Rev. Frantisek “Francis” Katrinak was born in Slovakia in 1971 and was ordained in the Archdiocese of Kosice, Slovakia on June 22, 1996. He earned a License of Theology degree in 1999 at the Catholic University in Ljublin, Poland and he received his Ph.D. in Roman Catholic Systematic Theology from the Catholic University in Ruzomberok, Slovakia. During the 22 years that he was assigned to the Archdiocese of Kosice he served in a variety of ministries including 5 years as the rector of the archdiocesan seminary. In August 2018, at the request of the Diocese of Youngstown, he came to the United States to serve at the St. Mary Parish of Warren; this was his first time pastoring a church in the United States. In September 2019 he was also appointed as the pastor of the St. John Paul II Parish in Warren. In December 2021, the Youngstown Diocese announced the two Warren parishes would become one, the St. Mary and St. Joseph Parish, reflecting the history of both parishes. Fr. Francis was named the Dean of the Trumbull County Deanery on August 15, 2022, in addition to his responsibilities as pastor of the St. Mary and St. Joseph Parish in Warren. Effective May 1, 2023, Fr. Francis became the pastor of the four parishes of Portage North: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Aurora, St. Joan of Arc Parish in Streetsboro, St. Joseph Parish in Mantua and St. Ambrose Parish in Garrettsville.