Father Calmus came to St. Andrew’s in 1970, at the age of 42. He was a native of Klamath Falls, OR, where he was born in June 1928 to John and Martha Metcalf Calmus. Fr. Calmus was ordained by Bishop Francis Green at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Tucson on April 27, 1955.
His early assignments were as associate pastor at St. Patrick Parish in Bisbee, St. Matthew Parish in Phoenix, Immaculate Conception Parish in Douglas, Sts. Simon and Jude Parish in Phoenix, Holy Trinity Parish in Phoenix, St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Yuma and Sacred Heart Parish in Nogales. Prior to coming to St. Andrew’s, Fr. Calmus was pastor at St. Theresa of Lisieux Parish in Patagonia and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Benson.
At St. Andrew’s, Fr. Calmus fostered the adult education program and oversaw the establishment of our conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Following his reassignment in 1973, Fr. Calmus returned to Tucson to found Most Holy Trinity Parish. He became pastor emeritus of that parish in 1983. Fr. Calmus died in January of 1994, at the age of 65. His sister, Sister Elise Calmus, of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, passed away in 2007.