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Pastors | Associate Pastors and Priests in Residence
Senior Priests and Priests Serving Outside of the Diocese of Gary | Order Priests’ Residences
Deans | Deacons & Resources

Pastors

Angotti Rev. Joseph A.

St. Peter Parish

LaPorte, IN

Angotti Rev. Joseph A.

Barasinski Rev. John B.

St. Ann of the Dunes

Beverly Shores, IN

Barasinski Rev. John B.

Beeching Rev. Roy T.

St. Joseph Parish

Hammond, IN

Beeching Rev. Roy T.

Bennis Rev. Terrence W.

Ss. Cyril & Methodius

North Judson, IN

Bennis Rev. Terrence W.

Bertino Rev. Dominic V.

St. Bridget Parish

Hobart, IN

Bertino Rev. Dominic V.

Chadwick Rev. Brian D.

St. Andrew the Apostle

Merrillvile, IN

 

Chase Rev. Terrence R.

Queen of All Saints Parish

Michigan City, IN

Chase Rev. Terrence R.

Ciesla Rev. Walter M.

St. Stanislaus Parish

Michigan City, IN

Ciesla Rev. Walter M.

Corona Rev. Andrew J.

St. Joan of Arc Parish

Merrillville, IN

Corona Rev. Andrew J.

Dobrzynski Rev. Martin J.

St. Michael

Schererville, IN

Dobrzynski Rev. Martin J.

Dudash Rev. Derrick F.

St. Helen Parish

Hebron, IN

Dudash Rev. Derrick F.

Gaza Rev. J. Patrick

Ss. Monica and Luke Parish and St. Mark Parish

Gary, IN

Gaza Rev. J. Patrick

Gibson Rev. Stephen G.

St. Mary Parish

East Chicago, IN

Gibson Rev. Stephen G.

Gonzalez C.PP.S. Rev. Juan

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish

East Chicago, IN

Gonzalez C.PP.S. Rev. Juan

Gosnell Rev. David H.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish

Valparaiso, IN

Gosnell Rev. David H.

Heimer Rev. Michael G.

St. Anthony Parish and St. John Kanty Parish

Walkerton, IN (Fish Lake)

Heimer Rev. Michael G.

Kalich Rev. Patrick J.

St. Mary Parish

Crown Point, IN

Kalich Rev. Patrick J.

Kalicky C.PP.S. Rev John

St. John the Baptist Parish
Sacred Heart Parish
St. Adalbert Parish
Immaculate Conception Parish

Whiting, IN

Kalicky C.PP.S. Rev John

Kew Rev. Lawrence J.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish

Hammond, IN

Kew Rev. Lawrence J.

Kime Rev. David W.

Nativity of Our Savior

Portage, IN

Kime Rev. David W.

Kosinski Rev. Stephen D.

All Saints Parish

Hammond, IN

Kosinski Rev. Stephen D.

Loncar OFM Conv. Rev. Stephen

St. Joseph the Worker Parish

Gary, IN

Loncar OFM Conv. Rev. Stephen

Maginot Rev. Michael L.

St. Stephen Martyr Parish

Merrillville, IN

Maginot Rev. Michael L.

Malagon Rev. Eduardo

St. Francis Xavier Parish

Lake Station, IN

Malagon Rev. Eduardo

Maletta Rev. Sammie L.

St. John the Evangelist Parish

St. John, IN

Maletta Rev. Sammie L.

Mayer Rev. Douglas J.

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish

Valparaiso, IN

Mayer Rev. Douglas J.

McCarthy Rev. Kevin P.

St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Student Center

Valparaiso, IN

 

McClellan, Rev. Keith

Notre Dame Parish

Michigan City, IN

McClellan, Rev. Keith

McGrogan Rev. James P.

St. Mary Immaculate Conception

Michigan City, IN

McGrogan Rev. James P.

Meade Rev. James W.

St. Patrick Parish

Chesterton, IN

Meade Rev. James W.

Mens Rev. Theodore J.

St. Mary Parish

Griffith, IN

Mens Rev. Theodore J.

Mischler Rev. Thomas E.

St. Mary of the Lake Parish & Holy Rosary Parish

Gary, IN

Mischler Rev. Thomas E.

