Very Rev. Edward Hathaway

Since 2015, Father Edward C. Hathaway has served as the Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and was ordained May 18, 1991, by Arlington Bishop John R. Keating. His first assignment was as parochial vicar of Saint Michael Church in Annandale (1991-1995).

Father Hathaway also served as parochial vicar of Saint Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton (1995-1999) and the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington (1999-2000). He was pastor of Saint John the Beloved Church in McLean (2000-2005); Saint John the Baptist Church in Front Royal (2005-2007); and Saint Veronica Church in Chantilly (2007-2015).