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2015 Yearbook — Catholic Diocese of Evansville

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Priests in the Diocese Diocesan Clergy ACKERMAN Rev. Donald K. Ackerman Retired 310 W. 4th St., Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 630-2331 Born June 4, 1935. Ordained March 18, 1961. Assistant, Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, and teacher, Rex Mundi High School, 1961; superintendent, Memorial High School and assistant, Holy Rosary, Evansville, 1967; pastor, St. Patrick, Corning, and teacher, Washington Catholic High School, 1969; pastor, St. Raphael, Dubois, 1969; co-pastor, Holy Family, Jasper, 1975; pastor, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, 1986; moderator, St. Thomas the Apostle, Vincennes, continue as pastor, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, 1995; Dean of Vincennes Deanery, 19911998; pastor, St. Mary, Ireland, 1998; Dean of Jasper Deanery, March 1999-2005; retired 2005.

ADONGO Rev. Crispine Adongo Holy Rosary 1301 S. Green River Rd., Evansville, IN 47715 (812) 477-8923 Born Dec. 25, 1979. Ordained May 26, 2012. Associate pastor, Holy Rosary, Evansville, Sept. 3, 2014; associate pastor, Nativity, Evansville, continue as associate pastor, Holy Rosary, January 1, 2015.

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ALIKANDAYIL CHACKO Rev. Benny Alikandayil Chacko Good Shepherd 2301 N. Stockwell Rd., Evansville, IN 47715-1849 (812) 477-5405 Born Feb. 11, 1971. Ordained April 29, 1998. Associate pastor, Good Shepherd, Evansville, January 28, 2015.

BETZ Rev. Kenneth R. Betz St. James 12300 S 50 W, Haubstadt, IN 47639-9752 (812) 867-5175 Born October 31, 1939. Ordained May 27, 1965. Assistant, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh County, 1965; high school teacher, 1965; assistant, St. John, Loogootee, and teacher, St. John High School, 1968; assistant, St. Mary, Washington, and teacher, Washington Catholic High School, 1969; associate, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, and teacher, Rivet High School, 1972; associate, St. Theresa, Evansville, and teacher, Memorial High School, 1973; pastor, St. Mary, Shoals, 1975; teacher, Washington Catholic High School, 1977; weekend help at St. Mary, Barr Township, 1981; pastor, St. Mary, Ireland, 1982; pastor, St. James, Haubstadt, 1998; administrator, St. James, Haubstadt, October 31, 2014; senior associate pastor, St. James, Haubstadt, July 1, 2015..

BHASTATI Rev. Sudhakar Bhastati, S.T.L. Sts. Peter and Paul 211 N. Vine St., Haubstadt, IN 47639 (812) 763-6457 Born Sept. 24, 1980. Ordained Jan. 29, 2009. Associate pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, and St. Bernard, Snake Run, July 1, 2014.


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BLESSINGER Rev. James C. Blessinger Retired 583 Eversman Dr., Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 556-0340 Born October 1, 1938. Ordained May 23, 1964. Assistant, St. Mary, Washington, and teacher, Washington Catholic high school, 1964; assistant, Sacred Heart, Vincennes, teacher, Central Catholic High School and St. Rose Academy, 1967; co-pastor, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, 1971; pastor, St. Joseph, Dale, and administrator, St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, 1980; pastor, Sacred Heart, Vincennes, 1987; pastor, Corpus Christi, Evansville, 1998; pastor, Holy Spirit, Evansville, continue as pastor, Corpus Christi, Evansville, June 10, 2005; pastor, Corpus Christi, June 2007; retired 2014.

BOEGLIN Rev. John L. Boeglin Holy Family 950 Church Ave., Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 482-3076 Born January 22, 1950. Ordained September 1, 1978. Associate, St. Theresa, Evansville, 1978; associate, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, 1979; pastor, St. Peter Celestine, Celestine, 1987; pastor, Holy Family, Jasper, 1994; pastor, St. Mary, Ireland, continue as pastor Holy Family, Jasper, June 29, 2005; pastor, Holy Family, Jasper, June 2006.

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BREIDENBACH Rev. John V. Breidenbach PO Box 51, Evansville, IN 47701-1233 Born March 25, 1959. Ordained August 21, 1987. Associate pastor, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, 1987; associate pastor, Holy Family, Jasper, 1990; member Vocations Team and associate pastor, Resurrection, Evansville, 1992; pastor, St. Joseph, Evansville, 1993; pastor, Corpus Christi, Evansville, 1993; medical leave, 1998; sacramental minister, Holy Trinity, Evansville, with residence at St. Joseph Church, Vanderburgh County, 1998; associate pastor, Holy Rosary, Evansville, August 1999; sabbatical, January to June, 2003; associate pastor, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, June 18, 2003; pastor, Precious Blood Church, Jasper, June 9, 2004; health leave, June 8, 2009; sacramental minister, St. Mary, Ireland, January 2010; sacramental minister, Resurrection, Evansville, June 2010; sacramental minister, St. Theresa, Evansville, September 2010; health leave, March 14, 2014; indefinite leave of absence for health and personal reasons, January 12, 2015.

BRENNER Rev. Raymond A. Brenner St. Joseph 1029 Kundek St., Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 482-1805 Born February 12, 1943. Ordained May 17, 1969. Assistant, St. John, Loogootee, 1969; associate, Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, 1974; pastor, St. Mary, Sullivan, and two missions, St. Ann, Shelburn, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Dugger, 1978; administrator, St. Joan of Arc, Jasonville, 1982; pastor, Resurrection, Evansville, 1986; diocesan chaplain of St. Vincent de Paul, 1990-1996, continue as pastor, Resurrection, Evansville, 1990-2002; dean of Evansville West Deanery, 1986-1994; pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Jasper, July 3, 2002; dean of Jasper Deanery and continue other assignments, July 1, 2005; dean of the newly formed East Deanery, July 1, 2015.


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BROSMER Rev. John G. Brosmer St. Joseph P.O. Box 684, Dale, IN 47523 (812) 937-2200 Born March 23, 1960. Ordained June 4, 2005. Associate pastor, St. Joseph, Jasper, June 29, 2005; pastor, St. Joseph, Dale, and St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, June 2007; moderator and sacramental minister of Mary, Help of Christians Church, Mariah Hill, remain pastor of St. Joseph Church, Dale, and St. Nicholas Church, Santa Claus, July 2008; also dean of Newburgh Deanery, July 2012; also pastor of Mary, Help of Christians Parish, Mariah Hill, July 1, 2014; pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, July 1, 2015.

BURNS Rev. Claude T. Burns St. Philip Parish 3500 St. Philip Road South Mount Vernon, IN 47620-9697 Office: (812) 985-2275 Born Aug. 27, 1972. Ordained May 25, 2002. Associate pastor, St. Joseph, Jasper, July 3, 2002; associate pastor, Holy Spirit and Nativity churches, Evansville, June 30, 2004; continue as associate pastor, Holy Spirit, Evansville, June 10, 2005; pastor, Holy Spirit, Evansville, June 2007; pastor, St. Philip Parish, Posey County, June 12, 2013; pastor, Corpus Christi, Evansville, continue as pastor, St. Philip, January 14, 2015.

BUSCH Rev. August A. Busch Retired University Nursing and Rehab Center 1236 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN 47714 Born March 4, 1930. Ordained May 26, 1956. Assistant, St. Simon, Washington, 1956; assistant, St. Joseph, 1957; teacher, Rex Mundi High School, Evansville, residence at St. Anthony of Padua, Evansville, 1964; pastor, St. Martin, Chrisney, 1965; pastor, Good Shepherd, Evansville, 1970; pastor, St. Peter Celestine, Celestine, 1984; pastor, St. Bernard, Rockport, 1988; coordinator of Clergy Assistance Pool, 1989-1996; retired 1996.

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DAVIDSON Rev. John W. Davidson, M.S. All Saints 704 First Ave., Evansville, IN 47710 (812) 423-5209, extension 105 Born March 17, 1938. Ordained March 14, 1964. Assistant, St. Simon, Washington, 1964; Assistant Superintendent of Schools, and assistant, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1965; Assistant Superintendent of Schools, and assistant, Sacred Heart, Evansville, 1966; assistant, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, 1968; teacher and counselor, St. Rose Academy, Central Catholic High School, Rivet High School, chaplain, Vincennes Catholic Community Center, and residence, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes, 1968; pastor, St. Mary, Evansville, 1973; pastor, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1983; pastor, St. Anthony, Evansville, pastor in solidum and moderator, St. John the Apostle, Evansville, and Leader of Urban Ministry Team, 1991; continue as pastor, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1993; administrator, St. Joseph Parish, Evansville, while continuing as administrator of St. Anthony Parish in Evansville, Jan. 8, 2014; administrator, All Saints, Evansville, July 1, 2015.

DIETSCH Rev. William J. Dietsch, S.T.L. Retired 2562 E. County Road 850 S., Fort Branch, IN 47648 (812) 306-5681 Born October 9, 1943. Ordained December 18, 1971. Associate, St. Theresa, Evansville, 1972; associate, St. Agnes, and teacher, Mater Dei High School, 1973; associate, St. Theresa, Evansville, 1975; associate, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, 1978; pastor, Mary, Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, 1979; pastor, Nativity, Evansville, 1987; pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Petersburg, 1990; pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Poseyville, 1996; pastor, Holy Angels, New Harmony, continue as pastor of St. Francis Xavier, Poseyville, April 21, 2003; pastor, Mary, Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, and St. John Chrysostom, New Boston, Dec. 1, 2004; health leave, January 2008; resignation accepted as pastor of Mary, Help of Christians and St. John Chrysostom, May 2008; retired October 2008; weekend assistance, Holy Trinity, Evansville, St. Joseph, Evansville, from Sept. 2011-Dec. 2012.


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DILGER Rev. Donald C. Dilger, M.A. Retired 6621 Smith Diamond Rd., Evansville, IN 47712 Born May 18, 1931. Ordained March 15, 1959. Assistant, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, 1959; graduate studies, Catholic University, Washington, D.C., 1962; headmaster, Magister Noster Latin School, 1963; rector, Magister Noster Latin School, 1965; weekend asst., Holy Redeemer, Evansville, 1968; biblical studies, University of Notre Dame, 1972; teacher of Scripture, Diocese of Evansville, 1988; retired, 1996.

DROSTE Rev. Christopher Droste Annunciation of the Lord 3010 E. Chandler Ave., Evansville, IN 47714-2697 (812) 476-3061 Born May 10, 1980. Ordained June 8, 2013. Associate pastor, Christ the King and Holy Spirit, now known as Annunciation of the Lord Parish, Evansville, June 12, 2013; associate pastor of Annunciation of the Lord Parish, July 1, 2014.

DURCHHOLZ Rev. Jack J. Durchholz St. Ferdinand P.O. Box 156, Ferdinand, IN 47532-0156 (812) 367-1212 Born July 11, 1957. Ordained March 18, 1995. Associate, St. Ferdinand, Ferdinand, 1995; associate, Holy Redeemer, 1998; pastor, St. Boniface, Evansville, June 2000; continue as pastor, St. Boniface, Evansville, with additional responsibilities as chaplain, Teens Encounter Christ, and chaplain, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department, 2001; pastor, St. Philip, Posey County, April 21, 2004; health leave, September 2008; pastor, St. Ferdinand, June 2009; pastor, St. Henry Parish, St. Henry, while continuing as pastor, St. Ferdinand Parish, Sept. 1, 2015.

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EGLOFF Rev. Adolph M. Egloff Deceased 2017 N. Second St., Vincennes, IN 47591 Born June 3, 1915. Ordained May 14, 1940. Assistant, St. Vincent Orphanage, Vincennes, summer of 1940; Assistant, St. Mary, New Albany, 1940; assistant, St. Boniface, Evansville, 1942, assistant, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, 1945; pastor, All Saints, Cannelburg, 1947; pastor, St. Joseph, Princeton, 1950; co-pastor, St. Joseph, Princeton, 1975; retired, residence in Vincennes, 1977; died October 2, 2014.

