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DEACON PARISH & MINISTRY ASSIGNMENTS-BY PARISH

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Deacon Listing: Alphabetical by Last Name Rev. Mr. John Antaya (Darlene) ’01 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, E-mail jackantaya@aol.com Springfield; Tribunal Rev. Mr. David Baillargeon (Lori Ann) ’05 Our Lady of the Rosary, Russell; E-mail gonefishin4751@aol.com Camp Holy Cross Rev. Mr. Pasqual Baldasaro (Donna) ’83 St. Joseph, Pittsfield E-mail baldasarot@aol.com Rev. Mr. Leo Bergeron (Joaquina) ’01 St. George, Chicopee; Council Board Rev. Mr. Channing Bete (Marie) ’05 Holy Trinity, Greenfield; E-mail mjbete@crocker.com Advisory Board: Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield; Council Board

Rev. Mr. John Bledsoe (Irene) ’91 St. Patrick, South Hadley
E-mail john@pipmail.com Spiritual Director/Cursillo Movement

Rev. Mr. Paul Briere (Linda) ’05 St. John the Evangelist, Agawam;
E-mail stonehill1968@yahoo.com Class Instructor

Rev. Mr. Joseph Bucci (Margaret) ’97 St. Mary, Orange
E-mail bucci@erving.com

Rev. Mr. Thomas Callahan (Marion) ’83 Holy Cross, Holyoke; Council Board
E-mail deactom@aol.com

Rev. Mr. Herbert Cary (Marjorie) ’93 (Retired)
E-mail hlcary@bcn.net

Rev. Mr. James Conroy (Mary) ’05 St. Thomas the Apostle, W. Springfield;
E-mail jamroy51@yahoo.com Director of Marriage & Family Life

Rev. Mr. Leo Coughlin (Maureen) ’01 St. Mary, Hampden; Council Board;
E-mail celtics9@verizon.net Formation Board; Tribunal;
Director of Deacons;
Asst. Director of Formation Board

Rev. Mr. Ralph Cyr (Jane) ’93 Berkshire County House of Corrections,
E-mail cyrman42@verizon.net Pittsfield

Rev. Mr. Enzo DiGiacomo ’04 St. Anthony Maronite, Springfield
E-mail pastarosa36@charter.net

Rev. Mr. Gary Doane ’07 St. Thomas, Palmer; Tribunal;
E-mail gdoane1@comcast.net Fire Chaplain-Palmer Fire Department

Rev. Mr. Robert Duval (Gloria) ’83 St. Mary of the Assumption, Ludlow
E-mail 9duvalbob@verizon.net

Rev. Mr. Robert Esposito ’07 Sacred Heart, Pittsfield
E-mail mrbespo@aol.com

Rev. Mr. Edward Faber (Dorothy) ’83 (Retired)
E-mail doroed@aol.com

Rev. Mr. Paul Federici (Mary) ’05 Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament,
E-mail deaconpaulf@comcast.net Westfield

Rev. Mr. Bernard Fleury (Lida) ’83 (Retired)
E-mail bernlida@comcast.net

Rev. Mr. Joseph Garde (Barbara) ’91 St. Catherine of Siena, Springfield
E-mail jb28sun@verizon.net

Rev. Mr. Antonio Gois (Helena) ’05 Our Lady of Fatima, Ludlow;
Holy Name, Chicopee

Rev. Mr. Normand Grondin ’07 St. John the Baptist, Ludlow
E-mail njgrondin@juno.com

Rev. Mr. James Hager (Patricia) ’83 Sacred Heart, Pittsfield
E-mail jimhager1@juno.com Pastoral Minister

Rev. Mr. Donald Higby (Joan) ’97 St. Mary, Longmeadow;
E-mail donald.higby@verizon.net Class Instructor; Council Board

Rev. Mr. Robert Hitter (Diane) ’87 St. Mary of the Assumption, Cheshire
E-mail mtamosfarm@roadrunner.com

Rev. Mr. George Keator (Sheila) ’93 St. Ann, Lenox
E-mail georgekeator@yahoo.com St. Vincent DePaul, Lenoxdale
St. Patrick, West Stockbridge;
Tribunal; Formation Board

Rev. Mr. Mark Kolasinski ’07 Most Holy Redeemer, Hadley
E-mail mkolasi@yankeecandle.com

Rev. Mr. George Kozach ’91 St. Patrick, Springfield
E-mail geokozach@netzero.net

Rev. Mr. Gregory LaFreniere ’03 Pope John Paul the Great, Adams
E-mail glafreni@hotmail.com

Rev. Mr. Michael Lingham ’05 St. John the Evangelist, Agawam;
Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Agawam

Rev. Mr. John Leary ’07 Blessed Sacrament, Greenfield
E-mail jleary@yankeecandle.com
Rev. Mr. Richard Magenis (Judy) ’06 Our Lady of the Valley, Sheffield;
E-mail deacondick3@yahoo.com Hispanic Ministry, Great Barrington;
Council Board