Mosley Rev. Charles A.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish

Hammond, IN

Mosley Rev. Charles A.

Moszur Rev. Edward J.

Our Lady of Grace Parish

Highland, IN

 

Muha Rev. Peter J.

St. Edward Parish

Lowell, IN

Muha Rev. Peter J.

Murphy Rev. Joseph V.

Holy Spirit Parish

Crown Point, IN

Murphy Rev. Joseph V.

Niblick Rev. Charles W.

St. Maria Goretti Parish

Dyer, IN

Niblick Rev. Charles W.

Nordquist Rev. Theodore A.

St. Joseph Parish

LaPorte, IN

Nordquist Rev. Theodore A.

Orlinski Rev. Richard A.

St. John Bosco Parish

Hammond, IN

Orlinski Rev. Richard A.

O'Toole Rev. William F.

St. Casimir Parish and St. Patrick Parish

Hammond, IN

O'Toole Rev. William F.

Pasala Rev. Lourdu

Assumption BVM Parish

New Chicago, IN

Pasala Rev. Lourdu

Pawlowski Rev. Joseph M.

St. Paul Parish

Valparaiso, IN

Pawlowski Rev. Joseph M.

Plavcan Rev.Jon J.

Cathedral of the Holy Angels

Gary, IN

Plavcan Rev.Jon J.

Rakoczy Rev. Walter J.

Nativity of Our Savior

Portage, IN

Rakoczy Rev. Walter J.

Scherer, Rev. Gary, C.PP.S.

St. John the Baptist Parish

Whiting, IN

 

Schulz Rev. James W., SJ

St. Margaret Mary Parish

Hammond, IN

Schulz Rev. James W., SJ

Schweitzer Rev. Gerald H.

Sacred Heart Parish

Wanatah, IN

Schweitzer Rev. Gerald H.

Scott Rev. John V.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Knox, IN

Scott Rev. John V.

Semancik Msgr Joseph F.

Sacred Heart Parish

East Chicago, IN

Semancik Msgr Joseph F.

Siekierski Msgr John J.

St. Stanislaus Parish

East Chicago, IN

Siekierski Msgr John J.

Skerl Rev. Alphonse

Holy Trinity (Hungarian)Parish

East Chicago, IN

Skerl Rev. Alphonse

Spanley Rev. Anthony

Holy Cross Parish

Hamlet, IN

Spanley Rev. Anthony

Spranger Rev. William J.

All Saints Parish

San Pierre, IN

Spranger Rev. William J.

Steffens Rev. Terrence J.

St. Joseph Parish

Dyer, IN

Steffens Rev. Terrence J.

Teles Rev. Dennis J.

Ss. Peter and Paul Parish
Blessed Sacrament Parish

Merrillville, IN / Gary, IN

Teles Rev. Dennis J.

Tibbs Rev. Thomas T.

St. Mary Parish

Kouts, IN

Tibbs Rev. Thomas T.

Tlucek, OFM Rev. Edward

Holy Name Parish

Cedar Lake, IN

Tlucek, OFM Rev. Edward

Vamos Rev. Joseph E.

Our Lady of Consolation Parish

Merrillville, IN

Vamos Rev. Joseph E.

Virus Rev. Keith M.

St. James the Less Parish

Highland, IN

Virus Rev. Keith M.

Williams Rev. Ian J.

Sacred Heart Parish

LaPorte, IN

Williams Rev. Ian J.

Wozniak Rev. James E.

St. Matthias Parish

Crown Point, IN

Wozniak Rev. James E.

Yadron Rev. Michael J.

St. Thomas More

Munster, IN

Yadron Rev. Michael J.

Zuziak S.D.S. Rev. Joseph R.