EMMICK Rev. Brian Emmick St. Philip 3500 St. Philip Road South, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620-9697 Office: (812) 985-2275 Born September 2, 1981. Ordained June 2, 2012. Associate pastor, Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt, Holy Cross, Ft. Branch, and St. Bernard, Snake Run, June 20, 2012; associate pastor, St. Boniface Parish, Evansville, July 1, 2014; associate pastor, St. Philip, Posey County, December 3, 2014; associate pastor, Corpus Christi, Evansville, continue as associate pastor, St. Philip, January 14, 2015.

ENDRESS Rev. James R. Endress, M.A., S.T.L. Retired River Pointe, Room 504, 3001 Galaxy Dr., Evansville, IN 47715 (812) 962-6857 Born October 12, 1934. Ordained April 3, 1960. Assistant, Pro-Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Evansville, 1960; assistant, St. John, Loogootee, 1961; released for military service, 1965; residence in Evansville, 1982; Defender of Bond and Promoter of Justice for Diocesan Tribunal, 1985; retired from Tribunal, 2004.


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ERBACHER Rev. Joseph F. Erbacher St. Peter 489 E. Street N.E., Linton, IN 47441 (812) 847-7821 Born July 18, 1945. Ordained March 25, 1972. Associate, Holy Rosary, Evansville, 1972; associate, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1973; associate, Christ the King, Evansville, 1976; temporary administrator, St. Peter, Montgomery, All Saints, Cannelburg, and St. Patrick, Corning, 1976; teacher, Washington Catholic High School, continue other duties, 1977; pastor, All Saints, Cannelburg, and St. Patrick, Corning, 1979; administrator, St. Mary, Barr Township, continue other duties, 1981; pastor, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, 1983; pastor, St. Anthony, St. Anthony, 1986; pastor, St. James, Haubstadt, 1997; pastor, St. Peter, Montgomery and All Saints, Cannelburg, Caretaker of St. Patrick Chapel, Corning, and of St. Michael Cemetery, Daviess County, 1998; additional responsibilities, Defender of the Bond for Diocesan Tribunal, 2001; pastor, Precious Blood Church, Jasper, continue as Defender of the Bond for Diocesan Tribunal, July 3, 2002; pastor of the Catholic Churches of Martin County — St. John, Loogootee, St. Joseph, Bramble, St. Martin, Whitfield, St. Mary, Shoals, June 2004; pastor, Holy Name Parish, Bloomfield, and St. Peter Parish, Linton, Jan. 22, 2014.

ERNST Rev. Anthony R. Ernst Sts. Peter and Paul, Holy Cross, St. Bernard Residence: 211 North Vine Street, Haubstadt, IN 47639 (812) 768-6457 Born Jan. 15, 1971. Ordained May 9, 1998. Associate pastor of St. Joseph, Princeton, and Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, 1998; associate pastor, St. Joseph, Jasper, March 1999; co-adjutor pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, October 2002; pastor, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, and St. Bernard, Snake Run, continue as coadjutor pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, April 2003; pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, and St. Bernard, Snake Run, July 1, 2003; pastor, St. John, Daylight, continue as pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt, Holy Cross and St. Bernard, continue as diocesan director of newly ordained priests, July 2008; relieved as pastor of St. John, Daylight, and continue other assignments, May 2009; pastor, St. James, Haubstadt, while continuing as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, and Holy Cross, Fout Branch, July 1, 2015.

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ETIENNE Very Rev. Bernard T. Etienne, S.T.B. Holy Rosary 1301 S. Green River Rd., Evansville, IN 47715 (812) 477-8923 Born June 9, 1958. Ordained June 5, 1993. Associate, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1993; Director of Vocations Team, 1995; pastor, St. Joseph Church, Princeton, and continue as Director of Vocations Team, 1996; continue with assigned responsibilities, and as Diocesan Chaplain for Southwestern Indiana Teens Encounter Christ, 1998-2001; pastor of Blessed Sacrament, Oakland City, continue as pastor, St. Joseph, Princeton, and as diocesan Director of Vocations, April 1999; Dean of Princeton Deanery, July 1, 2005; pastor, Holy Rosary, Evansville, 2006; dean of Evansville East Deanery, continue as pastor, Holy Rosary, June 2008; resigns as director of the Diocesan Vocations Office, 2010; also vicar general 2011; moderator, St. Theresa, Evansville, June 20, 2012; relieved as moderator of St. Theresa and continue other assignments, September 2013; pastor, Nativity, Evansville, continue as pastor, Holy Rosary, also Vicar General, January 1, 2015.

ETIENNE Rev. Zachary J. Etienne Good Shepherd 2301 North Stockwell Road, Evansville, IN 47715-1849 (812) 477-5405 Born May 1, 1964. Ordained June 5, 2004. Associate pastor, St. Joseph Church, Jasper, June 30, 2004; associate pastor, St. Mary, Ireland, June 29. 2005; pastor, St. Mary, Ireland, June 2006; pastor, Good Shepherd, Evansville, January 2010; Chaplain, Evansville Police Department, March 2011; appointed Bishop Thompson’s Priest-Delegate, Reitz Memorial High School Board of Trustees, July 1, 2013; also moderator, St. Theresa, Evansville, Sept. 18, 2013; pastor, St. Theresa Parish, while continuing as pastor of Good Shepherd Parish, July 1, 2014.

2015 2002 Yearbook Yearbook —— Catholic Catholic Diocese Diocese ofof Evansville Evansville

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FERGUSON Rev. Paul A. Ferguson, S.T.B. Holy Redeemer 918 W. Mill Rd., Evansville, IN 47710 (812) 424-8344 Born December 11, 1962. Ordained May 25, 2002. Associate pastor, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, July 3, 2002; associate pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Haubstadt, Holy Cross Church, Fort Branch, and St. Bernard Church, Snake Run, June 30, 2004; pastor, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, July 2006.

FLECK Rev. David G. Fleck, S.T.B. St. John the Baptist 803 Main Street, Vincennes, IN 47591 (812) 882-1762 Born July 20, 1949. Ordained September 5, 1975. Associate, Corpus Christi, Evansville, and teacher, Mater Dei High School, 1975-1979; associate, St. Joseph, Evansville, 1976; teacher, Rivet High School, 19791986; associate, Sacred Heart, Vincennes, continue other duties, 1981; administrator, Sts. Peter and Paul, Petersburg, 1984; Vocations Director, Diocese of Evansville, 1986 to 1992; residence at St. James, Haubstadt, 1986; temporary administrator, St. Peter, Montgomery, missions at St. Michael the Archangel and St. Patrick, 1986; Diaconate Director, 1987; pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Oakland City, 1990; pastor, St. Philip, Posey County, 1991; Director of Vocations Team, 1992-1995; pastor, St. John, Vincennes, and Dean of Vincennes Deanery, February 18, 2004; pastor, St. Vincent de Paul, Vincennes, 2005; continue as pastor of St. John, Vincennes, and pastoral moderator, St. Thomas, Vincennes, May 31, 2005; pastor, St. John the Baptist and St. Vincent de Paul, Vincennes, and continue as Dean, July 2006; temporary administrator, Sacred Heart, Vincennes, and St. Philip Neri, Bicknell, June 2007; relieved as temporary administrator and continue as pastor, St. John the Baptist and St. Vincent de Paul, Vincennes, January 2008; also pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Petersburg, March 2, 2011; also Administrator of Sacred Heart Church, Vincennes, and St. Philip Neri Church, Bicknell, Feb. 1, 2012; also pastor, St. Francis Xavier, and Moderator/Sacramental Minister, St. Thomas, Vincennes, September 30, 2014; dean of the newly formed North Deanery, July 1, 2015.

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FORLER Rev. Christopher Forler Born Nov. 16, 1978. Ordained May 31, 2008. Associate pastor, Holy Redeemer Church, Evansville, June 2008; associate pastor, Christ the King, Evansville, July 2010; administrator, St. Bernard, Rockport, St. Martin, Chrisney, October 2011; pastor, St. Bernard and St. Martin, October 2012; also moderator, St. John Chrysostom Parish, New Boston, Sept. 18, 2013; health leave of absence, February 2014; resigned as pastor of St. Bernard and St. Martin, May 2014; one-year leave of absence from active priestly ministry, June 20, 2014.

GOVIND Rev. Anthony Govind St. John the Baptist 625 Frame Rd., Newburgh, IN 47630 Born Aug. 7, 1977. Ordained April 21, 2010. Associate pastor, Precious Blood, Jasper and St. Mary, Ireland, July 30, 2014; associate pastor, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, September 3, 2014.

GRAEHLER Rev. Kenneth L. Graehler Retired 104 Southside Ave., Washington, IN 47501 (812) 254-1204 Born September 20, 1937. Ordained March 30, 1963. Assistant, Christ the King, Evansville, 1963; assistant, St. Clement, Boonville, and teacher, Memorial High School, 1965; assistant, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, and teacher, Memorial High School, 1966; assistant, St. James, Haubstadt, and teacher, Rex Mundi High School, 1968; associate, St. Theresa, Evansville, continue as teacher, 1972; associate, St. Simon, Washington, and teacher at Washington Catholic High School, 1973; pastor, St. Peter, Linton, and administrator, St. Joan of Arc mission, Jasonville, 1973; co-pastor, St. Ferdinand, Ferdinand, 1977; pastor, St. Bernard, Rockport, 1980; pastor, St. Philip Neri, Bicknell, 1985; pastor, St. Wendel, St. Wendel, 1990; pastor, St. Mary, Sullivan, and St. Joan of Arc, Jasonville, 1991; retired, November 2002.

2002 Yearbook 2015 Yearbook — — Catholic Catholic Diocese Diocese of of Evansville Evansville

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GRIES Rev. Jason B. Gries St. John the Evangelist 5301 Daylight Dr., Evansville, IN 47725 (812) 867-3718 Born October 19, 1977. Ordained June 5, 2004. Associate pastor, St. John the Baptist Church, Newburgh, July 21, 2004; associate pastor, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, July 2006; pastor, St. Philip Neri, Bicknell, and Sacred Heart, Vincennes, January 2008; pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Daylight, Feb. 1, 2012; also pastor, Holy Trinity Parish, Evansville, Jan. 8, 2014; administrator, Holy Trinity Oratory, continue as pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight, April 27, 2015.

HEERDINK Rev. Eugene F. Heerdink Retired Casa Hispana, 212 West 13th Street, Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 634-9405 Born January 23, 1926. Ordained May 19, 1951. Assistant, St. Joseph, Evansville, 1951; assistant, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, 1952; assistant, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1957; administrator, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, 1958; assistant, Holy Redeemer, 1958; administrator, St. Martin, Whitfield, 1959; pastor, Holy Name, Bloomfield, 1959; pastor, St. John, Loogootee, 1964; pastor, St. Matthew, Mount Vernon, 1969; Director of Religious Education, 1973; Director of Cursillo Movement, 1973 to 1979; on leave to missions, South America, St. James Society, 1979; pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Oakland City, 1985; released from diocese, member of international team, South America, 1987; pastor, St. Joseph, Dale, and coordinator of the Spanish Speaking Apostolate, 1992; Director of the Ministry to Spanish Speaking, August 1999; retired June 30, 2008.

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HERR Rev. Kenneth H. Herr Retired 613 Cherry St., Evansville, IN 47713-1807 Born January 13, 1941. Ordained March 2, 1968. Assistant, St. Joseph, Evansville, 1968; associate, St. Agnes, and teacher, Rex Mundi High School, 1970; teacher, Mater Dei High School, 1972-1983; associate, St. Wendel, St. Wendel, 1973; residence at Priests Faculty House, 1976; administrator, St. Rupert, Red Brush, 1977; pastor, Good Shepherd, Evansville, 1983; chaplain, Memorial High School, 1993; continue as chaplain, Memorial High School, and sacramental minister, St. John the Apostle, Evansville, 1996-1999; continue as chaplain, Memorial High School, 1999; pastor, St. Boniface, Evansville, and continue as chaplain, Memorial High School, July 2004; released as chaplain of Memorial High School, continue as pastor of St. Boniface, July 2008; retired July 1, 2014; administrator pro tempore, St. Mary, Sullivan, and St. Joan of Arc, Jasonville, July 1, 2015..

