The Permanent Diaconate

Deacons share in Christ’s mission and grace in a special way. The sacrament of Holy Orders marks them with an imprint (character) which cannot be removed and which configures them to Christ, who made himself the “deacon” or servant of all. Among other tasks, it is the task of deacons to assist the bishop and priests in the celebration of the divine mysteries, above all the Eucharist, in the distribution of Holy Communion, in assisting at and blessing marriages, in the proclamation of the Gospel and preaching, in presiding over funerals, and in dedicating themselves to the various ministries of charity. (CC 1570)

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Directory of Permanent Deacons

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A Abel, Philip (Marie) - 2001 St. Bridget, Loves Park Abramowicz, Ron (Linda) - 2018 St. Mary, Oregon Achino, Jay (Barb) - 2016 St. Mary, Galena St. Michael, Galena Holy Trinity, Scales Mound Addotta, Peter (Doreen) - 2014 St. Anthony, Rockford Aguilar, Jose (Maria) - 2020 St. Thomas the Apostle, Crystal Lake Alber, Michael (Karin) - 2020 St. Patrick, St. Charles Anchor, Robert (Alexandra) - 1978 Sacred Heart, Marengo Armstrong, Robert (Carole) - 2018 St. Margaret Mary, Algonquin Auld, David - 1988 Christ the King, Wonder Lake B Badillo, Ignacio (Maria) - 2010 St. Peter, South Beloit Barone, Frank (Marie) - 1992 Retired Bednarz, Michael - 2019 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Crystal Lake Benitez, Noel (Maria) - 2022 St. Edward, Rockford Bermea, Joe (Belinda) - 2018 Bondi, Allen (Catherine) - 2001 St. Thomas the Apostle, Crystal Lake Boyce, Michael (Kathleen) - 2003 SS. Peter and Paul, Cary Broderick, Rick (Mary) - 2018 St. John the Evangelist, Viera, FL Bronzi, William (Lois) - 2001 Retired Buerer, Robert - 2022 SS. Peter and Paul, Cary C Carpenter, Neal (Maureen) - 2020 St. Thomas the Apostle, Crystal Lake Chaplin, Mark (Laura) - 1995 St. Katharine Drexel, Sugar Grove Ciochon, Thaddeus (Theresa) - 1979 Retired Collins, Robert (Nicole) - 2020 St. Rita, Rockford Coltman, George III (Linda) - 2005 St. Mary, Huntley Conrey, James (Annette) - 2016 St. Mary, Huntley Cooper, Charles (Linda) - 1996 Cox, Gregg (Mary) - 2016 St. Bernadette, Rockford Cristoforo, Michael (Donna) - 1996 Retired Czerniewski, Martin (Jean) - 1992 Retired D D?Anna, Gregory (Irene) - 2012 St. Peter, Geneva De?Leon, Luis (Cristina) - 2012 St. Patrick, Rockford Dean, William (Mary) - 1996 St. James, Rockford Deitz, David (Michelle) - 2016 St. Thomas More, Elgin Devona, James (Gaye) - 1977 Retired Dietz, Albert (Helen) - 2002 Retired Dobson, Stewart (Kathy) - 2021 St. James, Belvidere Dollman, David (Maria) - 2022 St. Joseph, Harvard Dombek, James (Kathryn) - 1992 Christ the Teacher University Parish, DeKalb Drees, Vincent (Doris) - 1999 St. Thomas Aquinas, Freeport Duffey, Gregory (Elvira) - 2003 E Easton, James (Betsy) - 2014 Cathedral of St. Peter, Rockford Elms, Thomas (Clare) - 2008 Retired Englert, Frank (Nancy) - 2014 St. Mary, Huntley Ennis, Mark (Vivian) - 2020 SS. Peter and Paul, Cary F Falcon, Jose (Esther) - 1986 St. Mary, Aurora Farinella, Louis (Karen) - 1997 Retired Farrell, Gregory (Jeri) - 2020 St. Gall, Elburn Fausto, Francisco (Lucia) - 2012 St. Joseph, Elgin Felix, Ignacio (Antonia) - 1999 St. Rita of Cascia, Aurora Fiedler, Curtis (Mary) - 2010 The Church of Holy Apostles, McHenry Fischer, Howard (Maryann) - 1999 St. Margaret Mary, Algonquin Fox, Steven (Mary Alice) - 2003 St. Catherine of Siena, Dundee St. Mary, Gilberts Frazier, Michael - 1982 Retired Funk, Ken - 2016 G Gagnon, Robert (Susan) - 1979 Retired Ganschow, Howard (Carol) - 1997 SS. Peter and Paul, Cary Garber, Dennis (Janice) - 1982 Retired Garcia, Fermin (Maricella) - 2018 St. Patrick, Rochelle Gartland, William (Ann) - 1999 Retired Gay, Ken (Judith) - 2016 Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Aurora Gaytan, Mel (Argelia) - 2022 St. Mary, Woodstock Geinosky, Lawrence (Patricia) - 1996 San Juan del Rio, Switzerland, FL Gerdeman, Richard (Sharon) - 1996 Retired Giacone, Ken (Chrisina) - 2014 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Crystal Lake Giambalvo, Michael (Carol) - 1978 Retired Giblin, Michael (Cecilia) - 2001 Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Aurora Gibson, John (Kris) - 2018 St. Bridget, Loves Park Giessinger, Jerry (Sylvia) - 2008 St. John the Baptist, Johnsburg Gillespie, David (Ann Marie) - 2016 St. John the Baptist, Johnsburg Glanville, Shawn (Julie) - 2022 St. John Neumann, St. Charles Goetz, Daniel (Lydia) - 2001 Sacred Heart, Newton, IA Graw, Ronald (Rosemarie) - 1979 H Hall, James (Margaret) - 2010 Holy Angels, Aurora Hawksworth, Thomas (Pauline) - 1996 Holy Angels, Aurora Hemesath, Kim (Barb) - 2016 St. Thomas Aquinas, Freeport Hetzel, Martin (Valerie) - 1980 Retired Holian, Dennis (Christine) - 2012 St. Joseph, Richmond Hunter, Kevin (Lynn) - 2018 St. Rita, Rockford Huntley, John (Alicia) - 2014 St. Rita, Rockford J Jimenez, Policarpo (Maria) - 2008 St. Mary, Huntley Johnson, Steven (Diane) - 2018 St. James, Belvidere Johnson, William (Carol) - 1998 St. Patrick, Yorkville, Joliet Diocese Johnston, William (Diane) - 2014 St. Mary, Woodstock Jolly, Steve (Flo) - 2022 St. Patrick, St. Charles K Kayser, Joseph (Jan) - 1998 St. Patrick, Hartland Keane, Michael (Deborah) - 2014 St. Joseph, Harvard Kearley, Willian - 2020 St. Mary, Woodstock Kellen, John - 0000 Retired Keppler, Anthony (Gerarda) - 2010 St. Mary, East Dubuque Kinnare, Mark (Lauren) - 2016 Kocol, Norman (Mary) - 2012 St. Joseph, Richmond Koss, Anthony (Doris) - 1998 St. Joseph, Harvard Kremer, Douglas - 2010 St. Mary, East Dubuque Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Menominee Krey, Daniel (Theresa) - 2012 The Church of Holy Apostles, McHenry L LaMont, Warren (Jeanne) - 1975 Retired Lane, Michael (Barbara) - 2012 St. Katharine Drexel, Sugar Grove Lemmer, William (Mary) - 1998 St. Mary, Tampico LeRoy, Mike (Mary) - 2008 St. Margaret Mary, Algonquin Ley, John (Mary) - 2012 St. Mary, Oregon St. Mary, Polo

Lincoln, Chris (Barbara) - 2012 Loehr, Charles (Jean) - 2014 Retired Lopez, James - 1998 Retired Luna, Juan (Maria) - 2018 SS. Peter and Paul, Cary M Maher, Patrick (Mariane) - 1996 Retired Marcantonio, Richard (Lori) - 2014 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Crystal Lake Marcheschi, David (Ann) - 2018 St. Mary, Huntley Martin, Raymond (Mamie) - 1999 Holy Cross, Batavia Martin, Richard (Linda) - 1996 St. Rita of Cascia, Aurora Martinez, Armando (Rosa Elena) - 1994 Retired Mattoon, David (Christine) - 2016 St. Mary, Elgin McDonough, James (Constance) - 2012 St. Margaret Mary, Algonquin McKenna, Thomas (Georgiann) - 2012 Diocese of Rockford Chancery, Rockford McLaughlin, Ken (Kerry) - 2022 Blessed Sacrament, North Aurora McNealy, Kenneth (Margaret) - 1999 Our Lady of the Desert / The Redemptorist Renewal Center, Tucson, AZ McPhee, John (Ellie) - 1998 Retired Meadors, Ron (Becky) - 2014 St. Bernadette, Rockford Mellin, James (Ilona) - 2016 St. Patrick, St. Charles Miller, Donald (Connie) - 2005 St. Margaret Mary, Algonquin Mills, Ray (Nancy) - 2016 St. John Neumann, St. Charles Mitchison, Robert - 2008 Cathedral of St. Peter, Rockford Monteleone, Michael (Kathleen) - 2012 St. John Neumann, St. Charles Morrison, Edward (Theresa) - 2001 Retired Motyka, Larry (Nina) - 1999 Mulcahey, Richard (Anna Mae) - 1996 Retired Mullins, Brian (Julie) - 2020 St. Catherine of Genoa, Genoa Murray, Thomas Jr. (Susan) - 