Father David H Taylor was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh in May 1974 and served as pastor of Saint Charles Lwanga Parish from 1992 to 2018 and as Administrator of St James Parish in Wilkinsburg from 2016 to 2018.  His current assignment is as Senior Parochial Vicar of Saint Mary Magdalene Parish.

He has served on the board of the Priest Council of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and the Board of Consultors, the Homewood-Brushton Council of Churches, the Advisory Board of the Allegheny County Agency on Aging, and the Board of Trustees of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.  Father Taylor also was an instructor of Theology at Duquesne University.

Father Taylor's ministry has been an anchor of faith in the East End of Pittsburgh, and beyond, for over 50 years.

It all started in Lexington Kentucky where Father Taylor was born as the second son, one of nine siblings to Evelyn and Augustus Taylor. Father Taylor attended elementary and high school in Cincinnati.  It was there he and his entire family converted to Catholicism.  His older brother, Fr. Augustus Taylor, entered the seminary in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati soon after that.

Father Taylor attended the University of Cincinnati graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Education. Subsequently, he attended seminary at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago securing the degree of Master of Divinity.  He also holds an MA Degree from Duquesne University.

While studying for the priesthood in Chicago Father Taylor had the opportunity to serve and minister in the African-American community on the South Side of Chicago under the tutor leadership of Reverend George Clements, who was then pastor of Holy Angels Church. He also studied and took classes at the Chicago Center for Black Religious Studies and graduate courses at DePaul University in Chicago.

Father Taylor continues to learn and grow and spread the word of God.

Fr. Taylor's weekly bulletin reflections.

Fr. Taylor's 50th Anniversary Mass with Bishop Zubik at Mother of Good Counsel Church on June 2, 2024