Meet our Rector

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The Rev. Mario Emilio Milián 

Fr. Mario was born in Cuba and began his seminary studies in Matanzas, Cuba. He pursued further theological study in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. After coming to the United States, he graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree with concentrations in Religious Studies, Small Business, and Electrical-Electronics Engineering Technology. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from CDSP (Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California).

Fr. Milián was ordained to the diaconate in 2000 and to the priesthood in 2001, both ordinations at Trinity Cathedral in Arizona. He served as Associate Rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Chandler, Arizona (2000-2006); as Rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Parish in Oxnard, California (2006-2008); and until 2018, as Rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and School in Coral Gables, FL. Fr. Milián recently completed a Master’s Degree in Ignatian Spirituality at the Pontifical Jesuit University of Comillas in Madrid, Spain (2020). Additionally, he served in the United States Air Force Reserve Chaplain Corps from 2013 to 2023.

Fr. Milián and his wife Julie, a Speech Language Pathologist, have been married for 27 years and have two children, Mario E. IV (11) and Isabella Marie (10). Fr. Mario enjoys reading, cooking, jogging, and listening to music.

Questions?
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If you have questions about Saint Mary’s or the Episcopal Church in general, please  call the church office (813) 251-1660, or email churchoffice@stmarystampa.org.

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