Father Adam A. Young, Pastor
Fr. Adam A. Young was born and raised in North Kingstown, RI. Father’s home parish is St. Francis de Sales in North Kingstown where his faith was nourished and his vocation to the priesthood grew.
After graduating from North Kingstown High School, he entered Our Lady of Providence Seminary and Providence College from which he earned a B.A. in Philosophy. He was then sent to continue his studies for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. While in Rome he earned an S.T.B. in Theology at the Angelicum University and then an S.T.L. in Patristics (Early Church Theology) at the Gregorian University.
Fr. Young has spent time at St. Thomas More Parish and St. Augustine Parish as an associate pastor. In 2015 he was named pastor of St. Paul Parish in Cranston. On July 1, 2021, Bishop Tobin named Fr. Young as the pastor of St. Francis of Assisi parish in Wakefield.