2018 St. Mary, Woodstock N Nelson, John (Kay) - 2002 St. Charles Borromeo, Hampshire Nestor, Kevin (Karen) - 2022 Sacred Heart, Sterling Newhouse, James (Mary) - 1998 Retired Newton, Robert (Patricia) - 0000 Retired Nguyen, Loc (Mary) - 2010 St. Mary, Elgin Nocchi, Chris (Theresa) - 2020 St. Margaret Mary, Algonquin Nolasco, Enrique (Yaneth) - 2022 St. Monica, Carpentersville Norris, Gregory (Jackie) - 2018 Holy Cross, Batavia O O?Connor, Michael (Joan) - 2010 SS. Peter and Paul, Cary O?Leary, John - 1999 Retired Olson, Chris (Jan) - 2022 St. Charles Borromeo, Hampshire Olson, James (Frances) - 1996 St. James, Belvidere Orlik, Hank (Linda) - 2003 P Palacios, Gabriel (Yunuen) - 2022 St. Edward, Rockford Patino, Luis (Sonia) - 2014 St. Rita of Cascia, Aurora Petit, Thomas (Joleen) - 2001 St. Mary, Byron Petitti, Domenic (Gisele) - 2016 Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Aurora Phelan, Joseph (Janet) - 1992 Retired Pignatari, Timothy (Mallory) - 2020 St. Margaret Mary, Algonquin Pipitone, Michael (Jeanna) - 2018 Blessed Trinity School, Dane, WI Pospischil, Stephen (Marsha) - 2008 St. Thomas Aquinas, Freeport Priniski, Mark (Jane) - 2008 Prunty, Kevin (Carol) - 2003 St. Patrick, Amboy Puscas, Stephen (Susan) - 2003 St. Mary, DeKalb R Ragsdale, Chris (Regina) - 2022 Holy Angels, Aurora Ramsey, Kenneth (Peg) - 2014 Retired Ranney, Paul (Linda) - 2014 Raz, Mark (Diane) - 2003 St. Peter, Spring Grove Regalado, Armando (Gina) - 2014 OSF St. Anthony Hospital, Rockford Reyes, Jovie (Maria) - 2014 Riseley, William (Monica) - 2010 St. Bridget, Loves Park Roberts, Tim (Linda) - 2016 Holy Spirit Catholic Community, Naperville Robinson, Craig (Ginger) - 2014 St. Patrick, McHenry Roder, Jack (Bonnie) - 2001 St. Thomas More, Elgin Rokus, Hans (Kathy) - 1998 St. Mary, Woodstock Rosado, Julio (Martha) - 1990 St. Therese of Jesus, Aurora Ryan, Michael (Bobbie) - 2001 Retired Ryndak, Jerome (Linda) - 2010 St. Charles Borromeo, Hampshire S Sanderson, Paul (Jennifer) - 2022 St. Rita, Rockford Schaffer, Stephen - 1996 St. James Cathedral, Orlando, FL Schilling, James (Cassandra) - 2020 St. Mary, East Dubuque Schiltz, James (Connie) - 1990 St. Gall, Elburn Schmalen, Hank (Debbie) - 2008 St. Catherine of Siena, Dundee St. Mary, Gilberts Schneck, Michael (Angie) - 2022 St. Patrick, McHenry Schramm, George (Christanne) - 2014 St. Patrick, Rochelle Schroeder, Dean (Laurene) - 2022 Holy Cross, Batavia Sedano, Pedro (Patricia) - 0000 St. Monica, Carpentersville Siciliano, Donald (Julie) - 2012 SS. Peter and Paul, Cary Sims, Fred (Sharon) - 1992 Retired Smith, Michael - 2016 St. Patrick, St. Charles Solis, Victor (Rosario) - 2020 The Church of Holy Apostles, McHenry Stankevitz, William (Patricia) - 2010 St. Catherine of Genoa, Genoa Stewart, Jason (Cindy) - 2014 Holy Family, Rockford Stowell, David (Thea) - 2018 St. Patrick, St. Charles Szudarski, Norbert (Sharon) - 1994 Retired T Timmerman, Mike (DeeDee) - 2014 Torres, Daniel (Angeles) - 2016 The Church of Holy Apostles, McHenry U Urban, Greg (Beverly) - 2001 St. Mary, Maple Park V Villagomez, Rafael (Vianey) - 2022 St. Joseph, Elgin W Wagner, Terrence (Sharon) - 2001 St. Patrick, Dixon Ward, James (Debra) - 2014 Retired Wasko, Kenneth (Diana) - 2014 Weaver, Raymond (Bette) - 1999 Our Lady of Good Counsel, Aurora White, Dennis (Ritsuko) - 2007 Retired White, Thomas (Patricia) - 1979 Holy Angels, Aurora Whitehead, William Jr. - 1994 St. Mary, Gilberts Williams, Ron (Barb) - 1994 St. John Neumann, St. Charles Winger, Michael (Jennifer) - 2022 St. Katharine Drexel, Sugar Grove Woeste, James (Barbara) - 1985 Retired Womac, David (Eileen) - 2020 St. John Neumann, St. Charles Z Zarembski, David (Elizabeth) - 2012 Diocesan Deaf Apostolate Zibrun, Michael - 2001 Retired