Peter Yorke, an Irish-American Catholic priest born on August 13, 1864, was pastor of St. Peter's in 1914; then in San Francisco, he became the editor of The Monitor, the official newspaper of the archdiocese.
Born on Galway's Long Walk on 13 August 1864, he was the youngest child of Gregory Yorke, a sea captain, and his wife, Bridget, nee Kelly. Father Peter Christopher Yorke (13 August 1864  4 April 1925) was an Irish-American Catholic priest and a noted Irish Republican and Labor activist in San Francisco. He was pastor of St. Peter's in 1914. In San Francisco, he became the editor of The Monitor, the official newspaper of the archdiocese. 
