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Diaconate Council

Executive Committee of the Diaconate Council

  • Deacon James Sponder, Chairman
  • Deacon Chick O’Leary, Vice Chairman
  • Deacon Gregory Webster, Secretary
  • Deacon Steve Baldasti, Treasurer
  • Deacon Dennis Robak, Immediate Past Chairman
  • Deacon James Norman, Vicar for Deacons
  • Deacon Richard F. Hudzik, Director of Ongoing Formation
  • Deacon David Brencic, Associate Director
  • Deacon Fred Ortiz, Associate Director
  • Rev. Michael Ahlstrom, Vicar Emeritus

Vicariate Deacon Coordinators and Deanery Deacon Coordinators

Vicariate I

Daniel Georgen and Thomas Westerkamp serving Bishop Grob

  • Deanery A: VACANT

  • Deanery B1: Ivan Siap

  • Deanery B2: Mark Weiss

  • Deanery C: Dan Coughlin

  • Deanery D: Thomas Purtell 

  • Deanery E: Pete LeTourneau

  • Deanery F: Daniel Moore

  • Deanery G: VACANT

Vicariate II

Ed Schipp serving Bishop Bartosic

  • Deanery A: Paul Stanton

  • Deanery B: Joseph Than

  • Deanery C: Raul Mora

  • Deanery D: VACANT

  • Deanery E: VACANT

  • Deanery F: Tom Dombai

  • Deanery G: Ernesto Robles, William Smyser

Vicariate III

Dan Welter, serving Bishop Lombardo

  • Deanery A: Larry Sorce

  • Deanery B: VACANT

  • Deanery C: VACANT

  • Deanery D: VACANT

  • Deanery E: Juan Carlos Bautista

Vicariate IV

John Gaughan serving Fr. Marek Smolka

  • Deanery A: Antonio Delgado

  • Deanery B: VACANT

  • Deanery C: Kevin Morgan

  • Deanery D: Jim Schiltz

  • Deanery E1: Steve Baldasti

  • Deanery E2: VACANT

Vicariate V

Tom Carlson serving  Fr. William Corcoran

  • Deanery A: VACANT

  • Deanery B: Ron Morowczynski

  • Deanery C: VACANT

  • Deanery D: Edwin Hill

  • Deanery E: Robert Conlin (E East)

  • Deanery E: Tim McCormick (E West)

Vicariate VI

VACANT serving Fr. Larry Sullivan

  • Deanery A: VACANT

  • Deanery B: Kurt Davis

  • Deanery C: Jose Estrada

  • Deanery D: VACANT

  • Deanery E: VACANT

  • Deanery F: VACANT

Black Deacons Representative

  • William Pouncy

Hispanic Representative

  • Martin Enciso

Representatives at Large

  • Victor Ruiz

  • Maria Delgado

  • Giulio Camerini

  • David Keene

  • Larry Chyba

  • Rich Voytas

  • Erik Zeimys

  • Jim O’Leary

  • Ed Podgorsk

  • Al Lopez

  • Bill Warmouth

  • Paul Spalla

  • Ramiro Carrion

  • Tom Lambert

  • Chris Virruso

Ex Officio

  • Vicar: James Norman

  • Vicar Emeritus: Michael Ahlstrom

Director of Ongoing Formation

  • Richard Hudzik

Associate Directors

  • Fred Ortiz 

  • Dave Brencic

Updated 3/21/24