HILDERBRAND Rev. Ryan Hilderbrand, S.T.L. St. Mary 313 N. Washington Street, Huntingburg, IN 47542 (812) 683-2372 Born April 13, 1983. Ordained June 6, 2009. Associate pastor, St. Peter Church, Montgomery, All Saints Church, Cannelburg, and Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Petersburg, June 17, 2009; Licentiate studies, September, 2010; associate pastor, St. John the Baptist and St. Vincent in Vincennes, January 2011; also associate pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Petersburg, March 2, 2011; associate pastor, Christ the King, Evansville, October 2011; completed LIcentiate in Sacred Theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake, August 2012; administrator, St. Mary Church, Huntingburg, June 12, 2013; pastor, St. Mary Parish, Huntingburg, June 11, 2014.


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KAISER Rev. Gary Kaiser Precious Blood 1385 W. Sixth St., Jasper, IN 47546-9111 (812) 482-3589 Born May 20, 1970. Ordained June 3, 2006. Associate pastor, Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt, Holy Cross, Ft. Branch, and St. Bernard, Snake Run, 2006; pastor, Precious Blood, Jasper, July 2009; also pastor, St. Mary, Ireland, December 2012.

KANE Rev. Joseph E. Kane Retired 8427 Gannon Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132-4906 (812) 459-1970 Born January 23, 1941. Ordained March 11, 1967. Assistant, St. Wendel, St. Wendel, and teacher, Rex Mundi High School, 1967; assistant, St. Ferdinand, Ferdinand, 1968; diocesan Vocation Director, 1976; pastor, Precious Blood, Jasper, 1980; pastor, Good Shepherd Church, Evansville, July 3, 2002; retired September 2006; sacramental minister, St. Philip, Posey County, July 2012 - June 2013.

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KESSLER Rev. Thomas J. Kessler St. John the Baptist, Newburgh 625 Frame Rd., Newburgh, IN 47630-1604 (812) 490-1000 Born October 19, 1949. Ordained June 7, 1975. Associate pro-tem, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1975; chaplain, Memorial High School, with residence at Priests Faculty House, 1980; weekend duties, various parishes, and chaplain, Memorial High School, 1981; administrator, St. Rupert, Red Brush, and chaplain, Memorial High School, 1983; pastor, Holy Spirit, Evansville, 1991-1997; pastor, St. Joseph, Bramble, and St. Martin, Whitfield, residence at Assumption of Mary, Barr Township, 1997; pastor of the four parishes in Martin County — St. John, Loogootee; St. Mary, Shoals; St. Joseph, Bramble, and St. Martin, Whitfield, January 1, 2003; pastor, St. Peter Celestine, Celestine, and St. Raphael, Dubois, January 28, 2004; pastor, St. Philip, Posey County, November 2008; pastor, St. Philip and St. Matthew, Mt. Vernon, and Holy Angels, New Harmony, July 2010; pastor, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, July 18, 2012.

KIESEL Rev. Leo C. Kiesel Retired 315 Doyle Avenue, Loogootee, IN 47553 (812) 295-3214 Born October 15, 1937. Ordained March 30, 1963. Assistant, St. Mary, Evansville, 1963; teacher, Rex Mundi High School, and assistant, St. Mary, Evansville, 1965; assistant, Holy Spirit, Evansville, 1966; assistant, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, 1969; co-pastor, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, 1970; pastor, St. Martin, Chrisney, 1976; pastor, St. Agnes, 1978; pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Petersburg, 1985; temporary administrator, Blessed Sacrament, Oakland City, and pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Petersburg, 1987; pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Oakland City, 1987; pastor, St. John, Loogootee, 1990, and pastor St. Mary, Shoals, 1997; Dean of Washington Deanery, 1995-2002; retired, December 31, 2002.


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KISSEL Rev. Anthony B. Kissel, Ph.D., S.T.D. 14235 21st Street, Dade City, FL 33523 (352) 588-8991 Born July 11, 1947. Ordained September 1, 1973. Teacher, Mater Dei High School, residence at St. Matthew, Mount Vernon, 1973; Director of Ministries Program, Mater Dei, residence at Priests Faculty House, 1975; administrator, Holy Angels, New Harmony, and continued duty at Mater Dei, 1977; Campus Ministry, University of Evansville, and administrator, Holy Angels, 1979; Director of Cursillo, and Diocesan Director of Campus Ministry, 1984; Campus Ministry, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, 1985; doctoral studies, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, 1991; faculty, University of Southern Indiana, 1995; pastor, Holy Angels, New Harmony, 1995; released from diocese for teaching and ministry at St. Leo University, St. Leo, Florida, 1996.

KNAPP Rev. Msgr. Kenneth R. Knapp, M.S. M.S.W. Retired 5312 Somerset Ave., Evansville, IN 47715-5991 (812) 477-6257 Born March 18, 1937. Ordained March 30, 1963. Teacher, Mater Dei High School, residence at St. Wendel, St. Wendel, 1963; superintendent, Washington Catholic High School, and assistant, St. Simon, Washington, 1965; Indiana State University, weekend help at St. James, Haubstadt, 1968; assistant. pro-tem Blessed Sacrament, Oakland City, 1968; graduate studies, Catholic University, Washington, D.C., 1968; associate director, Catholic Charities, residence at St. Mary, Evansville, director, Campaign for Human Development, and director, Catholic Charities Bureau, 1970; Domestic Prelate, October 21, 1980; director, The Center for Human Development, Washington, D.C., 1981; Vicar GeneralChancellor and Moderator of the Curia, Diocese of Evansville, 1984; Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, 1991. Vicar General and Pastor, Christ the King, Evansville, 1995; Dean of Evansville East Deanery, 1996; continue as Vicar General, Pastor of Christ the King and Dean of the Evansville East Deanery, while adding responsibilities as temporary administrator of Holy Trinity, Evansville 1998-1999, and temporary administrator of Holy Rosary, Evansville, September 1999 - February 2000. Moderator of St. Theresa parish and continue as pastor, Christ the King, Vicar General and Dean, February 2006; relieved as dean, continue with other duties, July 2008; retired as Vicar General, continue other duties, June 2011; retired June 20, 2012.

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KORESSEL Rev. James E. Koressel St. Peter P.O. Box 10, Montgomery, IN 47558 (812) 486-5126 Born September 2, 1943. Ordained May 17, 1969. Assistant, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1969; associate, St. Simon, Washington, and teacher, Washington Catholic High School, 1973; temporary associate, Sacred Heart, Vincennes, 1977; pastor, St. Peter, Linton, and St. Joan of Arc, Jasonville, 1977; administrator, Holy Name, Bloomfield, and pastor, St. Peter, Linton, 1982; pastor, St. Simon, Washington, 1986; administrator St. Mary, Washington, 1988; pastor, St. Joseph, Princeton, 1990; Dean of Princeton Deanery, 1995-1996; pastor, St. Clement, Boonville, 1996; pastor, St. Peter, Montgomery and All Saints, Cannelburg July 3, 2002; dean of Washington Deanery, January 2003; pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Petersburg, and continue other assignments, June 2009; temporary administrator, Our Lady of Hope, continue other assignments, October 2010; relieved of responsibilities, Sts. Peter and Paul, Petersburg, March 2, 2011; pastor, St. Peter Parish, Montgomery, July 1, 2014.

KREILEIN Rev. Philip J. Kreilein Resurrection 5301 New Harmony Rd., Evansville, IN 47720 (812) 963-3121 Born September 28, 1948. Ordained June 2, 1974. Associate, St. Simon Washington, 1974; teacher, Mater Dei High School, and residence St. Wendel, St. Wendel, 1977; associate, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1980; pastor, St. Mary, Washington, and teacher, Washington Catholic High School, 1982; pastor, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, 1988; pastor, St. Ferdinand, Ferdinand, 1991; pastor, St. Joseph, Jasper, March 1999; pastor, Resurrection Church, Evansville, July 3, 2002; three-month sabbatical, June 2010-September 2010; returned to Resurrection, September 2010; also director of Continuing Education: Ministry to Priests, 2012; also dean of Evansville West Deanery and moderator of St. Boniface Parish, July 1, 2014; dean of the newly formed South Deanery, July 1, 2015.


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KREILEIN Rev. Ronald Kreilein St. Bernard 547 Elm St., Rockport, IN 47635 649-4811 Born April 6, 1955. Ordained June 2, 2007. Associate pastor, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, June 2007; pastor, St Peter Celestine and St. Raphael, Dubois, November 2008; pastor, St. Mary, Ireland, June 2010; on leave, July 2012; administrator, Holy Trinity, Evansville, St. Joseph, Evansville, Jan. 2, 2013; associate pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Vincennes, and St. Philip Neri Parish, Bicknell, Jan. 8, 2014; pastor, St. Bernard Parish in Rockport and St. Martin Parish in Chrisney, July 30, 2014.

KUYKENDALL Rev. Henry L. Kuykendall, M.S. Retired 8105 Gateway Drive, Evansville, IN 47715 Born November 4, 1939. Ordained June 6, 1986. Associate, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, and Ministry to the Deaf, Diocese of Evansville, 1986; associate, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, and diocesan Ministry of the Deaf, Evansville, 1988; pastor, Nativity, and Diocesan Coordinator, Catholic Ministry of the Deaf, Evansville, 1990; pastor, Nativity and Holy Spirit, Evansville, and continue Ministry of the Deaf, 1998; continue as pastor, Nativity, Evansville, June 10, 2005; retired 2014.

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LINTZENICH Rev. Stephen P. Lintzenich, M.S. Retired 219 N.W. Third Street, Evansville, IN 47708 Born December 7, 1947. Ordained June 22, 1974. Associate, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, 1974; associate., Holy Rosary, Evansville, 1978; associate director, Family Ministry, associate director, Sarto Retreat House, and residence, St. Wendel, St. Wendel, 1981; pastor, St. Mary, Evansville, 1983; moderator and sacramental minister of St. John the Apostle, Evansville, continue as pastor, St. Mary, Evansville, May 1999; continue as pastor, St. Mary, Evansville, and sacramental minister, St. John the Apostle, Evansville, and part-time clergy personnel director, 2005. Moderator of Good Shepherd and St. Joseph, Evansville, and continue other assignments, 2006; temporary moderator of St. Joseph, Dale, and St. Nicholas and continue other assignments, 2007; relieved as temporary moderator at St. Joseph, Dale, and St. Nicholas, and continue other assignments, 2008; temporary moderator of St. John Chrysostom Church, New Boston, temporary administrator of St. Philip Church, Posey County, remain as pastor of St. Mary, Evansville, and continue other assignments, July 2008; temporary administrator of St. Ferdinand Church, Ferdinand; continue with current responsibilities, January 2009; continue as moderator of St. John the Apostle, Evansville, director of Clergy Personnel Board and pastor of St. Mary, Evansville, June 2010; also temporary pastoral administrator of St. Peter Celestine, Celestine, and St. Raphael, Dubois, March 2011-Sept. 2011; also pastor of St. John the Apostle Parish, Evansville, Sept. 1, 2013; retired January 2014.


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LUTZ Rev. Bernard A. Lutz, M.S. Retired 24 Williams Lane, Newburgh, IN 47630 (812) 753-5856 Born October 9, 1937. Ordained March 30, 1963. Assistant, Sacred Heart, Vincennes, 1963; started Newman Center, Vincennes, served as chaplain, 1964-1969; helped initiate Indiana Newman Foundation, 1966-1967; residence, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes, 1966; chaplain, Newman Center, and assistant, St. Vincent Orphanage and Church, Vincennes, 1969; graduate studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1969; chaplain, Newman Center, Vincennes University, 1971; started Campus Ministry, Indiana State University-Evansville, 1972-85, and associate, St. Boniface, Evansville, 1972; Diocesan Coordinator, Ministry to Higher Education, 1975 to 1985; residence, St. Agnes, 1978; associate, Christ the King, Evansville, 1985; associate, Holy Rosary, Evansville, 1986; administrator, St. Mary, Washington, 1989; pastor, St. Mary, Washington, 1989; pastor, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, 1991; pastor, St. Bernard, Snake Run, coninue as pastor, Holy Cross, 2000; retired April 21, 2003; director of ministry to priests, May 2007; retired as director of ministry to priests, 2012.