St. Hedwig

Merrillville, IN

 

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Associate Pastors and Priests in Residence

Chadwick, Rev. Brian St. Andrew Parish, Merrillville
Gajardo, Rev. Leonardo St. Casimir Parish, Hammond
Henry, Rev. Lawrence, CSC St. Anthony Memorial Health Center, Michigan City
Hoffman, Rev. Michael St. Paul Parish, Valparaiso
Holicky, Rev. Gregory St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, Hammond
Holy, Rev. Richard St. Thomas More Parish, Munster
Huber, Rev. Kevin Diocesan Vocations Director in Residence at St. Casimir, Hammond
Kopil, Rev. Michael St. Michael Parish, Schererville
Link, Rev. David Prison Ministry, Michigan City
Nowak, Rev. David In Residence at St. John Cantius, East Chicago
Pottakaran, Rev. Jose, CMI St. Anthony Memorial Health Centers, Michigan City
Scherer, Rev. Gary, C.PP.S. St. John the Baptist, Whiting
Selladurai, Rev. Selvaraj Queen of All Saints Parish, Michigan City
Torres, Rev. Frank St. Joseph Parish, LaPorte
Uko, Rev. Joseph Chaplain, the Methodist Hospitals in Residence at Blessed Sacrament, Gary
Zemelko, Rev. John St. Thomas More, Munster

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Senior Priests and Priests Serving Outside of the Diocese of Gary

Blaney, Rev. Dennis Sharing Meadows, Rolling Prairie
Charlebois, Msgr. John Chesterton, Indiana
Charlebois, Msgr. Robert Palm Springs, California
Coriden, Rev. James Washington, D.C.
Daniels, Rev. John DeMotte, Indiana
De Cristobal, Rev. Fernando East Chicago, Indiana
Dettmer, Rev. Alfred Munster, Indiana
Dominik, Rev. Stanley In Residence at Sacred Heart, Whiting, Indiana
Doyle, Rev. Charles Michigan City, Indiana
Evers, Rev. Robert Munster, Indiana
Gehring, Rev. Robert Michigan City, Indiana
Hand, Rev. Dennis El Salvador
Heeg, Rev. Lawrence Chesterton, Indiana
Hendricks, Rev. Claire Columbia, Tennessee
Hogan, Rev. John Michigan City, Indiana
Janeczek, Rev. Vladimir Michigan City, Indiana
Kashmer, Rev. George Albuquerque, New Mexico
Kelchak, Rev. Joseph Crown Point, Indiana
Kish, Rev. Matthew Albertine Home, Hammond, Indiana
Kronkowski, Rev. Leonard Michigan City, Indiana
Lengerich, Msgr. Vincent Carthagena, Ohio
Litot, Msgr. Edward LaPorte, Indiana
Melevage, Msgr. F. J. Valparaiso, Indiana
Minnich, Rev. John Georgetown, Indiana
Morales, Msgr. John Beverly Hills, California
Mroczkowski, Msgr. Albertine Home, Hammond, Indiana
Murzyn, Rev. John Hilo, Hawaii
Nondorf, Rev. Aloysius El Paso, Texas
Peil, Rev. William Fort Wayne, Indiana
Sroka, Rev. Gerald Michigan City, Indiana
Strebig, Rev. John LaPorte, Indiana
Tlapa, Rev. Richard Merrillville, Indiana
Tomaszewski, Msgr. Michael  Michigan City, Indiana
Urbonas, Msgr. Ignatius Lithuanian Catholic Mission Lemont, Illinois
Winterline, Rev. John Munster, Indiana
Zollinger, Msgr. Richard Knox, Indiana

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Order Priests’ Residences

Basilian Fathers
5959 Broadway
Merrillville, Indiana 46410
219-887-5284

Discalced Carmelite Fathers Monastery
1628 Ridge Road
Munster, Indiana 46321
219-838-7111

Our Lady of Lourdes Friary
12915 Parrish Avenue
Post Office Box 156
Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303
219-374-5931

Roque Gonzalez Residence
(Jesuit Fathers)
3905 Fir Street
East Chicago, Indiana  46312
219-397-1885

Salvatorian Fathers
5755 Pennsylvania Street
Merrillville, Indiana  46410
219-884-0714

San Damiano Friary
12921 Parrish Avenue
Post Office Box 500
Cedar Lake, Indiana  46303
219-374-5741

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Deans

A dean is a priest, appointed by the bishop, with certain authority over the common pastoral activities of a specific area of the diocese.  Among his responsibilities are to meet regularly with the bishop; convene monthly meetings of priests within the deanery; visit each parish, INthe deanery; and to mediate, INthe first instance for the bishop, INdeanery matters requiring conciliation, INpriest-priest or priest-lay concerns.   If you have questions regarding Church matters, INyour area, you are encouraged to contact your dean. 

