William Belford

Monsignor William Belford is a priest of the archdiocese of New York and pastor of the Church of the Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha in LaGrangeville, in Dutchess County, New York. Ordained in 1974, he holds a master's degree in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame.

Since 1998, Msgr. Belford has been the author of "Priestalk," a monthly column in The Priest magazine, published by Our Sunday Visitor. He is the author of the first edition of Parish Liturgy Basics and was a contributor to Parish Liturgy Basics, Revised Edition.