Mr. Joseph Toritto

Mr. Toritto joined the Holy Name theology department in 2018 and is its current Chair.  His thirty-six year career in Catholic education includes teaching positions in religious studies and campus ministry at both the high school and undergraduate level.  A long-time member of the Holyoke Catholic High School faculty, Mr. Toritto was an instrumental contributor in the merger between Holyoke Catholic and Springfield Cathedral, now Pope Francis High School, Springfield.  He is a 2013 Recipient of the Harold Grinspoon Pioneer Valley Teacher of Excellence Award.

Mr. Toritto holds a Master’s degree in Theology from the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, NY, is published in the field of scripture, and has produced a cappella CD’s of his HS and Adult choirs. Outside the classroom, Mr. Toritto is the Director of Eventide Singers, a hospice choir, and leads Taize prayer worship services.