Northlake Deanery
Msgr. John J. Siekierski, Dean
219.398.2341

Parishes In the Northlake Deanery
East Chicago:
Holy Trinity (Croatian), Holy Trinity (Hungarian), Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sacred Heart,  St. John Cantius,  St. Mary, St. Patrick, and St. Stanislaus                                            
Hammond
: All Saints, Our Lady of Perpetual Help,  St. Casimir,  St. Catherine of Siena, St. John Bosco, St. Joseph,  St. Margaret Mary, St. Mary
Whiting: Immaculate Conception, Sacred Heart, St. Adalbert, St. John the Baptist

Porter-Starke Deanery
Rev. Gerald H. Schweitzer, Dean
219.733.2955

Parishes in the Porter-Starke Deanery
Beverly Shores:
St. Ann of the Dunes
Chesterton: St. Patrick
Hamlet: Holy Cross
Hebron: St. Helen
Knox
: St. Thomas Aquinas
Koontz Lake: St. Dominic
Kouts: St. Mary
LaCrosse: St. Martin of Tours
Otis
: St. Mary
North Judson: Ss. Cyril and Methodius
San Pierre: All Saints
Valparaiso
: St. Elizabeth Seton, Our Lady of Sorrows, and St. Paul
Wanatah: Sacred Heart
Winfield Township
: Holy Spirit

Southlake Deanery
Rev. Dennis J. Teles, Dean
219.980.2693

Parishes In the Southlake Deanery
Cedar Lake:
Holy Name
Crown Point
: St. Mary and St. Matthias
Dyer: St. Joseph and  St. Maria Goretti
Gary
: Blessed Sacrament
Griffith
: St. Mary
Highland
: Our Lady of Grace and St. James the Less
Lowell
: St. Edward
Merrillville
: Our Lady of Consolation, St. Andrew the Apostle, St. Joan of Arc, Ss. Peter and Paul,  and St. Stephen, Martyr
Munster
: St. Thomas More
Schererville
: St. Michael
St. John
: St. John the Evangelist

Gary-Hobart Deanery
Rev. Dominic V. Bertino, Dean
219.942.6441

Parishes in the Gary-Hobart Deanery
Gary:
Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Holy Rosary, St. Ann, St. Hedwig, St. Joseph the Worker, St. Mark, St. Mary of the Lake, and Ss. Monica-Luke
Hobart
: St. Bridget
New Chicago: Assumption BVM
Lake Station
: St. Francis Xavier
Portage
: Nativity of Our Savior

LaPorte Deanery
Rev. Theodore Nordquist, Dean
219.362.9595

Parishes in the LaPorte Deanery
LaPorte:
Sacred Heart, St. Joseph, and St. Peter
Michigan City: Notre Dame, Queen of All Saints, Sacred Heart, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, and St. Stanislaus Kostka
Rolling Prairie: St. John Kanty
Walkerton (Fish Lake): St. Anthony of Padua

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Deacons

The diaconate is the first order or grade in ordained ministry.  Any man who is to be ordained to the priesthood must first be ordained as a transitional deacon.  Deacons serve in the ministries of liturgy, Word, and charity.

In 1979 the Diocese of Gary instituted a formation program for deacon candidates.   The first permanent deacons were ordained in 1981.  Deacons were also ordained in 1982, 1983, 2000, 2003 and 2007. 

Liturgically, deacons can officiate at baptisms, weddings, wake services and funerals, and, when properly trained, preach.  In addition, deacons can engage in other ministries, e.g., prisons, religious education, youth, etc.

