Family:
Born: December 31, 1954, in Pensacola, Florida; childhood parish: Our Lady of Fatima, Cantonment, Florida

Parents: Sylvester Thomas Holley and Mary Elizabeth Jemison Holley (both deceased);
Originally Baptist, they became Catholic

Siblings: 8th of 14 children: nine boys (one deceased) and five girls

Education:
Catholic elementary schools

Tate High School: captain of the basketball team and selected for Hall of Fame

Faulkner State Junior College, Bay Minette, AL., Associate of Arts in general education (1975):
Student government association senator and vice-president, captain of basketball team, Who’s Who, Outstanding Athlete of America, member of judiciary committee.
Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, B.A. in management (1977): Basketball team, Outstanding Alabama State University Collegian, Outstanding Alabama State University Athlete, member of National Student Business League
University of West Florida (1980-81): Master’s of Business Administration courses

Theological College at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC (1982-84)
St. Vincent de Paul Seminary, Boynton Beach, FL, Master of Divinity (1984-1987)

Ordination to the Priesthood:
May 8, 1987 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pensacola, FL

Ministry:
St. Mary Catholic Church, Ft. Walton Beach, FL: Parochial Vicar, June 2, 1987-March 27, 1990

St. Mary Catholic Church, Ft. Walton Beach, FL: Administrator, March 27, 1990-June 27, 1992

St. Paul Catholic Church, Pensacola, FL: Parochial Vicar, June 27, 1992-August 12, 2000

Little Flower Catholic Church, Pensacola, FL: Administrator, August 12, 2000-June 27, 2002

Little Flower Catholic Church, Pensacola, FL: Pastor, June 27, 2002-present

Member, Council of Priests 1988-91, 2000-2003 (Chairman), 2004-present

Tribunal Advocate, 1989 – present
Serra Club of West Florida, spiritual director, 1990-1992
Permanent Diaconate Program, spiritual director and instructor, 1995 - 2003

Diocesan Commission for Catholic Schools, 1992-1998

Department of Ethnic Concerns, Director, 1993-1995

Joint Conference of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, 1983 - present