Veteran educatorâs advice: âDo what Jesus didâ In 1972, a newly ordained Fr. Paul Peri teaches at Central Catholic High School, allowing himself to be videotaped as a means of learning the art of education. (Sentinel archives) 7/12/2021 12:24 PM
select He is one of the great minds of education in the Archdiocese of Portland.
Ordained June 19, 1971 at his home parish St. Rose in Northeast Portland Father Paul Peri would over the years teach high school, earn a doctorate in education, serve as vicar general of the Archdiocese of Portland, direct continuing education for clergy, guide cemeteries, chair the liturgy commission, sit on the Catholic Charities board, and become a revered guide for future pastors. Along with it all, he pastored several parishes.