STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Police have arrested two men in connection with the armed robbery, beating and carjacking of a priest in front of a Roman Catholic church in West Brighton.

In custody are Kerry Pack, 39, of North Burgher Avenue, and Antwine Lucas, 44, of Gates Avenue in Brooklyn, according to a spokesman for the NYPD's Deputy Commissioner of Public information.

Police have charged both men with robbery and criminal possession of stolen property.

A parish priest, the Rev. Marc Roselli, was accosted by two armed robbers outside St. Mary of the Assumption-Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta R.C. Church.

The suspects approached the priest as he exited his car around 5 a.m. Thursday outside 1265 Castleton Ave. A culprit brandished a black firearm and demanded the victim's wallet, according to police.

After the priest complied with their demands, a suspect punched the victim in the face, and both culprits fled in the victim's champagne-colored Ford Fusion, police said.

The vehicle was recovered several blocks away from the scene.