Thomas Rochford, SJ '64

Fr. Tom Rochford joined the Society of Jesus immediately after graduating from Regis Jesuit High School in 1964. He received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Saint Louis University and a master’s in theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. Fr. Tom was ordained a priest in 1976 and returned to his high school alma mater where he taught English for four years before going to New York City for a master’s degree in graphic design. He has worked for both the regional province and the national organization of Jesuits in the United States, as well as the international headquarters in Rome overseeing publications, websites, videos and serving as assistant to Jesuit leaders in the area of communications. Fr. Tom is a photographer and oil painter, who again returned to Regis Jesuit in 2015 and was appointed to the Board of Trustees, for which he chairs the MIssion & Ignatian Stewardship Committee. He also serves as chaplain for the school and teaches art.