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Clergy & Religious

The following is a list of clergy serving the Diocese of Gaylord noting their current assignment.

In some cases, one pastor or pastoral administrator serves several parishes. Due to space limitations, only the parish where the pastor or pastoral administrator resides is shown below.

Priests

NAME TITLE PARISH CITY Rev. Richard Baranski, OFM Associate Pastor Cross in the Woods Indian River Rev. James R. Barrand Pastor St. Mary of the Woods Kalkaska Rev. James Bearss Pastor St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Shrine Manistee Rev. Stanislaw Bereda Pastor St. Catherine Ossineke Rev. Robert Bissot Pastor St. Joseph Parish West Branch Rev. Joseph Blasko Pastor Holy Family East Tawas Rev. Lawrence Boks Senior Priest Rev. Alexander Boruta, OFM Pastor St. Stephen Parish Skidway Lake Rev. James Brucksch Pastor Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Oscoda Rev. Andrew Buvala, OFM Pastor Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Peshawbestown Rev. Patrick Cawley Administrator Holy Cross Parish Beaver Island Rev. Anthony Citro Pastor St. Michael Parish Roscommon Rev. Michael Conner Pastor St. Mary of Hannah Kingsley Rev. Raymond Cotter Pastor St. Francis of Assisi Lewiston Rev. Anthony Cureton Associate Pastor St. Hubert Higgins Lake Rev. Robbie Deka Associate Pastor St. Ignatius Rogers City Rev. James M. Doherty Administrator St. Michael Suttons Bay Rev. Thomas Dominiak Senior Priest Rev. Charles Donajkowski Pastor St. Ignatius of Loyola Rogers City Rev. Artur Duchnowicz Pastor St. Clement Pellston Rev. David DuPuis Sacramental Minister Holy Redeemer Vanderbilt Rev. Wayne Dziekan Director Secretariat for Justice & Peace Gaylord Rev. Peter Eke Associate Pastor St. Anne Harrisville Rev. Gabriel Fox Senior Priest Rev. August Franczek Pastor St. Pius X Hale Rev. Daniel Gallagher On Leave Serving in Rome Rev. James Gardiner Pastor St. Luke Bellaire Rev. Donald Geyman Delegate Vocations & Pastoral Care of Seminarians Gaylord Rev. Albin Gietzen Senior Priest Rev. Joseph Graff Pastor Holy Childhood Harbor Springs Rev. John Greene On Leave Rev. David Greka Retired Rev. Richard Hannon Pastor St. Thomas Aquinas Elmira Rev. James Hayden Pastor Immaculate Conception Traverse City Rev. Garth Hilmer On Medical Leave Rev. Gerard Hunko Pastor St. Mary Charlevoix Rev. Joseph Iannuzzi, OSJ Administrator St. Paul Onaway Rev. Michael Janowski Pastor St. Mary Lake Leelanau Rev. Lawrence Kelleher Senior Priest Rev. James Kendziorski Retired Rev. George Klimas Senior Priest Rev. Richard Kosterman Senior Priest Rev. James Krasman, O.F.M. Pastor St. James Whittemore Rev. Richard Kropf Retired Rev. John Ladd Senior Priest Rev. Norbert Landreville Sacramental Minister Holy Cross Cross Village Rev. Albert Langheim, O.F.M. Senior Associate Cross In The Woods Indian River Rev. Donald Libby Associate Pastor Holy Rosary Cedar Rev. William Lipscomb Pastor St. Patrick Traverse City Rev. Daniel Madigan Pastor St. Anne Alpena Rev. Dale Magoon Pastor St. Anthony of Padua Mancelona Rev. Thomas Patrick Maher Pastor St. John Alpena Rev. Walter Marek Senior Priest Rev. James Mausolf Senior Priest Rev. Greg McCallum Pastor St. Mary/St. Bernard Alpena Rev. John McCracken Rector St. Mary Cathedral Gaylord Rev. Paul Megge Pastor St. Mary/St. Charles Cheboygan Rev. Gerald Micketti Pastor Christ the King Acme Rev. Isadore Mikulski Senior Priest Rev. Arthur Mulka Senior Priest Rev. Raymond Mulka Senior Priest Rev. Francis Murphy Pastor St. Ann Cadillac Rev. Joseph Muszkiewicz Temporary Associate Pastor St. Matthew & St. Augustine Boyne City & Boyne Falls Rev. Robert W. Nalley Pastor St. Mary Grayling Rev. Paul Pare' Pastor Cross in the Woods Catholic Shrine Indian River Rev. Francis Partridge Senior Priest Rev. Donard Paulus, O.F.M. Senior Associate Cross in the Woods Indian River Rev. Joseph Reitz Senior Priest Rev. Richard Seifferly Senior Priest Rev. Lawrence Sergott Pastor St. Joseph Onekama Rev. Vernon Sierminski Retired Rev. Rolando Silva Associate Pastor St. Stephen Lake City Rev. Vianney Sipulski, O.F.M. Senior Priest Rev. Richard Sitar Senior Priest Rev. Clarence Smolinski Senior Priest Rev. Raymond Sonefeld Retired Rev. Harry Speckman, O.F.M. Senior Associate Cross in the Woods Indian River Rev. Kenneth Stachnik Pastor St. Francis of Assisi Traverse City Rev. Dennis Stilwell Pastor St. Francis Xavier Petoskey Rev. James Suchocki Retired Rev. John Tamulis Senior Priest Rev. Edwin Thome Senior Priest Rev. Bernard Tyler Pastor St. Hubert Higgins Lake Rev. Thomas Vos, OFM Senior Associate Cross in the Woods Catholic Shrine Indian River Rev. Duane Wachowiak Pastor St. Matthew Boyne City Rev. Joseph Wiekierak Senior Priest Rev. Miro Wiese, O.F.M. Pastor Holy Family Klacking Creek Rev. Chad Zielinski On Leave Serving as an Air Force Chaplain Rev. Robert Zuchowski Pastor Sacred Heart Elk Rapids Rev. William Zwiefka Pastor St. Joseph Manistee

