Incarnation Roman Catholic Church

Father Michael Owen was born and raised in the Chicago are. Having grown up in River Forest, he attended St. Luke Parish and School, where he began discerning a vocation to the priesthood around the age of seven. He received his high school education at Marmion Academy, in Aurora, Illinois. After high school, Father Owen enrolled in the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, Florida, where he earned his B.A in Philosophy and Religious Studies. Father Owen then returned to Illinois, where he began his seminary studies at the University of St. May of the Lake, in Mundelein. On May 23, 2009, was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I. Following his ordination to the priesthood, Father Owen served as a Parochial Vicar in six different parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago before cardinal Blasé Cupich permitted him to come to the Diocese of St. Petersburg in 2019. He has served for two years as Parochial Vicar of Corpus Christi Parish, in Temple Terrace. During his time at Corpus Christi, Father Owen has graciously shared his gifts of pastoral ministry with members of both the English and Spanish-speaking communities.