60th Ordination
Father David Leo Pfeiffer
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1960
Final profession: 1965
Ordination: 1966
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Maryknoll College, Glen Ellyn, Ilinois, 1961
Bachelor’s of divinity, 1965
Master’s in theology, Maryknoll Seminary, Ossining, New York, 1966
Service outside the archdiocese: Korean language studies, Seoul, South Korea, 1966-68
Assistant pastor, Christ the Good Shepherd Parish, Pusan, South Korea, 1968-71
Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Pusan, 1971-1978
Stella Maris port chaplain for international seafarers, 1979-85
Mission education and promotion to American Catholics in Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Montana and Hawaii, 1985-89
Chaplain, Holy Family Hospital in Puchon City, South Korea, 1989-1999
Pastor, Blessed Sacrament parish in Inchon, South Korea, 1999-2005
Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Inchon, South Korea, 2005-08
Maryknoll’s Korea Local Group Superior and elected Second Official Delegate from the Asia Region and First Delegate from the Korea Local Group to the Maryknoll Twelfth General Chapter of 2008.
Assigned to Maryknoll’s Senior Missioner Community, residing in Korea until 2010-2013.
Maryknoll Society headquarters, New York, 2013-15
Appointed to the newly formed Pastoral Visitors Team, Maryknoll, 2015-present
About Father David Leo Pfeiffer: Father Pfeiffer was born in St. Louis on June 13, 1938. He attended St. Francis de Sales Grade School and graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School in 1956. Father Pfeiffer attended Saint Louis University for three years and entered Maryknoll on September 7, 1960. At the 50th Jubilee of his ordination, Father Pfeiffer gratefully thanked and prayed for all the members of his three families — American, Maryknoll and Korean for sharing in his great missionary adventure. He recently added, “.. till we all meet together again in that eternal banquet with the Risen Lord.”