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Deacons

NAME TITLE PARISH CITY Deacon John Barton St. Ann Cadillac Deacon Thomas Bousamra Immaculate Conception Traverse City Deacon Dennis Duggan St. Francis Xavier Petoskey Deacon Paul Fifer St. Francis Xavier Petoskey Deacon Harry Friend St. Philip Neri Empire Deacon Robert Goetz Retired Deacon Harold Goodhue Deacon Rene Hoenscheid Minister to the Sick St. Patrick Traverse City Deacon James L. Krupka St. Joseph Mapleton Deacon Arthur LoVetere Jesus the Good Shepherd Atlanta Deacon John Moeggenberg Retired Deacon Joseph Nelson Retired Deacon Stanley Neumann St. Anne Harrisville Deacon Charles Riley St. Francis of Assisi Traverse City Deacon Richard Trapp Deacon Edward Vondra Deacon John Wallace Retired Deacon Max Wendell St. Philip Neri Empire

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Religious Sisters & Brothers

In the Catholic Church, the ministry of religious sisters and brothers is well documented. These dedicated individuals have offered their lives in service to God's people. They can be found in schools, parishes, hospitals, diocesan offices, social service agencies, retreat centers -- anywhere they may reach out to those in need. In our diocese, we also have two monasteries whose sisters have been called to a ministry of prayer. Below is a listing of those currently serving in the Diocese of Gaylord.

NAME TITLE PARISH CITY Sr. Joan Alflen, O.P. Friends Who Care Ministry Sr. Catherine Anderson, OP Dominican House of Blessing Alpena Sr. Carolyn Benigni, S.S.J. Sr. Arlene Bennett, R.S.M. Director, Secretariat for Marriage Enrichment Diocese of Gaylord Gaylord Sr. Rita Epple, R.S.M. Pastoral Administrator St. Dominic Metz Sr. Cecilia Faber, O.P. Pastoral Minister St. Mary Cathedral Gaylord Sr. Chris Herald, O.P. Pastoral Administrator St. Anthony of Padua Mackinaw City Sr. Barbara Hubeny, O.P. Executive Director Augustine Retreat Center Conway Sr. Barbara Kennison, S.S.J., MD Sr. Maria Klosowski, R.S.M. Hospice and Domestic Crisis Shelter Mio Sr. Barbara Matievich, O.P. Parish Life Coordinator St. Helen St. Helen Sr. Marita McNall, O.P. Sr. Katherine Murphy, R.S.M. Retired St. Francis of Assisi Traverse City Sr. Kathy Payne, O.S.M. DRE St. Francis Xavier Petoskey Sr. Maxine Plamondon, O.P. Certified Nursing Assistant Munson Medical Center Traverse City Sr. Linda Schoenborn, O.P. Pastoral Minister Sacred Heart Oscoda Sr. Frances Stefanski, S.J. Sr. Augusta Stratz, R.S.M. Consultant, Parish Outreach Great Lakes Community Mental Health Kalkaska Sr. Rita Ann Teichman, CSJ Vice President, Missio Integration St. Joseph Hospital Tawas City Sr. Jean Marie Umlor, R.S.M. Coordinator, Holistic Clinical Practice Mercy Helath Services Grayling Sr. Dianne Ureel, OSF Nurse, Administrator Assisted Living Traverse City Sr. Judy Vahovick, O.P. Hospice of Otsego County Sr. Jean Karen Woloszyk, O.P. Teacher St. Ignatius School Rogers City Sr. Bonnie Woods, RSM Mission Services Mercy Hospital Grayling

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