Deacon Name

Parish in which serving as deacon

City

Deacon Robert Angelich

Holy Angels Cathedral

Gary, IN

Deacon Robert Angelich

Deacon John Bacon

St. Mary

Griffith, IN

Deacon John Bacon

Deacon David A. Bergstedt

St. Paul

Valparaiso, IN

Deacon David A. Bergstedt

Deacon Robert J. Bonta

Senior Deacon -- Nativity of Our Savior

Portage, IN

 

Deacon Daniel L. Bowmar

Senior Deacon -- St. Stanislaus

Michigan City, IN

 

Deacon Sherman W. Brown

Senior Deacon -- Our Lady of Sorrows

Valparaiso, IN

 

Deacon Robert J. Bucheit

St. Joseph

LaPorte, IN

 

Deacon James Caristi

St. Paul

Valparaiso, IN

Deacon James Caristi

Deacon Eugene L. Cichoracki

Senior Deacon -- Holy Spirit

Winfield Township, IN

 

Deacon Joseph Codespoti

St. John the Evangelist

St. John, IN

 

Deacon Raymond Dec

Senior Deacon -- St. James

Highland, IN

 

Deacon Martin J. Denkhoff

St. James

Highland, IN

 

Deacon James Etter

St. Joseph

Hammond, IN

 

Deacon Gregory G. Fabian

St. Matthias

Crown Point, IN

 

Deacon Michael Foster

St. Paul

Valparaiso, IN

Deacon Michael Foster

Deacon Edwin Gatons

St. Michael

Schererville, IN

Deacon Edwin Gatons

Deacon Robert E. Gill

Our Lady of Consolation

Merrillville, IN

 

Deacon Thomas Gryzbek

St. Andrew

Merrillville, IN

Deacon Thomas Gryzbek

Deacon Michael Halas

St. James

Highland, IN

Deacon Michael Halas

Deacon William R. Hathaway

St. Edward

Lowell, IN

Deacon William R. Hathaway

Deacon James Haugh

St. Stanislaus

East Chicago, IN

 

Deacon Dennis Hawkins

Senior Deacon

LaPorte, IN

 

Deacon Raymond E. Helfen

St. Patrick

East Chicago, IN

Deacon Raymond E. Helfen

Deacon Leonard D. Holland

St. Francis Xavier

Lake Station, IN

 

Deacon Richard Huber

Sacred Heart, Wanatah; St. Martin, LaCrosse, St. Mary, Otis

Portage, IN

 

Deacon Victor Janowski

Notre Dame

Michigan City, IN

 

Deacon William Jones, Jr.

St. Patrick  (July - December)

Chesterton, IN

 

Deacon  Nicholas Jurasevich

St. Patrick

Chesterton, IN

 

Deacon James Keough

Senior Deacon -- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Valparaiso, IN

 

Deacon Edward Kozub

Holy Name

Cedar Lake, IN

Deacon Edward Kozub

Deacon Thomas Kreidler

Our Lady of Grace

Highland, IN

 

Deacon Jack Krol

St. Michael

Schererville, IN

Deacon Jack Krol

Deacon Robert J. Litavecz

St. Stephen, Martyr

Merrillville, IN

Deacon Robert J. Litavecz

Deacon Malcolm Lunsford

St. Peter and Paul/
Blessed Sacrament

Merrillville, IN / Gary, IN

Deacon Malcolm Lunsford

Deacon Felipe Maldonado

St. Mary

East Chicago, IN

 

Deacon Joseph Manchak

St. John the Baptist

Whiting, IN

 

Deacon Roberto Mendoza

St. Edward

Lowell, IN

Deacon Roberto Mendoza

Deacon Phillip L. Muvich

St. Maria Goretti

Dyer, IN

Deacon Phillip L. Muvich

Deacon Norman Neher

Holy Spirit

Winfield, IN

 

Deacon Brian Nosbusch

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Valparaiso, IN

Deacon Brian Nosbusch

Deacon Mark Plaiss

Queen of All Saints

Michigan City, IN

Deacon Mark Plaiss

Deacon Michael Prendergast

St. Elizabeth Seton

Valparaiso, IN

Deacon Michael Prendergast

Deacon John Roscoe Sr.

Senior Deacon

Valparaiso, IN

 

Deacon Joseph V. Stodola

St. Thomas More

Munster, IN

Deacon Joseph V. Stodola

Deacon Napoleon C. Tabion

St. Thomas More

Munster, IN

Deacon Napoleon C. Tabion

Deacon Dale Walsh

Sacred Heart

Wanatah, IN

 

Deacon Dale P. Webdell

Assumption of the BVM

New Chicago, IN

Deacon Dale P. Webdell

Deacon Steven Zubel

St. Joan of Arc

Merrillville, IN

Deacon Steven Zubel

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