Rev. Kevin Dillon, Pastor

In April 2022 Bishop Barres appointed Father Kevin Dillon as the new pastor of Our Lady of Hope, Carle Place.

Born to Gerard and Dolores Dillon in March of 1961, Father Kevin is the oldest of four children. Fr. Kevin has 2 sisters and one brother all residing here on Long Island. In 1965 his family moved from Brooklyn to Williston Park. He attended St. Aidan School and graduated in 1975. From there, Fr. Kevin went on to the former St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary High School where he graduated in 1979.

During the 1980’s Father Kevin attended Nassau Community College and Queens College where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Master’s Degree in English Education. Fr. Kevin holds a New York Permanent Certification as a teacher of English to Secondary School students. While attending college he worked as a Training and Development Instructor for the Dime Savings Bank of New York.

Upon graduating college, Father Kevin taught seventh and eighth grade English in several Catholic elementary schools, including Our Lady of Fatima Scarsdale, St. Mary’s Roslyn, and St. Anastasia Douglaston.

Father Kevin always felt called to the priesthood, and after his dad’s death in 1990, he thought seriously about entering the seminary, and in September 1991 he entered Cathedral Residence of the Immaculate Conception in Douglaston to begin his studies for the priesthood. From there he attended the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington until 1994. At that time, still not completely certain if God was calling him to the priesthood, he withdrew to reflect and discern God’s plan for him. He returned to teaching and worked at several Catholic and public high schools, including St. Dominic High School Oyster Bay, Suncoast Community High School Riviera Beach, Florida and Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua New Hampshire.

In 2000, Father Kevin still felt called to the priesthood, and so resumed his studies for priestly formation at the Diocesan Seminary in Huntington. He was ordained June 14, 2003 and has served as Associate Pastor in several parishes of the Diocese, including St. Brigid Westbury-in 2003 to 2005, St. Jude Mastic Beach in 2005 to 2007 and St. Aidan Williston Park from 2007 to 2015. From there Father Kevin went to St. Boniface Martyr in Sea Cliff as pastor and has served the faithful there since then. He now comes to Our Lady of Hope and looks forward to serving our parish and getting to know the parishioners here.

Father Kevin is a fan of the New York Yankees as well as the New York Rangers. He has a passion for fitness and exercise and enjoys working out with his trainers. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He likes to travel and has run several pilgrimages to Europe and the Holy Land. He also enjoys reading and visiting book stores. Finally, Father Kevin likes to sing and attended a Voice Lesson Class in Vienna Austria where he studied with the Director of the Vienna Boys Choir and composed his own song.

Let us welcome Father Kevin with open arms as we look to the future here at Our Lady of Hope!