Rev. Mr. Paul Mazzariello (Carole Anne) ’05 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Granby;
E-mail p.mazz@conversent.net Chaplain-Hampden County House of
Correction, Ludlow

Rev. Mr. Genaro Medina (Gregoria) ’83 Blessed Sacrament, Springfield;
Latino Ministry

Rev. Mr. Edward Meyer (Sherry) ’80 St. John the Baptist, Ludlow
E-mail edwmeyer@comcast.net

Rev. Mr. Lucien Miller (Bonnie) ’83 Newman Center, UMASS, Amherst
E-mail lmiller@complit.umass.edu

Rev. Mr. Leon Mireault (Marie) ’91 St. Rose de Lima, Chicopee
E-mail lmmj419@comcast.net

Rev. Mr. William Moesley (Mary) ’93 St. Charles, Pittsfield
E-mail bi5ma4@verizon.net Jail Ministry, Berkshires

Rev. Mr. Donald Moore ’83 (Retired)

Rev. Mr. George Morrell (Mary Anne) ’05 St. Agnes, Dalton;
E-mail geom56@aol.com Jail Ministry, Berkshires

Rev. Mr. Robert Moulton (Carolyn) ’93 Pope John Paul the Great, Adams
E-mail deaconmolt@aol.com

Rev. Mr. Sean Mulholland (Donna) ’01 St. Mark, Pittsfield
E-mail deaconmulholland@verizon.net

Rev. Mr. Alfred Mutti (Veronica) ’05 Our Lady of Hope, Springfield;
E-mail mutti@verizon.net Springfield Deanery Pastoral Council

Rev. Mr. Terrence O’Connell (Helen) ’90 Providence Hospital
E-mail terryoconnell@hotmail.com

Rev. Mr. Frederick Pelletier (Carolyn) ’93 Immaculate Conception,
E-mail cfp222@msn.com Holyoke

Rev. Mr. Bernard Pellissier (Muriel) ’91 St. Patrick, Monson

Rev. Mr. Donald Philip ’97 Immaculate Conception, W. Springfield
E-mail donphilip@comcast.net Parish Administrator

Rev. Mr. David Przybylowski (Milagros) ’97 Our Lady of the Lake, Southwick
E-mail d¬-przybylowsi@yahoo.com

Rev. Mr. Thomas Rabbitt (Claire) ’01 St. Joseph, Shelburne Falls
E-mail tjrabbitt@verizon.net

Rev. Mr. Lincoln Rael (Jeannette) ’91 (Retired)

Rev. Mr. Oswaldo Ramos (Maria) ’01 Blessed Sacrament, Springfield

Rev. Mr. Arthur Ratte (Ann) ’93 St. Patrick, Northfield
E-mail deaconart@bsn1.net

Rev. Mr. John Reagan (Margaret) ’05 St. Mary of the Assumption,
Haydenville

Rev. Mr. Jose Rivera (Georgina) ’84 All Souls, Springfield

Rev. Mr. Pedro Rivera-Burgos ’99 Our Lady of Guadalupe, Holyoke

Rev. Mr. Pedro Rivera-Moran (Aixa) ’05 St. Mary, Westfield;
E-mail pedroaixa@comcast.net Asst. Fire Chaplain, Springfield

Rev. Mr. Francis Rogers (Lois) ’91 St. Paul the Apostle, Springfield
E-mail donquixote3@verizon.net

Rev. Mr. Francis Ryan (Kathleen) ’01 Sts. Patrick and Raphael, Williamstown
E-mail deaconryan@verizon.net Council Board; Tribunal; Food Program

Rev. Mr. Edward Shaw ’07 St. Peter, Great Barrington;
E-mail eshawfaith@hotmail.com All Saints/Corpus Christi, Housatonic

Rev. Mr. Joseph Smith (Mildred) ’97

Rev. Mr. Rodney Szymczyk (Sylvia) ’83 Alleluia House at Jericho
Monson Development Center

Rev. Mr. Richard Talbot (Joanne) ’01 Newman Center, Amherst;
E-mail rjtalbot@library.umass.edu Formation Board; Class Instructor

Rev. Mr. William Toller (Mary) ’01 Holy Cross, Springfield; Council Board;
E-mail wm.toller@verizon.net Diocesan Clergy Monitor; Formation
Board; Class Instructor

Rev. Mr. Theodore Tudryn (Elizabeth) ’97 Holy Family, S. Deerfield
E-mail nyrdut@hotmail.com Pastoral Planning Board; Tribunal

Rev. Mr. Charles Wainwright (Jeanne) ’05 St. Stanislaus, Chicopee;
E-mail cwwjmw@hotmail.com Building Commission

Rev. Mr. Bruce Ziter (Jean) ’05 Community of North Adams
E-mail bziter@adelphia.net