Fr. Reginald Samuels

Father Reginald Wayne Samuels was born the youngest of six children to Weaver and Edith Samuels in the small rural town of Washington, Georgia, on October 4, 1966. Life growing up in the Samuels family centered on church, Sunday worship and Wednesday evening bible study. After graduating in 1988, with a degree in Economics from the University of Georgia in Athens, he worked in the buying office for a major retail corporation in Atlanta. As he progressed in his career, Reginald moved to Houston in 1997.
 
In his new home in Houston, Reginald explored different churches.  It was at St. Cyril of Alexandria that he discovered the beauty of Catholic liturgy and at Easter 1999, he converted to the Catholic Faith.  After prayer, discernment and the mentorship of Fr. Mario Arroyo, Reginald entered St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston in August 2003, at the age of 36. On May 30, 2009, Fr. Reginald was ordained to the Catholic Priesthood by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. His first assignment was as parochial vicar at St. Laurence Catholic Church in Sugar Land.
 
In February of 2012, Fr. Reginald was appointed Pastor of St. Hyacinth Catholic Church in Deer Park, Texas by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo.  Additional assignments within the Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston include appointments by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo as the Ecumenical and Interreligious Officer for the archdiocese in August 2009, and Vicar for Catholics of African Descent of the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston in January 2019.
 
In November 2024, Fr. Reginald was appointed Pastor of St. Laurence Catholic Church in Sugar Land.