MADDEN Rev. Michael T. Madden St. Anthony P.O. Box 98, St. Anthony, IN 47575-0098 (812) 326-2777 Born April 1, 1949. Ordained Aug. 22, 1975. Associate, St. Wendel, St. Wendel, and assistant to the Officialis, Diocesan Tribunal, 1975; associate, Christ the King, Evansville, 1977; teacher, Memorial High School, 1980; temporary administrator, Holy Spirit, Evansville, 1981; associate, Holy Spirit, Evansville, and teacher, Memorial High School, 1981; pastor, St. James, Haubstadt, 1984; Dean, Princeton Deanery, 1987-1994; pastor, Holy Spirit, Evansville, 1997; pastor, St. Matthew, Mount Vernon, 1998; pastor, Holy Name, Bloomfield, August 7, 2002; pastor, St. Peter, Linton, continue as pastor, Holy Name, Bloomfield, July 2008; pastor, St. Anthony Parish in St. Anthony and Sacred Heart Parish in Schnellville, Dec. 4, 2013.

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MANN Rev. Gordon A. Mann Our Lady of Hope 315 N.E. Third Street, Washington, IN 47501 Born May 30, 1959. Ordained June 6, 1992. Associate, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1992; associate, St. Simon, Washington, 1994; administrator, St. Mary, Washington, 1995; pastor, St. Martin, Chrisney, and moderator, St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, 1995; pastor, St. Wendel, St. Wendel, 2000; pastor, St. Mary and St. Simon churches, Washington, December 1, 2004; pastor, Our Lady of Hope, Washington, September 1, 2008; placed on health leave, October 2010; returned from health leave, February 14, 2011.

MARTIN Rev. David A. Martin Sts. Mary & John 613 Cherry Street, Evansville, IN 47713 (812) 425-1577 Born March 12, 1950. Ordained May 14, 1976. Associate, St. Matthew, Mount Vernon, 1976; associate, St. Joseph, Princeton, 1978; teacher, Mater Dei High School, residence, Priests Faculty House, assistant, St. Joe, Princeton; assistant, St. Theresa, 1979; assistant, St. James, Haubstadt, and Director of Religious Programs, Mater Dei, 1980; administrator, Holy Angels, New Harmony, 1983; pastor, St. Clement, Boonville, 1986; co-pastor and moderator, St. Simon, Washington, 1990; pastor, St. Simon, Washington, 1991; pastor, St. Mary Church, Washington, continue as pastor, St. Simon Church, Washington, July 3, 2002; pastor, St. Ferdinand, Ferdinand, November 17, 2004; associate pastor, St. John the Baptist Church, Newburgh, January 2009; pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight, October 2010; relinquished pastorate, St. John Daylight, November 2011; associate pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Vincennes, and St. Philip Neri Church, Bicknell, Feb. 1, 2012; pastor, St. Mary Parish and St. John Parish, Evansville, Jan. 1, 2014; pastor, Sts. Mary and John, Evansville, July 1, 2014.


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NATHA Rev. Simon Natha St. Boniface 1626 Glendale, Evansville, IN 47712 (812) 423-1721 Born May 12, 1981. Ordained January 29, 2009. Associate pastor, St. Boniface, Evansville, December 3, 2014.

NDUKA Rev. Pascal Nduka, S.T. B. St. Philip Neri 605 W. Fourth Street, Bicknell, IN 47512 Born April 14, 1968. Ordained Aug. 17, 1996. Associate pastor, Precious Blood, Jasper, and St. Mary, Ireland, November 2013; associate pastor, Sacred Heart, Vincennes, and St. Philip Neri, Bicknell, July 30, 2014; also associate pastor, St. Francis Xavier, St. Vincent de Paul, and St. John, Vincennes, and sacramental minister, St. Thomas, Vincennes, September 30, 2014..

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NEMERGUT Rev. Robert S. Nemergut, M.R.E. Retired P.O. Box 638, Bloomfield, IN 47424 (203) 300-4989 Born May 13, 1941. Ordained April 22, 1977. Associate, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, and assistant, Newman Center, University of Evansville, 1977; associate, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1977; associate, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1982; assistant, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, and jail ministry, 1988; pastor, St. John the Apostle, Evansville, and Correctional Ministry, 1988; Spiritual Director, Evansville Council, St. Vincent de Paul Society, 19881990; diocesan representative, Committee Against Racism, member of Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, 1990; pastor in solidum, St. John the Apostle, Evansville, member of Urban Ministry Team, 1991; in residence, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1993; Associate, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, 1994; Associate, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes, additional duties in Corrections Ministry, 1995; chaplain, Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, 1997; on sabbatical, March 2008; returned as chaplain to Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, September 2008; retired as chaplain, July 2013.

NUNNING Rev. David H. Nunning Retired P.O. Box 201, Poseyville, IN 47633 Born August 3, 1943. Ordained August 3, 1969. Assistant, Sacred Heart, Evansville, and teacher, Memorial High School, 1969; associate, Holy Spirit, Evansville, and teacher, Memorial High School, 1971; Diocesan Director of Religious Education, 1973; Diocesan Education Commissioner, 1975; residence, St. Theresa, Evansville, 1979; associate, St. Joseph, Princeton, 1979; associate, Holy Rosary, Evansville, 1982; pastor, Corpus Christi, Evansville, 1984; pastor, St. Wendel, St. Wendel, 1991; Dean of Evansville West Deanery, 1995-present; pastor, St. Agnes, Evansville, and administrator of St. Wendel, St. Wendel, June 2000; administrator of Sacred Heart, Evansville, and continue as pastor, St. Agnes, 2001; pastor of Sacred Heart and St. Agnes, both in Evansville, November 2002; also administrator, St. Philip, Posey County, July 2012; retired July 1, 2014.


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READ Rev. Jeffrey W. Read Precious Blood 1385 W. Sixth Street, Jasper, IN 47546 Born January 22, 1981. Ordained June 2, 2012. Associate pastor, Holy Rosary Parish, Evansville, June 20, 2012; associate pastor, Precious Blood, Jasper, and St. Mary, Ireland, September 3, 2014.

RENNER Rev. Frank G. Renner Sts. Peter and Paul 711 Walnut Street, Petersburg, IN 47567 (812) 354-6942 Born June 9, 1955. Ordained May 22, 1981. Associate, St. John, Loogootee, 1981; associate, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1987; Pastor, All Saints, Cannelburg, and Assumption of Mary, Barr Township, 1992; pastor, St. Philip Neri, Bicknell, 1997; pastor, St. Mary, Sullivan, and St. Joan of Arc, Jasonville, July 2006; pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Petersburg, and Blessed Sacrament, Oakland City, July 1, 2015.

ROGERS Rev. James H. Rogers Deceased St. Paul’s Hermitage 501 N. 17th Avenue, Beech Grove, IN 46107 Born August 25, 1914. Ordained May 30, 1939. Assistant, Holy Name, Beech Grove, 1939; assistant, Sacred Heart, Evansville, 1943; assistant, St. Matthew, Mount Vernon, and mission, Holy Angels, New Harmony, 1946; pastor, Holy Angels, New Harmony, 1948; administrator, St. Matthew, Mount Vernon, 1950; pastor, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, 1952, director, Legion of Mary, 1952; Dean, Newburgh Deanery, 1965-69; on leave, missions, South America, 1969; copastor, Christ the King, Evansville, 1971; pastor, Christ the King, Evansville, 1972; co-pastor, Christ the King, Evansville, 1975; pastor, Holy Name, Bloomfield, 1977; retired, 1979; died October 1, 2014.

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ROHLEDER Rev. Earl R. Rohleder Retired 2540 Calle Rincon Bonito, Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 690-9302 Born December 20, 1937. Ordained March 30, 1963. Assistant, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1963; junior administrator, St. John the Apostle, Evansville, 1968; administrator, St. Martin, Whitfield, 1973; pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight, 1974; co-pastor, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, 1976; associate, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1979; pastor, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1979; granted an extended sabbatical leave, 1991; in residence, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1992; pastor, St. John the Apostle, Evansville, 1992-1996; administrator, St. John the Apostle, Evansville, 1996; pastor, Holy Angels, New Harmony, 1996; additional responsibilities, part time chaplain, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Evansville, 1999; retired, April 21, 2003.


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SAUER Rev. James E. Sauer St. Matthew 421 Mulberry St., Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 (812) 838-2535 Born February 8, 1950. Ordained March 25, 1977. Associate, St. Wendel, St. Wendel, 1977; associate, St. Simon, Washington, 1977; teacher, Washington Catholic High School, 1978-80; associate, St. Theresa, Evansville, 1980; director, Secretariat on Worship, 1983; director, Continuing Education for Clergy, 1984; also director RCIA, and weekend assistance where needed, 1987; temporary administrator, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, 1988; pastor, St. Clement, Boonville, 1990; pastor, Holy Rosary, Evansville, 1996; sabbatical, July 1999; pastor, St. Martin, Chrisney, and Moderator/Sacramental Minister of St. Nicholas, Santa Claus; also diocesan Director of Ministry to Priests, 2000; temporary administrator, St. Joseph, Dale, 2000; pastor, St. Joseph, Dale, and Moderator/Sacramental Minister of St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, and director of Ministry to Priests, 2001; pastor, St. Joseph, Dale, and St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, continue as director of Ministry to Priests, July 14, 2003; resigned as director of Ministry to Priests and continue as pastor, St. Joseph, Dale, and St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, 2007; resigned pastorates and granted health leave, February 2007; on sabbatical until January 15, 2008; part-time sacramental minister, Holy Redeemer, retreat director, clergy assistance, 2008; associate pastor, St. Joseph, Jasper, July 2008; associate pastor, St. Philip, Posey County, St. Matthew, Mt. Vernon, and Holy Angels, New Harmony, March 2, 2011; relieved as associate pastor, St. Philip, Posey County, and continue other duties, June 2011; relieved as administrator, Holy Angels, New Harmony, and continue as administrator, St. Matthew, Mt. Vernon, July 1, 2014.

SCHIPP Rev. John H. Schipp Retired P.O. Box 283, Ferdinand, IN 47532-0283 (812) 830-9388 Born October 12, 1938. Ordained May 23, 1964. Assistant, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1964; associate, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, 1970; co-pastor, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, 1971; pastor, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, 1980; pastor, Holy Family, Jasper, 1986; pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes, 1994; sacramental minister, St. Thomas, Vincennes, and continue as pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes, 2005; pastor, St. Francis Xavier and St. Thomas, Vincennes, July 2006; sacramental minister and moderator, St. Thomas, and continue as pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes, 2008; retired Sept. 30, 2014.

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SCHIPP Rev. Ralph H. Schipp Retired 278 S. Tinsel, Circle E, Santa Claus, IN 47579 (812) 544-3533 Born March 2, 1938. Ordained May 27, 1965. Assistant, St. Wendel, St. Wendel, 1965; Chancery Office, and residence, Sacred Heart, Evansville, 1965; Procurator, Magister Noster Latin School, and assistant chaplain in residence, St. Mary’s Hospital, Evansville, 1967; assistant, Holy Rosary, Evansville, Procurator, Memorial High School, and director, Diocesan Purchasing Division, 1968; pastor, St. Bernard, Rockport, 1971; copastor, Holy Family, Jasper, 1975; chaplain in residence, St. Mary’s Medical Center, and Diocesan Coordinator of Health Affairs, 1982; Diocesan Spiritual Director, Cursillo, 1986; pastor, St. Philip, Posey County, 1989; chaplain, St. Mary’s Medical Center, 1991; pastor, Sacred Heart, Schnellville, 1998.; retired June 30, 2005.

