Fr. Patrick Alemayo, C.S.Sp., Ph.D., S.T.L., M.A.

Fr. Patrick was born to Stephen (of Blessed Memory) and Grace Alemayo from Kabba, Nigeria. He is the third of five children, baptized on March 30 and named Patrick after the Second Catholic Patron Saint of Nigeria. He grew up in Lokoja, where his family attended the Catholic Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception in his home Diocese.

Fr. Patrick is a member of the Nigerian North-West Province of the missionary religious Congregation of the Holy Spirit known in some parts of the United States as Spiritans, or Holy Ghost Fathers and Brothers. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2007. In 2017, he earned a Ph.D. in Peace and Development Studies at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He came to Boston College later that same year and he obtained a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) with specialization in Biblical Studies in 2019. Before his ordination, he earned a B.A. degree in Philosophy (2002) through the Spiritan School of Philosophy, Nsukka, Nigeria; a B.A. degree in Religion (First Class Honors - 2006) through the Spiritan International School of Theology (SIST), Attakwu, Enugu, Nigeria; and an M.A. degree in Theology (2007) from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA through SIST, Nigeria.

Although his choice of a religious vocation has taken him far away from his family, his biological family remains a strong and positive influence on him and has influenced him to share similar positive experiences with others. While in Nigeria, Fr. Patrick worked variously as a Parish Priest, Parochial Vicar, University Chaplain, Lecturer, Seminary Formator, and the Registrar of SIST, Nigeria. Currently, while volunteering as Chaplain to the African Community at St. John The Evangelist Church (part of the Holy Rood Collaborative), North Chelmsford, MA, he works as a part-time Chaplain to the Boston Archdiocesan Office for Chaplaincy Programs – in service to Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also currently in his third year of a Doctoral program in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) with specialization in Biblical Theology (New Testament and Early Christianity) at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (BC STM).