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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. James Bearss Rector St. Mary Cathedral Gaylord Rev. Stanislaw Bereda Pastor Senior Priest Rev. Robert Bissot Pastor St. Catherine Ossineke Rev. Joseph Blasko Pastor St. Michael Roscommon Rev. Lawrence Boks Senior Priest Rev. James Brucksch Senior Priest Rev. Andrew Buvala, OFM Pastor Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Peshawbestown Rev. Patrick Cawley Administrator Holy Cross Parish Beaver Island Rev. Anthony Citro Pastor Immaculate Conception Traverse City Rev. Michael Conner Pastor St. Mary of Hannah Kingsley Rev. Raymond Cotter Pastor St. Francis of Assisi Lewiston Rev. Anthony Cureton Associate Pastor Our Lady of the Lake Prudenville Rev. Robbie Deka Associate Pastor St. Mary - St. Charles Cheboygan Rev. Norman Dickson, SJ Administrator St. Mary of the Woods Kalkaska Rev. James M. Doherty Administrator St. Michael Suttons Bay Rev. Thomas Dominiak Senior Priest Rev. Charles Donajkowski Pastor Sacred Heart Oscoda Rev. Artur Duchnowicz Pastor St. Ignatius of Loyola Rogers City Rev. David DuPuis Sacramental Minister Holy Redeemer Vanderbilt Rev. Wayne Dziekan Director of the Secretariat for Justice & Peace Diocese of Gaylord Gaylord Rev. Peter Eke Associate Pastor St. Mary Cathedral Gaylord Rev. Michael Fowler, OFM Pastor Cross in the Woods Indian River 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 Director of Vocations Diocese of Gaylord Elmira 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 Senior Priest Rev. James Hayden Senior Priest Rev. Garth Hilmer On Medical Leave Rev. Santiago Hoyumpa Associate Pastor St. Stephen Lake City Rev. Gerard Hunko Pastor St. Mary of the Assumption Charlevoix 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. Richard Kropf Retired Rev. John Ladd Senior Priest Rev. Norbert Landreville Sacramental Minister Holy Cross Cross Village Rev. Donald Libby Pastor Holy Rosary Cedar Rev. William Lipscomb Sacramental Minister St. Philip Neri Empire Rev. William Livinus Temporary Administrator St. Anne Harrisville Rev. Dale Magoon Pastor St. Anthony of Padua Mancelona Rev. Thomas Patrick Maher Pastor St. Joseph West Branch Rev. Walter Marek Senior Priest Rev. Greg McCallum Pastor St. Mary/St. Bernard Alpena Rev. John McCracken Pastor Manistee Catholic Community Manistee Rev. Paul Megge Pastor St. Mary/St. Charles Cheboygan Rev. Gerald Micketti Pastor Christ the King Acme Rev. Arthur Mulka Senior Priest Rev. Raymond Mulka Senior Priest Rev. Ruben Munoz Associate Pastor Immaculate Conception Traverse City Rev. Francis Murphy Pastor St. Ann Cadillac Rev. Joseph Muszkiewicz Associate Pastor Manistee Catholic Community Manistee Rev. Robert W. Nalley Pastor St. Patrick Traverse City Rev. Francis Partridge Senior Priest Rev. John Porter Sacramental Minister St. Anne Frankfort 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. Bernard Alpena Rev. Richard Sitar Senior Priest Rev. Clarence Smolinski Sacramental Minister St. Ignatius Rogers City 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 Administrator 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. Miro Wiese, O.F.M. Retired Priest Rev. Chad Zielinski On Leave Serving as an Air Force Chaplain Rev. Robert Zuchowski Pastor Sacred Heart Elk Rapids Rev. William Zwiefka On Medical Leave

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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 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. 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. Mary Hughes SFCC 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. 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, Mission 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. Jean Karen Woloszyk, O.P. Teacher St. Ignatius School Rogers City Sr. Bonnie Woods, RSM Mission Services Mercy Hospital Grayling

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