SCHMITT Rev. Eugene R. Schmitt St. Celestine and St. Raphael 6864 E. State Road 164, Celestine, IN 47521-0001 (812) 634-1875 Born November 5, 1962. Ordained June 3, 2000. Associate pastor, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, June 2000; associate pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, St. Joseph, Princeton, and Blessed Sacrament, Oakland City, July 3, 2002; pastor, St. Mary, Sullivan and St. Joan of Arc, Jasonville, November 2002; leave of absence, January 2006; pastor, St. Bernard, Rockport, and St. Martin, Chrisney, September 2006; pastor, St. Peter Celestine in Celestine and St. Raphael in Dubois, September, 2011.


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SCHNUR Rev. Edward C. Schnur St. Wendel and St. Francis Xavier 10542 West Boonville-New Harmony Rd., Evansville, IN 47720-7901 (812) 963-3733 Born July 10, 1953. Ordained June 1, 1991. Associate pastor to the Catholic Community of Washington, residence at St. Simon, Washington, 1991; pastor, St. Bernard, Rockport, 1994; pastor, St. Bernard, Rockport, and St. Martin, Chrisney, 2001; pastor, St. Wendel Parish, St. Wendel, May 2005; also pastor St. Francis Xavier Parish, Poseyville, July 1, 2014.

SCHROEDER Rev. Eugene A. Schroeder St. Joseph 6202 West St. Joseph Road, Evansville, IN 47720-7836 (812) 963-3273 Born February 7, 1953. Ordained April 27, 1979. Associate, St. Joseph, Evansville, 1979; associate, Corpus Christi, Evansville, 1981; teacher, Mater Dei High School, and associate, Corpus Christi, Evansville, 1983; associate, Holy Rosary , Evansville, 1984; pastor, St. Joseph, Evansville, 1986; pastor, St. Theresa, Evansville, 1993; Chaplain of St. Mary’s Health Care System, Evansville, March 1999; pastor of St. Boniface, Evansville, August 1999; pastor, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh County, June 2000; also administrator pro tempore, Holy Trinity, Nov. 2, 2011, and St. Joseph in the city, Jan. 1, 2012; relieved as administrator of Holy Trinity and St. Joseph, Evansville, while continuing as pastor of St. Joseph, Vanderburgh County, January 2013.

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STECKLER Rev. Kenneth R. Steckler Born June 19, 1963. Ordained July 13, 1996. Associate, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1996; chaplain and teacher, Mater Dei High School, Evansville, and associate pastor, St. Joseph, Evansville, March 1999; in residence, St. Boniface, Evansville, June 2001; pastor, St. Matthew, Mount Vernon, continue as chaplain at Mater Dei High School, Evansville, August 7, 2002; pastor, Holy Angels, New Harmony, continue as pastor of St. Matthew, Mount Vernon, and as chaplain at Mater Dei High School, Evansville, March 2, 2005; on sabbatical, March 2008; relieved as chaplain at Mater Dei High School, continue as pastor, St. Matthew and Holy Angels, September 2008; administrative leave, May 2010; health leave, June 2010.

TEMPEL Rev. Theodore G. Tempel Retired University Nursing and Rehab Center 1236 Lincoln Ave., Apt. 1002, Evansville, IN 47714 (812) 568-8119 Born May 3, 1937. Ordained May 23, 1964. Assistant, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1964; assistant, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1968; pastor, St. Anthony, Evansville, 1973; pastor, St. Theresa, Evansville, 1979; pastor, Good Shepherd, Evansville, 1993; retired, chaplain and residence at Little Sisters of the Poor, Evansville, July 3, 2002.


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TENBARGE Rev. Timothy A. Tenbarge Retired 4113 E State Road 164, Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 639-7404 Born November 4, 1947. Ordained May 26, 1973. Associate, Holy Spirit, Evansville, 1973; associate, Sacred Heart, Vincennes, and teacher, Rivet High School, 1973; associate, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes, 1974; residence, St. Vincent de Paul, Vincennes, 1975; administrator, St. Vincent de Paul, Vincennes, 1976; associate, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1982; pastor, St. Philip Neri, Bicknell, 1990; pastor, St. Anthony, St. Anthony, 1997; pastor, Sacred Heart, Schnellville, continue as pastor, St. Anthony, St. Anthony, July 1, 2005; retired, December 2013.

THOMAS Rev. Biju Thomas, S.T.B. St. Mary 313 N. Washington St., Huntingburg, IN 47542 (812) 683-2372 Born September 28, 1972. Ordained May 3, 2000. Associate pastor, St. Mary, Huntingburg, January 28, 2015.

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TRAYLOR Rev. William A. Traylor, S.T.B. St. Joseph 1029 Kundek St., Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 482-1805 Born May 2, 1950. Ordained April 30, 1976. Associate, Holy Spirit, Evansville, 1976; administrator, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh County, 1979; associate, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, 1979; associate, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, 1980; Bishop’s Liaison to Charismatic Renewal, 1980; director, Ecumenism for Diocese, 1982; pastor, St. Agnes, Evansville, 1985; director, Priest Personnel Board, 1986; pastor, Our Lady of Mercy, Brussels, Belgium, 1992; staff member, The American College of Louvain, Leuven, Belgium, 1992; on sabbatical, 1997; administrator, Sacred Heart, Vincennes, 1998; pastor, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, 1998; Dean, Vincennes Deanery, 1998-2001; moderator of St. Thomas, continue as pastor of St. John, 1999; appointed Bishop’s Liaison to Charismatic Renewal, 1999; pastor, St. Joseph and St. Theresa, Evansville, 2001; resigned pastorates, October 2006; leave of absence, September 2007; leave of absence ended, available for sacramental assistance, June 2010; sacramental minister, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, January 2011; associate pastor, St. Joseph, Jasper, March 2, 2011.

VOGLER Rev. Jean F. Vogler, S.T.B. Retired 83 E Mistletoe Dr., Santa Claus, IN 47579 Born January 1, 1945. Ordained February 28, 1970. Associate, St. Theresa, Evansville, 1970; associate, Christ the King, Evansville, 1972; director, Catholic Communications Office, 1973; director, Catholic Communications, teacher, Memorial High School with residence at Priests Faculty House, and assistant, St. James, Haubstadt, 1975; pastor, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, and director, Catholic Communications, 1980; pastor, St. Mary, Sullivan, and administrator, St. Joan of Arc, Jasonville, 1986; pastor, St. Boniface, Evansville, 1987; pastor, Holy Rosary, Evansville, 1990; dean, Evansville East Deanery, 1991; resigned, December 1995; associate pastor, Holy Trinity, Evansville, May 1999; continue as associate pastor, Holy Trinity, with additional responsibilities as director, permanent diaconate office, 2001; sacramental minister, St. Joseph, Evansville, and continue other responsibilities, 2007; retired September 2011.


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WALKER Very Rev. J. Kenneth Walker, M.C.L., J.C.L. St. John 408 Church Street, Loogootee, IN 47553 (812) 295-2225 Born July 22, 1953. Ordained May 29, 1981. Associate, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, and teacher, Rivet High School, 1981; coordinator, Religion Program, Flaget Elementary School, Vincennes, 1984; graduate studies in Canon Law, St. Paul University, Ottawa, Canada, 1986; received License in Canon Law and appointed Adjutant Judicial Vicar, Diocesan Tribunal, with residence, St. Joseph Rectory, and weekend assistance, Holy Rosary, Evansville, 1988; reappointed Adjutant Judicial Vicar, with residence, St. Joseph Rectory, Evansville, 1989; temporary administrator, All Saints, Cannelburg, and St. Mary, Barr Township, 1992; residence, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, 1993; residence, Sarto Retreat House, Evansville, and weekend assistance, St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville, continuing full-time assignment as Adjutant Judicial Vicar, 2001; Judicial Vicar and Consultor, September 2002 and weekend assistance in Martin County, 2003; reappointed Judicial Vicar, Vicar for Canonical Matters and Diocesan Consultor, September 2007; continuing weekend assistance in the Martin County parishes; also weekday assistance, Holy Trinity, Evansville, 2011; pastor, St. John Parish in Loogootee, St. Joseph Parish in Bramble, St. Mary Parish in Shoals and St. Martin Parish in Whitfield, continuing as Judicial Vicar, Jan. 22, 2014; pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish in Martin County, continuing as Judicial Vicar, July 1, 2014.

WARGEL Rev. William J. Wargel Deceased 1211 Begonia Ct., Evansville, IN 47712 (812) 602-1062 Born November 14, 1939. Ordained May 27, 1965. Magister Noster Latin School, 1965, high school teacher, and residence, Good Shepherd, Evansville, 1966; assistant, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1969; teacher, Memorial High School, and residence Holy Spirit, Evansville, 1973; director, Ministries Program, Memorial High School, and residence, Priests Faculty House, Evansville, 1975; pastor, St. Clement, Boonville, 1980; pastor, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, 1986; on sabbatical, 1998; pastor, St. Ferdinand, Ferdinand, March 1999; retired, November 15, 2004; died July 1, 2015.

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WILL Rev. Lowell C. Will St. Clement 422 East Sycamore, Boonville, IN 47601 (812) 897-2631 Born September 29, 1942. Ordained March 2, 1968. Assistant, St. Boniface, Evansville, and teacher, Mater Dei High School, 1968; assistant, Christ the King, Evansville, and teacher, Memorial High School, 1969; associate, St. Boniface, Evansville, and teacher, Mater Dei High School, 1970; associate, St. Mary, Washington, and teacher, Washington Catholic High School, 1972; associate, St. Joseph, Jasper, 1980; pastor, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Vincennes, 1982; pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, 1987, pastor, St. Peter, Montgomery, and pastor, St. Patrick, Corning, and St. Michael the Archangel, Daviess County, 1991; pastor, St. Peter, Montgomery, and All Saints, Cannelburg, 1997; pastor, St. Mary, Washington, 1998; pastor, St. Clement Church, Boonville, July 3, 2002; pastor, St. Rupert, Red Brush, and continue as pastor, St. Clement, January 2004; pastor, St. Clement Parish in Boonville/Red Brush, July 1, 2014.

ZENTHOEFER Rev. Alex J. Zenthoefer, D.Min. Annunciation of the Lord 3010 E. Chandler Ave., Evansville, IN 47714 (812) 476-3061 Born April 10, 1979. Ordained June 4, 2005. Associate pastor, St. Joseph and St. Theresa, Evansville, June 29, 2005; associate pastor, Holy Rosary, Evansville, September 2007; chaplain, Mater Dei and Reitz Memorial high schools, weekend assistance at Holy Rosary as associate pastor, July 2008; director of Diocesan Vocations Office, January 2010; leaving Mater Dei, June 2010, continue other assignments; pastor, Christ the King, continuing as chaplain at Reitz Memorial High School and director of Vocations Office, June 2012; pastor, Holy Spirit, continuing other duties, June 12, 2013; pastor, Annunciation of the Lord, Evansville, continuing as director of Diocesan Vocations, July 1, 2014.


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ZGUNDA Rev. Ronald S. Zgunda St. Joseph 410 S. Race Street, Princeton, IN 47670 (812) 385-2617 Born February 12, 1951. Ordained May 6, 1977. Associate, St. Ferdinand, Ferdinand, 1977; associate, St. John, Loogootee, 1977; Associate Vocation Director, and associate, St. John, Loogootee, 1980; Director of Vocations, and residence, St. Joseph, Evansville, 1981; pastor, St. Peter, Linton, and pastoral moderator, Holy Name of Jesus, Bloomfield, 1986; co-pastor, St. Simon, Washington, 1990; pastor, St. Mary, Washington, 1991; pastor, Holy Redeemer, Evansville, 1998; pastor, St. Joseph, Princeton, and Blessed Sacrament, Oakland City, and Dean of Princeton deanery, July 2006; pastor, St. Bernard, Snake Run, continue as pastor, St. Joseph, Princeton, July 1, 2015; dean of the newly formed West Deanery, July 1, 2015.

