Holy Cross Church Staff

Father Patrick Riviere

Administrator

Father Patrick was born In Thibodaux on June 22, 1992, to Robert and Mary Riviere. He graduated from E.D. White High School in 2010 and graduated from Nicholls State University in 2014 before attending Notre Dame Seminary, graduating with a Master of Arts in Theological Studies in 2019.  Father Patrick was ordained a Catholic priest on June 1, 2019.  He has served the diocese as associate pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas in 2019 and at Holy Cross in 2020. In 2022, he was assigned to Our Lady of Prompt Succor in Chackbay as its administrator. He has also served as a liaison in the Office of Parish Support for several years. Additionally, he served in the Office of the Bishop under Bishop Dorsonville, and still provides service to the Office of the Bishop in a limited capacity as he began as the administrator of Holy Cross on July 1, 2024.

Mary Streva Guidry, Administrative Assistant

Mary Guidry provides support and overall management of the parish office operations. Mary and her husband Bubba Guidry both graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1976. They have one daughter, Stephanie Stanley, a teacher at Central Catholic Elementary, and one grandson, Reid.

Father Francis Kayaye

Associate Pastor

Father Francis, a native of Uganda, was born on May 7, 1966 as the 5th child of eight children. He was ordained to the priesthood on January 23, 1999. Since ordination, he has served in various capacities, including Pastor, Diocesan Director of Pastoral Services, Director of the Catechists Formation Center, and Diocesan Education Secretary. In addition to Seminary academic qualifications in Philosophy and Theology, Father Francis earned a Licentiate in Pastoral Theology from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. He previously served the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux as associate pastor of St. Bernadette in Houma. Father Francis came to Holy Cross on February 7. 2022.

Barbara flowers

Bookkeeper

Kellye Patterson Shana Ross

Youth Formation and Miscellaneous Tasks Custodial Services