Welcome Fr. Daniel

Reverend Daniel Long

Pastor of Christ Our Light Parish

Born in 1961, the child of Gail and Danny Long, Sr., eldest sibling of four, brother Michael and sisters, Patty and Kathleen Long, Father Dan was born and raised in New London, Connecticut. There he was baptized and raised as a parishioner of St. Mary Parish where he received his sacraments of Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation.
A 1975 graduate of St. Mary Elementary School, Father Dan attended St. Bernard High School, Class of 1979. He attended Holy Apostles in Cromwell, CT where he received his B.A. in Religious Studies. From the Gregorian University in Rome, he received his Licentiate in Philosophy and from Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum, he received his Licentiate in Theology.

Father Dan was Ordained into the Priesthood in Mexico City in 1994 and was a member of Legionaries of Christ from 1982-2003. He was a priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago from 2003-2022, where he was the Pastor of the Epiphany Parish in Chicago. He returned to Connecticut where his family still lives and was Pastor of St. Mary Church of the Visitation from October 2022 to June 2025. From 2025 to 2026, he was the administrator of St. Oscar Romero Parish in Chicago.

Christ Our Light welcomes Father Dan, and our prayers are with him as he continues in his shepherding of God’s people.