Rector and Pastor
FR. CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Welcome to the Cathedral of the Madeleine! Since the time when I began singing with the Madeleine Choir School as a founding student, I have been devoted to this place. I learned to sing here, serve here, pray here. It was here that I encountered God in a way that changed my life. It was here that I began to understand the beauty of the Catholic Church. And it was here that I first heard the call that eventually led me to the priesthood. I am so honored to serve you now as the pastor of this parish and rector of this spectacular mother church of the Diocese of Salt Lake City.
The Very Reverend
Fr. Christopher Gray, STL, KHS
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Fr. Christopher Gray assumed his duties as rector and pastor of the Cathedral of the Madeleine on Aug. 1, 2025.
Fr. Gray was born in Stockton, California. He attended The Madeleine Choir School and Judge Memorial Catholic High School in Salt Lake City. From 2001 to 2007 he worked at the Intermountain Catholic as a staff writer and associate editor. He entered Mount Angel Seminary in 2007 and went on to study in Rome at the Pontifical North American College. He earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 2012 and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL) from the Pontifical Lateran University in 2014. He continued his studies in Rome 2015-2017.
Fr. Gray was ordained a priest on June 29, 2013, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine by the Most Rev. John C. Wester. In the Diocese of Salt Lake City, he has served as parochial vicar of St.s Peter and Paul Parish and the Cathedral, and from 2018-2025, he served as pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Park City.
Since 2021, the Very Reverend Fr. Gray, STL, KHS, has been the Dean of the Salt Lake Deanery of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, including the Cathedral of the Madeleine and the parishes of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Lourdes both in Salt Lake City and in Magna, Sacred Heart, St. Ambrose, St. Ann, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Marguerite, St. Olaf, St. Patrick, San Felipe, and St. Vincent de Paul. Fr. Gray also led the 2022-2024 Eucharistic Revival in the Diocese of Salt Lake City. Fr. Gray is a member of the EOHSJ. Since 2024, Fr. Gray serves as the president of the Presbyteral Council of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. Fr. Gray is a member of the boards of trustees of the Catholic Foundation of Utah and Holy Cross Ministries.