Glastonbury, Hartford, Enfield and most recently was pastor of Saint Damien of Molokai Parish in Windsor, CT. He also served as priest secretary to Archbishop Henry Mansell, as well as assistant chancellor for the Archdiocese of Hartford. Father Melnick became rector of St. Joseph Cathedral on October nineteenth, 2022. Additionally, Father was appointed vicar for clergy for the Archdiocese of Hartford as of May 6, 2024.