New priest coming to Greenville, Jackman
Staff Report
PORTLAND — Rev. Kevin Martin, the pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Greenville and St. Anthony’s parish in Jackman, has been reassigned to eastern Maine and his successor will be Rev. Aaron L. Damboise, the parochial vicar of Prince of Peace parish in Lewiston.
Rev. Aaron L. Damboise
Bishop Robert P. Deeley of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland made the announcement earlier this week and the transfers will take place in July.
Rev. Damboise, who was born in Caribou but raised in Augusta, was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Richard J. Malone on June 7, 2008 at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Augusta.
From June of 2008 to July of 2012, Damboise served as parochial vicar at the Parish of the Precious Blood in Caribou.
In July of 2012, he was appointed parochial vicar of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, where he currently serves. Before entering the seminary, he worked as a behavioral specialist with children with mental health issues and as a case worker for children with developmental disabilities.
Rev. Martin has been appointed as pastor of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish (Immaculate Conception Church, Calais; St. Anne Church, Perry; St. Ann Church, Indian Township; St. James the Greater Church, Baileyville; St. John the Evangelist Church, Pembroke; and St. Joseph Church, Eastport).
A native of Caribou, Martin was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Joseph J. Gerry, O.S.B., on July 19, 2003 at Holy Rosary Parish in Caribou.
He served as parochial vicar at three Auburn parishes (Sacred Heart, St. Philip, and St. Louis) from 2003 to 2006, and spent the 2006-07 academic year studying in Rome.
Upon his return to the diocese in August 2007, Martin was named parochial vicar of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parish and St. Peter Parish in Portland.
In January 2009, in addition to his duties at the Cathedral and St. Peter, he was also named parochial vicar of Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Parish, Portland; St. Louis Parish, Portland; St. Christopher Parish, Peaks Island; and Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish, Long Island.
In July of 2010, Martin was named parochial vicar at St. Michael Parish in Augusta. Since August of 2012, he has served as pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Jackman and Holy Family Parish in Greenville.