User:Anthony Cekada

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General information

Country of origin: United States

Contributor since: 2013-02-22

Works with editions by this editor: 27 (see list)


Background and Education

Anthony Cekada (1951-2020) was a traditionalist Catholic priest, seminary professor and author.[1] He studied at St. Francis Seminary College, Milwaukee; the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee; monasteries of the Cistercian Order, and Séminaire S. Pie X, Ecône, Switzerland. He also studied composition under Michael P. Hammond,[2] choral conducting under Margaret Hawkins, and organ under William A. Eberl, a student of Marcel Dupré. He was Assistant Pastor at St. Gertrude the Great Church,[3] West Chester, Ohio, where he is in charge of music program.

He died on September 11th, 2020. Please pray for the repose of his soul.