ZILIAK Rev. Joseph L. Ziliak, M.A., S.T.L. Retired 100 W. Water St. #1, Newburgh, IN 47630-1174 (812) 455-1119 Born November 20, 1936. Ordained April 7, 1962. Graduate studies, University of Notre Dame, 1962; teacher, vice rector and librarian, Magister Noster Latin School, 1963; Diocesan Director of Radio and Television, and Vicar for Seminarians, 1966; editor, Evansville edition of The Criterion 1968; administrator, St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, 1970 to 1980; editor, the Message, 1970-1987; pastor, Nativity, Evansville, 1980; associate publisher, the Message, 1987-1992; pastor, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, 1987; Dean of Newburgh Deanery, 1995-present; administrator of Mary, Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, and St. John Chrysostom, New Boston, continuing as pastor of St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, 2008; presbyteral moderator, St. Bernard, Rockport, St. Martin, Chrisney, continue other duties, October 2011; retired July 18, 2012; vicar for retired priests, June 2013; sacramental minister, St. Bernard Parish and St. Martin Parish, February - May 2014.

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Clergy of Religious Orders Benedictines (OSB) CHAMBERLIN Very Rev. Gregory Chamberlin Deceased Born October 12, 1938. Professed August 15, 1959. Ordained May 2, 1965. Administrator, St. Henry Church, St. Henry, 1989. Pastor, St. Benedict, Evansville, 1991; administrator, Holy Trinity, Evansville, and continue as pastor of St. Benedict Cathedral, 1999; retired, June 12, 2013; died June 10, 2014.

MULLEN Very Rev. Godfrey Mullen, Ph.D. St. Benedict Cathedral 1328 Lincoln Avenue, Evansville, IN 47714 (812) 425-3369 Born January 22, 1966. Professed August 6, 1989. Ordained June 5, 1994. Pastor, St. Mary Church, Huntingburg, August 2012; rector, St. Benedict Cathedral, June 12, 2013.

SCHMELZ Rev. Damian Schmelz, Ph.D. Retired St. Meinrad Archabbey 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577 (812) 357-6611 Born May 7, 1932. Professed August 6, 1956. Ordained May 3, 1958. Pastor, St. Henry Church, St. Henry, 2001; retired Aug. 31, 2015.


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Vincentians (CM) GALLEGOS Rev. Stephen Gallegos Seton Residence 9200 New Harmony Rd., Evansville, IN 47720 963-7675 Born Sept. 26, 1946. Ordained Sept. 27, 1988. Chaplain for the Seton Residence, Jan. 2014.

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Diocesan Priests According to Seniority Name

Date of Ordination

Most Rev. Charles C. Thompson . . . . . 5/30/87 Most Rev. Gerald A. Gettelfinger . . . . . . 5/7/61 Rev. Eugene Heerdink . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/19/51 Rev. August Busch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/26/56 Rev. Donald Dilger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/15/59 Rev. James Endress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/30/60 Rev. Donald Ackerman . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/18/61 Rev. Joseph L. Ziliak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/7/62 Rev. Kenneth Graehler . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/30/63 Rev. Leo C. Kiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/30/63 Rev. Msgr. Kenneth Knapp . . . . . . . . . . 3/30/63 Rev. Bernard Lutz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/30/63 Rev. Earl Rohleder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/30/63 Rev. John Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/14/64 Rev. James Blessinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/23/64 Rev. John Schipp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/23/64 Rev. Theodore Tempel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/23/64 Rev. Kenneth Betz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/27/65 Rev. Ralph Schipp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/27/65 Rev. Joseph Kane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/11/67 Rev. Kenneth Herr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2/68 Rev. Lowell Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2/68 Rev. Raymond A. Brenner . . . . . . . . . . 5/17/69 Rev. James Koressel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/17/69 Rev. David Nunning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/3/69 Rev. Jean Vogler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/28/70 Rev. William Dietsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/18/71 Rev. Joseph Erbacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/25/72 Rev. Timothy Tenbarge. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/26/73 Rev. Anthony Kissel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/1/73 Rev. Philip Kreilein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2/74 Rev. Stephen Lintzenich. . . . . . . . . . . . 6/22/74 Rev. Thomas Kessler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/7/75 Rev. Michael Madden . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/22/75 Rev. David Fleck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/5/75 Rev. William Traylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/30/76 Rev. David Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/14/76

Name

Date of Ordination

Rev. James Sauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/25/77 Rev. Robert Nemergut . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/22/77 Rev. Ronald Zgunda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/6/77 Rev. John Boeglin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/1/78 Rev. Eugene A. Schroeder . . . . . . . . . . 4/27/79 Rev. Frank G. Renner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/22/81 Very Rev. J. Kenneth Walker . . . . . . . . . 5/29/81 Rev. Henry L. Kuykendall . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/6/86 Rev. John V. Breidenbach . . . . . . . . . . . 8/21/87 Rev. Edward C. Schnur . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/1/91 Rev. Gordon Mann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/6/92 Very Rev. Bernard Etienne . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5/93 Rev. Jack Durchholz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/18/95 Rev. Kenneth Steckler . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/13/96 Rev. Anthony Ernst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/9/98 Rev. Eugene Schmitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/3/00 Rev. Claude Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/25/02 Rev. Paul Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/25/02 Rev. Zachary Etienne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5/04 Rev. Jason Gries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5/04 Rev. John Brosmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/4/05 Rev. Alex Zenthoefer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/4/05 Rev. Gary Kaiser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/3/06 Rev. Ron Kreilein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2/07 Rev. Chris Forler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/31/08 Rev. Ryan Hilderbrand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/6/09 Rev. Brian Emmick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2/12 Rev. Jeff Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2/12 Rev. Christopher Droste . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/8/13


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Society of St. Michael Archangel As a member of the Society of St. Michael, Archangel, I hereby pledge myself to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass three times for the repose of the soul of my brother priests when I have received notice of their death from the Chancery. I shall fulfill this promise as soon as possible after the notice has been delivered to me. Most Rev. Gerald A. Gettelfinger

Society of St. Francis Xavier As a member of the Society of St. Francis Xavier, I hereby pledge myself to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass three times for the repose of the soul of my brother priests when I have received notice of their death from the Chancery. I shall fulfill this promise as soon as possible after the notice has been delivered to me. Most Rev. Charles C. Thompson Most Rev. Gerald A. Gettelfinger Rev. Donald Ackerman Rev. Kenneth Betz Rev. James Blessinger Rev. John L. Boeglin Rev. John V. Breidenbach Rev. Raymond A. Brenner Rev. John G. Brosmer Rev. Claude Burns Rev. August Busch Rev. John W. Davidson Rev. William Dietsch Rev. Donald Dilger Rev. Christopher Droste Rev. Jack Durchholz Rev. Brian Emmick Rev. James R. Endress Rev. Joseph Erbacher Rev. Anthony Ernst Very Rev. Bernard Etienne Rev. Zachary Etienne

Rev. Paul Ferguson Rev. David Fleck Rev. Christopher Forler Rev. Kenneth Graehler Rev. Jason Gries Rev. Eugene Heerdink Rev. Kenneth Herr Rev. Ryan Hilderbrand Rev. Gary Kaiser Rev. Joseph Kane Rev. Thomas Kessler Rev. Leo C. Kiesel Rev. Anthony Kissel Rev. Msgr. Kenneth Knapp Rev. James Koressel Rev. Philip Kreilein Rev. Ron Kreilen Rev. Henry L. Kuykendall Rev. Stephen Lintzenich Rev. Bernard Lutz Rev. Michael Madden Rev. Gordon Mann

Rev. David Martin Rev. Robert Nemergut Rev. David Nunning Rev. Jeff Read Rev. Frank G. Renner Rev. Earl Rohleder Rev. James Sauer Rev. John Schipp Rev. Ralph Schipp Rev. Eugene Schmitt Rev. Edward Schnur Rev. Eugene A. Schroeder Rev. Kenneth Steckler Rev. Theodore Tempel Rev. Timothy Tenbarge Rev. William Traylor Rev. Jean Vogler Very Rev. J. Kenneth Walker Rev. Lowell Will Rev. Alex J. Zenthoefer Rev. Ronald Zgunda Rev. Joseph L. Ziliak

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Deceased Diocesan Priests Bilger, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 December, 1944 Schaeffer, Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 February, 1945 Dixon, Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 April, 1947 Forve, Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 September, 1948 Riedford, Bernard . . . . . . . . . . 26 November, 1948 Ketter, Fredric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 January, 1951 Wernsing, Leonard . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 January, 1951 Ziemer, Sylvester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 July, 1952 Sonderman, Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 July, 1952 Rapp, John J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 August, 1953 Haskamp, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 July, 1954 Becher, John A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 August, 1954 Hassel, Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 October, 1954 Gadlage, Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 July, 1955 Mellen, Francis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 November, 1955 Scheper, Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 May, 1956 Pfau, Jerome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 June, 1957 Becher, Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 September, 1957 Hunger, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 March, 1960 Brown, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 April, 1960 Schnellenberger, Aloysius. . . . . . . . 28 August, 1960 Sprigler, August J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 March, 1962 Brisse, Pierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 September, 1962 Doyle, Ralph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 March, 1964 Deery, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 September, 1964 Schmitz, Matthias . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 October, 1964 Conen, Clement I. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 September, 1965 Ebnet, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 December, 1965 Wicke, Albert G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 October, 1966 Flaherty, Henry F. . . . . . . . . . . . 26 September, 1968 Doll, Henry J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 February, 1969 Schenk, John A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 January, 1970 Bastnagel, Clement. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 March, 1970 Marchino, Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 June, 1970 Murphy, Howard T . . . . . . . . . 30 September, 1970 Strange, Forrest William. . . . . . . . . . . 25 June, 1971 + Leibold, Paul F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 June, 1972 + Grimmelsman, Henry J. . . . . . . . . . . 26 June, 1972 Vieck, Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 June, 1973 Voight, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 August, 1973 Roach, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 April, 1974 Moll, Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 June, 1974 Egloff, Maurice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 June, 1975

Rager, John C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 October, 1977 Smith, Raymond B. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 October, 1978 Bastnagel, William A. . . . . . . . . 24 December, 1978 Hannigan, James P. . . . . . . . . . . . 22 October, 1980 Foster, John J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 November, 1980 Sahm, Cornelius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 January, 1983 Mootz, Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 May, 1984 Spalding, Edwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 June, 1984 Niehaus, Alfred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 December, 1984 Terstegge, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . 13 September, 1985 Kunkler, Victor L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 May, 1986 Stone, Paul M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 June, 1986 O’Connor, James J. . . . . . . . . . 16 September, 1986 Mindrup, Thomas L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 June, 1987 Bilz, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 January, 1988 Schroeder, Othmar H.. . . . . . . . . 16 February, 1988 Muensterman, Herbert J. . . . . . 17 November, 1988 Schroeder, Sylvester . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 March, 1989 McLaughlin, William.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 May, 1989 Endress, Ralph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 June, 1989 Fichter, August B. . . . . . . . . . . . 25 September, 1990 Shaughnessy, John . . . . . . . . . . . 3 November, 1990 Niehaus, Frederic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 March, 1992 Hopf, Linus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 January 1994 Schmitt, Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 January 1994 Hill, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 April 1994 Lutterbach, Albertus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 1994 + Shea, Francis R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 August 1994 Heerdink, Roman P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 March, 1995 Allega, Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 July, 1995 Lautner, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 May, 1997 Schlachter, Clarence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 May, 1999 Vollmer, Roman F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 January, 2000 Bauer, Joseph Francis . . . . . . . . . . 5 February, 2000 Wolf, Michael O.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 March, 2000 Schwenk, William M. . . . . . . . . . . 29 December, 2000 Clarke, Thomas J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 March, 2001 Kaiser, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 December, 2001 Meyer, Omer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 March, 2002 Lex, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 April, 2002 Dewig, Eugene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 June, 2002 Neufelder, Jerome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 July, 2002 Lindauer, Clarence. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 August, 2002


Deceased Diocesan Priests (continued) Finis, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 November, 2002 Schoettelkotte, Charles. . . . . . . 22 November, 2002 Conti, Leo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 December, 2002 Kilfoil, J. Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 June, 2003 Bultman, Robert. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 November, 2003 Hoffman, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 February, 2004 Roos, Paul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 January, 2005 Kress, Robert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January, 2005 Schroering, Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 June, 2005 Scheller, Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 June, 2005 Deering, William J . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 October, 2005 Shetler, Carl A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 February, 2006 Bilskie, Maurilius E . . . . . . . . . . 18 November, 2006 Emge, John P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 August, 2008 Brune, James A . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 September, 2008 O’Brien, J. Christopher . . . . . . . . . 5 October, 2008 Vieck, Hilary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 November, 2008 Schneider, Edward . . . . . . . . . . 29 December, 2008 Foster, Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 April, 2009 Reising, Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 July, 2009 Schroering , Raymond. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 July, 2009 Dick, Firmus J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 January, 2010 Lefler, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 July, 2010 Loehrlein, Sylvester . . . . . . . . . . . 30 October, 2010 Wannemuehler, Robert . . . . . . . . . 26 January, 2011 Koch, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 February, 2011 Spaulding, Donald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 May, 2012 Kuper, Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . 13 November, 2012 Hirsch, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 November, 2012 Hut, Clemens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 July, 2013 Deig, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 March, 2014 Rogers, James H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 October, 2014 Egloff, Adolph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 October, 2014 Wargel, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 July, 2015

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Deacons of the Diocese of Evansville ALTMEYER, Emil (Wife, Agnes) 3801 Joan Avenue, Evansville, IN 47715-1823 (812) 437-2666 Born October 2, 1940. Ordained August 15, 2009. St. Joseph Parish, Evansville, 2009; All Saints, Evansville, July 1, 2015.

