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The Office of the Vicar for Clergy 


Office of the Vicar for Clergy (OVC):

  • Assists the Archbishop in providing oversight and coordination of services and programs that promote and support the development of priests, seminarians, deacons, deacon candidates, and vocations to the priesthood and diaconate.
  • Provides comprehensive support to the clergy and other pastoral leaders in parishes and faith communities.
  • Assists the Archbishop in ensuring pastoral care of parishes and faith communities by serving pastors, staffs, and consultative leadership.

 Contact us at:   

Office of the Vicar for Clergy
Archdiocese of Seattle
710 9th Avenue Seattle, Washington 98104

Tel:          206-382-4839
Fax:         206-654-4654
E-mail:  
   
jana@seattlearch.org
   

Office of the Vicar for Clergy Services and Staff:

Very Rev. Paul Magnano, Ph.D.
Vicar for Clergy

206-382-7317

paulm@seattlearch.org

 

Leigh Stringfellow
Chief of Staff

206-382-4236
leighs@seattlearch.org

 

Priest Services
A service assisting the Archbishop in the placement, support, and development of priests in their personal lives and pastoral assignments.

David Reynolds, Associate Director for Priests and Deacons

206-903-4611

davidr@seattlearch.org

 

Deacon Services

A service assisting the Archbishop in the placement, support, and development of permanent deacons in their personal lives and pastoral assignments.

 

Philip Tran, Associate Director for Deacons

206-382-4828

philipt@seattlearch.org

 

 

 

Continuing Formation of Clergy

A service planning programs for new priests, new pastors, extern priests, and the ongoing formation of priests and deacons.  Publishes “The Whetstone” and through the Office of the Vicar for Clergy recommends sabbatical applications to the Archbishop. 

 

Very Rev. Paul Magnano

206-382-7317

paulm@seattlearch.org

 

 

Seminarian Services

A service assisting the Archbishop in the formation, support, and placement of men preparing for the diaconate in the Archdiocese.

 

Rich Shively, Associate Director for Seminarians, Deacon Candidates, and Vocations

206-382-4595

richs@seattlearch.org

 

Most Rev. Eusebio Elizondo, Assistant Director for Seminarians and Vocations

206-382-4595

 

 

Deacon Candidate Services

A service assisting the Archbishop in the formation, support, and placement of men preparing for the diaconate in the Archdiocese

 

Rev. William McKee, Assistant Director for Deacon Candidate Formation

206-382-4276

billm@seattlearch.org

 

Rich Shively, Associate Director for Seminarians, Deacon Candidates, and Vocations

206-382-4595

richs@seattlearch.org

 

 

Vocation Services

A service promoting and identifying potential vocations to the diaconate and priesthood in the Archdiocese. 

 

Rich Shively, Associate Director for Seminarians, Deacon Candidates, and Vocations

206-382-4595

richs@seattlearch.org

 

 

Click here to go to the Vocation Services webpage

 

 

Leadership Services

A service providing training and support to pastors, parish staffs, and consultative leadership through a variety of leadership development resources. Services include pastoral council , finance council, and commission training and formation, as well as assistance in the transition of a pastor. Seeks to assist parishes in ensuring cultural and ethnic inclusion. 

 

Erica Cohen Moore, Associate Director for Pastoral Services

206-382-2069

ericac@seattlearch.org

 

 

 

Cultural and Ethnic Ministry Services

A service providing support to pastors and other pastoral leaders in their pastoral care of cultural and ethnic communities.  Cultural and ethnic communities served include:  African, African American, Black, Asian Pacific American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American.

 

Isaac Govea, Assistant Director for Cultural and Ethnic Ministry Services: Hispanic/Latino Services
206-382-4825

isaacg@seattlearch.org

 

Philip Tran, Assistant Director for Cultural and Ethnic Ministry Services:

African, African-American, Black, and Native American Services

206-382-4828

philipt@seattlearch.org

 

Philip Tran, Assistant Director for Cultural and Ethnic Ministry Services:

Asian Pacific American Services

206-382-4828

philipt@seattlearch.org  

 

Click here to go to the Cultural and Ethnic Ministry Services webpage

 

 

Criminal Justice Ministry Services

A service providing for the pastoral care of victims/survivors of crime and their families and the incarcerated and their families.

 

Thomas Wagner, Assistant Director for Pastoral Care Services

206-382-1477

tom.wagner@seattlearch.org

 

Click here to go to the Criminal Justice Ministry Services webpage

 

 

Pastoral Care Services

A service providing training and support to pastors, and other pastoral leaders through a variety of pastoral care resources.  Provides support to and serves as liaison for deaneries and those involved in hospital ministry.

 

Thomas Wagner, Assistant Director for Pastoral Care Services

206-382-1477

tom.wagner@seattlearch.org

 

Click here to go to the Pastoral Care Services webpage 

 

 

 

Disability Ministry Services

A service providing training, resources, and support to pastors, and other pastoral leaders in the ministry with persons with disabling condition.

 

Thomas Wagner, Assistant Director for Pastoral Care Services

206-382-1477

tom.wagner@seattlearch.org

 

Click here to go to the Pastoral Care Services webpage

 

 

Parish Outreach

Rev. Rob Evenson, Assistant to the Vicar for Clergy for Parish Outreach

206-274-3191

rob.evenson@seattlearch.org