Fr. Richard Watson
Deacons and Religious Staff, Pastors Associate
Born: Tompkinsville, KY, January 1, 1961
Family History:
Father: Henry Ray Watson
Mother: Mary Bobbie Dugan Watson
Siblings: Jackie R. Watson
Debbie Elrod
Children: Bethany Watson Prewitt
Education: Gamaliel Elementary School: 1967-1975
Gamaliel, KY
Gamaliel High School: 1975-1979
Gamaliel, KY
Western Kentucky University: 1979-1981
University of Kentucky: 1981-1984
Sacred Heart School of Theology: 2008-2011
Degrees: Bachelor of Health Science UK – Aug. 1984
Master of Divinity – May 2011
Ordination:
Transitional Deacon
Date: June 5, 1999
Place: Cathedral of Christ the King Lexington, Kentucky
By: Bishop J. Kendrick Williams
Priesthood
Date: May 21, 2011
Place: Cathedral of Christ the King Lexington, Kentucky
By: Bishop Ronald W. Gainer
First Solemn Mass:
May 22, 2011 (8:45 a.m. Mass)
Cathedral of Christ the King
Lexington, Kentucky
Ministry Assignments:
July 5, 2011 –
Parochial Vicar
Cathedral of Christ the King
Lexington, Kentucky