BACH, Kevin (Wife, Nancy) 3001 Cottage Drive, Evansville, IN 47711-4011 (812) 475-1035 Born January 13, 1964. Ordained August 15, 2009. St. Benedict Cathedral Parish, Evansville, leave of absence, November 6, 2014.

BERNARDIN, Vincent (Wife, Mary) 7801 Briarwood Drive, Evansville, IN 47715 (812) 479-7978 Born September 1, 1950. Ordained July 9, 2005. St. John the Baptist Parish, Newburgh, 2005; Christ the King, Evansville, July 2008; St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, 2011; Holy Redeemer, Evansville, January 2015.


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BOROWIECKI, Christian (Wife, Mary Jo) 4144 Frame Road, Newburgh 47630-2287 431-8580 Born April 3, 1963. Ordained August 15, 2009. Holy Rosary Parish, Evansville, 2009.

BRANDLE, William (Wife, Alicia) 7255 Schultz Road, Elberfeld, IN 47613 (812) 983-4665 Born February 15, 1954. Ordained July 9, 2005. Sts. Peter & Paul Parish, Haubstadt, 2005; St. James, Haubstadt, and Holy Cross, Fort Branch, while continuing at Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt, July 1, 2015.

CONSLEY, William (Wife, Nancy) 117 Garrett Ave. Loogootee, IN 47553 (812) 295-4244 Born Nov. 5, 1954. Ordained August 3, 2013. Martin County Cluster; St. John Parish, Loogootee, July 1, 2014.

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COOK, David (Wife, Ginny) Retired 2334 Bayard Park Drive, Evansville, IN 47714 (812) 477-9160 Born March 11, 1940. Ordained July 9, 2005. St. Benedict Cathedral Parish, Evansville, 2005; retired May 2015.

COX, Paul (Tim) (Wife, Amy) 2251 N 200 W Rockport, IN 47635 (812) 649-2410 Born April 17, 1955. Ordained August 3, 2013. St Joseph Parish in Dale and St. Nicholas Parish in Santa Claus, 2013; St. Francis of Assisi, Dale, July 1, 2015.

DeCASTRA, Dan (Wife, Nancy) 5455 Kenwood Circle Newburgh, IN 47630 (812) 853-5423 Born Oct. 28, 1960. Ordained August 3, 2013. Good Shepherd Parish in Evansville, 2013.


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DOW, Lancaster Jr. (Wife, Georgiana) Deceased 1101 Adams, Evansville, IN 47714 Born September 24, 1932. Ordained May 14, 1978. St. John Parish, Evansville, 1978; on leave, 1995; died September 30, 2014.

EVANS, Thomas (Wife, Irene) 20 Lakeview Drive, Mount Vernon, IN 47620-9431 (812) 483-5330 Born May 22, 1953. Ordained August 15, 2009. St. Matthew Parish, Mount Vernon, Holy Angels Parish, New Harmony, 2009; assistant director of the Permanent Diaconate, deacon at St. Philip, Mt. Vernon, and continue other assisgments, June 2010; asst. dir. of Permanent Diaconate and St. Matthew, Mt. Vernon, 2013.

FLYNN, James (Wife, Betsy) 1415 Boehne Camp Road, Evansville, IN 47720 (812) 422-7174 Born August 20, 1940. Ordained July 9, 2005, St. Benedict Cathedral Parish, Evansville, 2005.

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FRANKLIN, David Retired 5507 Jackson Ct., Evansville, IN 47715 (812) 477-3675 Born July 4, 1941. Ordained May 15, 1977. Holy Rosary, 1977; Corpus Christi Parish, Evansville, 1990; St. Boniface Parish, Evansville, 2006; retired October 2013.

GAGNE, Gerald (Wife, Martha) 930 W. Sixth St., Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 482-1528 Born July 27, 1946. Ordained July 9, 2005. Precious Blood Parish, Jasper, 2005.

GARRIDO, Jose (Wife, Nelida) 2821 Anquilla Ct. Evansville, IN 47725 (812) 626-4912 Born May 13, 1961. Ordained August 3, 2013. Nativity Parish in Evansville, 2013.


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GOEBEL, Thomas (Wife, Karen) 6301 Hogue Road, Evansville, IN 47712 (812) 423-9058 Born July 18, 1953. Ordained July 9, 2005. Corpus Christi Parish, Evansville, 2005; temporary administrator of St. Bernard Parish, Rockport, and St. Martin Parish, Chrisney, February 2014; temporary service completed at St. Bernard and St. Martin, continue as deacon at Corpus Christi, July 2014.

GRANNAN, Richard (Wife, Patricia) Retired 4505 Buena Vista, Evansville, IN 47720-1770 Born March 8, 1937. Ordained May 15, 1977. St. Boniface Parish, Evansville, 1977; St. Agnes Parish, Evansville, 1978; pastoral life coordinator, St. Joseph Parish, Evansville, February 2007; retired Dec. 31, 2011.

HAAG, Donald (Wife, Linda) Box 214, Wheatland, IN 47597-0214 (812) 321-2281 Born August 19, 1939. Ordained September 24, 1983. Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Petersburg, 1983; pastoral life coordinator, Sts Peter and Paul, January 2009; resumes as deacon at Sts. Peter and Paul, June 2009.

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HALL, Stephen Jr. (Wife, Pat) Retired 5359 E. State Road 168, Fort Branch, IN 47648 Born November 21, 1928. Ordained August 3, 1985. Holy Cross Parish, Ft. Branch, and St. Bernard Parish, Snake Run, 1985; retired June 2013.

HAYDEN, Robert Jr. (Wife, Lucille) Retired 1287 Woodbine Lane, Evansville, IN 47710-3861 Born January 12, 1928. Ordained January 19, 1991. Holy Redeemer Parish, Evansville, 1991; pastoral life coordinator, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Oakland City 1993-96; Holy Redeemer, 1996; retired September 2013.

HELFTER, Michael (Wife, Eileen) 598 E. Abell Road, Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 482-6328 Born February 3, 1948. Ordained July 9, 2005. Holy Family Parish, Jasper, 2005.


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HILDERBRAND, Dennis (Wife, Terri) 505 NW 3rd St., Washington, IN 47501 (812) 254-7981 Born October 2, 1953. Ordained July 9, 2005. St. Mary and St. Simon Parishes, Washington, 2005; Our Lady of Hope Parish, Washington, 2008.

HILLENBRAND, Francis (Wife, Dorothy) Retired 1236 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN 47714 (812) 422-2676 Born October 15, 1921. Ordained May 15, 1977. St. Joseph, Vanderburgh County, 1977; Catholic Charities and St. Joseph, Vanderburgh County, 1988; Christ the King, Evansville, 1996; retired.

HOLSWORTH, Thomas E. (Wife, Shirley) 1066 W. 10th Street, Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 482-4956; (812) 481-9988 (Office) Born November 24, 1948. Ordained February 10, 1990. Precious Blood Parish, Jasper, 1990; Permanent Diaconate coordinator, 1994; Master of Ceremonies, episcopal liturgies, 2002; Diocesan Tribunal, 2010; St. Mary, Huntingburg, 2011.

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HOY, Wayne (Wife, Judy) 9224 Darmstadt Rd. Evansville, 47710 (812) 626-1023 Born Sept. 23, 1936. Ordained May 24, 1980. Sacred Heart in Evansville, 2013; St. Boniface Parish in Evansville, July 1, 2014.

HUETHER, John (Wife, Jane) 4926 W State Road 56 Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 482-6772 Born Aug. 26, 1951. Ordained August 3, 2013. Precious Blood Parish in Jasper and St. Mary Parish in Ireland, 2013.

JOHANNING, Kenneth (Wife, Gladys) P.O. Box 703, Jasper, IN 47547-0703 (812) 482-1425 Born December 31, 1948. Ordained July 9, 2005. Sacred Heart Parish, Schnellville, and St. Anthony Parish, St. Anthony, 2005.


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JONES, Michael (Wife, Nancy) 110 Belair Village, Loogootee, IN 47553 (812) 295-2225 (Office) Born July 6, 1955. Ordained August 30, 2003. Martin County Catholic Parishes, 2003; St. Peter Parish, Montgomery, and All Saints Parish, Cannelburg, 2006; St. Peter Parish, Montgomery, July 1, 2014.

KELLER, William (Wife, Carol) 519 Elm St. Rockport, IN 47635 (812) 649-2923 Born June 5, 1966. Ordained August 3, 2013. St. Bernard Parish in Rockport and St. Martin Parish in Chrisney, 2013; St. Martin Parish and continue at St. Bernard, Rockport, July 1, 2014.

KEMPF, Thomas (Wife, Sheldona) 1509 Harmony Way, Evansville, IN 47720-6104 (812) 204-4623 Born June 12, 1956. Ordained August 15, 2009. St. Agnes Parish, Evansville, 2009; St. Benedict Cathedral Parish, Evansville, July 1, 2014.

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KING, James (Wife, Diane) 1515 Virginia Street, Ferdinand , IN 47532-9210 (812) 367-1218 Born May 8, 1962. Ordained August 15, 2009. St. Ferdinand Parish, Ferdinand, 2009.

KIRSCH, Thomas (Wife, Dolores) 900 S. Hoenert Rd. Evansville, IN 47712 (812) 367-2181 Born Jan. 31, 1950. Ordained August 3, 2013. St. Philip Parish in Posey County, 2013.

KORESSEL, Charles (Wife, Debbie) 3030 Koressel Road, Evansville, IN 47720 (812) 425-5278 Born October 14, 1950. Ordained July 9, 2005. Holy Trinity Parish, Evansville, 2005; appointed Diocesan Chaplain, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, 2005; St. Philip Parish, Posey County, June 12, 2013.


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LAMBERT, Thomas W. (Wife, Phyllis) 1755 Covey Drive, Boonville, IN 47601-2150 (812) 897-3298 Born November 19, 1943. Ordained December 12, 1992. St. Clement, Boonville, 1992; St. Clement Parish in Boonville, July 1, 2014.

LEHMAN, Thomas (Wife, Mary) 18 Drier Blvd., Evansville, IN 47712 (812) 424-3053 Born December 29, 1942. Ordained July 9, 2005. Sacred Heart, Evansville, 2005; St. Boniface Parish in Evansville, July 1, 2014.

LEIBUNDGUTH, Richard (Wife, Barbara) 10399 Tecumseh Dr. Newburgh, IN 47630 (812) 499-0377 Born Nov. 9, 1949. Ordained August 3, 2013. St. John the Evangelist Parish in Daylight, 2013.

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MAPLES, Russell (Wife, Cynthia) 317 N. Wabash Ave. Evansville, IN 47712 (812) 626-0547 Born April 3, 1969. Ordained August 3, 2013. St. Boniface Parish in Evansville; St. Boniface Parish, July 1, 2014; Sts. Mary and John, Evansville, January 2015; St. Boniface, Evansville, July 1, 2015.

MCDANIEL, David (Wife, Carole) 1054 Chad Avenue Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 482-9594 Born December 31, 1947. Ordained November 18, 2006. Holy Family Parish, Jasper, 2006.

McDONALD, Mark (Wife, Ann) 4231 Blackford Road N. Mount Vernon, IN 47620-7232 (812) 985-2275 Born August 25, 1950. Ordained August 15, 2009. St. Wendel in St. Wendel, St Francis Xavier, Poseyville, 2009; St. Francis Xavier Parish, while continuing at St. Wendel Parish, July 1, 2014.


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McMULLEN, John (Wife, Mary Grace) 7640 Ridgeway Avenue Evansville, IN 47715-6173 (812) 477-7491 Born November 30, 1964. Ordained August 15, 2009. Nativity Parish, Evansville, chaplain, Evansville State Hospital, 2009; Holy Spirit, Christ the King, June 2013; Annunciation of the Lord Parish in Evansville, July 1, 2014; leave of absence, September 22, 2014.

MORRIS, Michael (Wife, Rose Ann) 6690 East 1000 North Odon, IN 47562-9727 (812) 636-4804 Born May 28, 1943. Ordained September 20, 1985. St. Peter Parish, Montgomery, 1985; St. Simon Parish, Washington, 1991; prison ministry, Carlisle, 2001.

PRESKE, Richard (Wife, Joan) Retired 4000 Rose Avenue Evansville, IN 47720 (812) 423-4323 Born June 24, 1932. Ordained May 9, 1981. St. Boniface Parish, Evansville, 1981; pastoral life coordinator, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Oakland City, 1991-93; Holy Rosary Parish, Evansville, 1993; retired 1997.

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RICE, David (Wife, Chris) 5781 Woodbridge Trail Newburgh, IN 47630 (812) 853-0248 Born October 23, 1950. Ordained July 9, 2005. Associate clergy personnel director and St. Mary Parish, Evansville, 2005; St. John, Newburgh, and continue as associate clergy personnel director, July 2008; administrator, St. John, Daylight, August 2010; deacon, St. John, Daylight, continue as associate personnel director, October 2010; personnel director, September 2013.

RUPPEL, Earl (Wife, Judy) 1000 W. Chimney Pier Vincennes, IN 47591 (812) 882-6891 Born December 16, 1940. Ordained July 9, 2005. St. Thomas Parish, Vincennes; pastoral life coordinator, St. Thomas, 2008.

RUSSELL, Dennis (Wife, Mary Ann) 407 Pepperidge Lane Evansville, IN 47711 (812) 867-5058 Born July 25, 1947. Ordained August 15, 2009. St. Mary, Evansville, 2009; Sts. Mary and John Parish in Evansville, July 1, 2014.


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SCHAPKER, Anthony (Wife, Nieva) 5560 Frame Road Newburgh, IN 47630 (812) 490-1214 Born March 14, 1955. Ordained August 15, 2009. Holy Spirit Parish, Evansville, 2009; St. John the Baptist Parish, Newburgh, February 2011.

SCHNELLENBERGER, Levi (Wife, Thelma) 1312 W. Clover Street Jasper, IN 47546 (812) 482-3163 Born October 7, 1942. Ordained July 9, 2005. St. Joseph Parish, Jasper, 2005.

SEIBERT, David (Wife, Melanie) 5522 Sherwood Court Newburgh, IN 47630 (812) 858-9377 Born December 17, 1955. Ordained July 9, 2005. Assistant director of Permanent Diaconate and Holy Rosary Parish, Evansville, 2005; pastoral life coordinator, St. Theresa Parish, Evansville, and assistant director of permanent diaconate, February 2007; relieved as assistant director of diaconate, June 2010; appointed director of the Permanent Diaconate, February 2012; pastoral life coordinator, St. Boniface Parish, Evansville, July 1, 2014.

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SEIBERT, Joseph J. (Wife, Ginny) 5465 Oakwood Drive Newburgh, IN 47630 (812) 858-1434 Born March 13, 1934. Ordained May 15, 1977. St. Rupert Parish, Red Brush, 1993; St. John the Baptist Parish, Newburgh, 1994.

SEIBERT, Michael (Wife, Mary) 2230 N. 720 E. Dubois, IN 47527 (812) 482-1886 Born March 30, 1964. Ordained July 9, 2005. St. Peter Celestine Parish, Celestine, and St. Raphael Parish, Dubois, 2005.

SIEWERS, Joseph (Wife, Rebecca) 800 E. Walnut St. Fort Branch, IN 47648 481-9293 Born Oct. 13, 1959. Ordained August 3, 2013. Holy Cross Parish in Fort Branch and St. Bernard Parish in Snake Run; St. James, Haubstadt, and Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt, while continuing at Holy Cross, Fort Branch, July 1, 2015.


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STOFLETH, Joe (Wife, Margaret) 130 Hartin Dr., Evansville, IN 47711-3160 (812) 422-5351 Born December 1, 1936. Ordained July 9, 2005. St. Nicholas Parish, Santa Claus, and St. Joseph Parish, Dale, 2005; St. Philip Parish, Posey County, January 2007; St. Mary Parish, Evansville, 2008; St. Philip, Mt. Vernon, April 2010; deacon for St. Matthew and Holy Angels and continue at St. Philip, July 2010; retired October 2011.

WADE, Mark (Wife, Karla) 7145 N. State Road 65 Hazleton, IN 47640-9341 (812) 385-9210 Born June 5, 1954. Ordained August 15, 2009. St. Joseph Parish, Princeton, and Blessed Sacrament Parish, Oakland City, 2009; St. Bernard, Snake Run, while continuing at St. Joseph, Princeton, July 1, 2015.

WANINGER, Michael (Wife, Karen) 47 S. Church Street, Chrisney, IN 47611 (812) 362-8726 Born August 23, 1958. Ordained July 9, 2005. St. Martin Parish, Chrisney, and St. Bernard Parish, Rockport, 2005; temporary pastoral life coordinator of St. John Chrysostom, New Boston, remain as deacon at St. Martin and St. Bernard, July 2008; St. Martin Parish in Chrisney, while continuing at St. Bernard Parish in Rockport, July 1, 2014.

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WILKERSON, Edward (Wife, Kathy) 2701 Autumnwood Way Evansville, IN 47715 (812) 297-1848 Born September 2, 1949. Ordained October 4, 1985. St. Joseph Parish, Evansville, 1985; Good Shepherd Parish, Evansville, 1987; pastoral life coordinator, Good Shepherd Parish, Evansville, September 2006; relinquished duties, November 2009; Nativity Parish, June 2012; Sts. Mary and John, Evansville, January 2015.

WILL, Cyril (Wife, Pat) Retired 3205 Autumnwood Way Evansville, IN 47715-1575 (812) 437-1975 Born March 18, 1940. Ordained February 10, 1990. Good Shepherd Parish, Evansville, 1990; retired March 2015.

WOEBKENBERG, James (Wife, Marilyn) 21401 N. 800 E. Ferdinand, IN 47532 (812) 367-2181 Born October 7, 1949. Ordained July 9, 2005. St. Ferdinand Parish, Ferdinand, 2005; pastoral life coordinator of Mary, Help of Christians Parish, Mariah Hill, and deacon, St. Joseph Parish, Dale, and St. Nicholas Parish, Santa Claus, July 2008; deacon, Mary Help of Christians, St. Joseph, Dale, and St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, July 1, 2014; St. Francis of Assisi, Dale, July 1, 2015.


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YOCHUM, Donald (Wife, Martha) Retired 1901 N. Colony, Evansville, IN 47715 (812) 477-8384 Born September 7, 1938. Ordained July 9, 2005. Good Shepherd Parish, Evansville, 2005; St. Theresa Parish, Evansville, 2007; retired September 2013.

YOCHUM JR. , Cletus (Wife, Cathy) 3980 S US Hwy. 41 N Vincennes, IN 47591 890-6724 Born July 16, 1962. Ordained August 3, 2013. St. John the Baptist and St. Vincent de Paul parishes in Vincennes, 2013.

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DECEASED Name

Date of Death

Wink, Carl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 18, 1980 Schapker, Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 3, 1982 Fickas, Anexamander H . . . . . . . . . . . June 8,1982 Murphy, Fred P . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 26, 1985 Lasher, Melville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 17, 1985 Imlay, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 26, 1990 Curry, J. Melvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 26, 1994 Wilson, Hubert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 17, 1995 Fehrenbacher, Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2000

Name

Date of Death

McFall, Gerald D. . . . . . . . . . . . . January 14, 2003 Seifert, Charles B. . . . . . . . . . . . . August 24, 2005 Blankenberger, Joseph V. . . . . . . . . June 14, 2009 Thurgood, Robert. . . . . . . . . . . October 31, 2009 Heberling, William. . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 4, 2011 Sturgis, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 1, 2012 Dow, Lancaster . . . . . . . . . . . September 30, 2014


Seminarians for the Diocese of Evansville Theology Students TENBARGE, Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theology IV St. Meinrad School of Theology 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577 E-mail: [email protected] Parish: Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt Parents: Mark and Susan Tenbarge

WANYONYI, Ambrose . . . . . . . . . . Theology IV St. Meinrad School of Theology 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577 E-mail: [email protected] Parish: Annunciation of the Lord, Evansville Parents: Gertrude Were (Vincent Wanyonyi Okwisia, deceased 2008) Hometown: Bungoma, Kenya

PFISTER, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theology III St. Meinrad School of Theology 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577 E-mail: [email protected] Parish: Holy Cross, Fort Branch Parents: Jim and Mary Jane Pfister

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Theology Students (continued) PRATT JR., Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theology III St. Meinrad School of Theology 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577 E-mail: [email protected] Parish: Good Shepherd, Evansville Parents: Jerry and Martha Pratt Sr.

HASSLER, Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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St. Meinrad School of Theology 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577 E-mail: [email protected] Parish: St. Philip, Posey County Parents: Lynn and Clare Hassler

THOMAS, Andrew

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St. Meinrad School of Theology 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577 E-mail: [email protected] Parish: St. Vincent de Paul, Vincennes Parents: Mike and Melissa Thomas


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Theology Students (continued) RODRIGUEZ, Homero . . . . . . . .

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Holy Rosary Parish 1301 S. Green River Rd., Evansville, IN 47715 E-mail: [email protected] Parish: Holy Rosary, Evansville Parents: Lilia Benitez and Jose Rodriguez

College Seminary Students BRAUN, Garrett

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philosophy I St. Meinrad School of Theology 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577 E-mail: [email protected] Parish: St. John the Baptist, Newburgh Parents: Randy and Judy Braun

BERENDES, Adam

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College Seminary Students (continued) DAHLQUIST, Ben

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ROGIER, Phillip

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Pastoral Life Coordinators Diocese of Evansville Deacon Earl Ruppel Parish: St. Thomas the Apostle 6268 S. St. Thomas Road Vincennes, IN 47591 Born December 16, 1940. Ordained July 9, 2005. Assigned to St. Thomas Church, Vincennes, 2005-2008. Pastoral Life Coordinator, St. Thomas Parish, 2008.

Deacon David Seibert Parish: St. Boniface 418 N. Wabash Avenue Evansville, IN 47712 Born December 17, 1955. Ordained July 9, 2005. Assistant Director of Permanent Diaconate and Holy Rosary Church, Evansville, 2005; Pastoral Life Coordinator, St. Theresa, Evansville, 2007; director of Permanent Diaconate, February 2012; Pastoral Life Coordinator, St. Boniface, Evansville, July 1, 2014.