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These webpages link directly to information about disability ministry or ministry for the deaf and hard of hearing in each of these dioceses.

However, in some cases, there is no specific page for disability ministry, and the linked page provides contact information for the NCPD diocesan contact listed in the right hand column, or the link goes directly to the home page of that diocese.

Contact information for the disability ministry in each diocese, including addresses and phone numbers, is also available from a .pdf file here.

(Arch)Diocesan Webpage Diocesan Contact
Albany David G. Amico
Alexandria Sr. Mary Bordelon, CDP
Allentown Sr. Janice Marie Johnson, RSM
Altoona-Johnstown Sr. Rosella Lacovitch
Amarillo Deacon Blaine Westlake
Anchorage Dr. Peter Zografos
Arlington Mr. Harry Burke
Atlanta Mr. Ed McCoy
Austin Rev. Larry Stehling
Baker  
Baltimore Mr. William R. Fleming, III
Baton Rouge Ms. Tessie Blanchard
Belleville Rev. Gene J. Neff
Biloxi  
Birmingham Mr. Al Manzella
Bismarck Mr. Christopher T. Dodson
Boston Ms. Karen Murray
Bridgeport Sr. Nancy O'Neill
Brooklyn Rev. James P. Bradley
Brownsville Rev. Edovard Atangana
Buffalo Ms. Rosemary Walter
Burlington Mr. Christopher Fountain
Camden Sister Bernadette McMenamin, SSJ
Charleston Deacon Edward Peitler, PhD
Charlotte Ms. Elizabeth Thurbee
Cheyenne Very Rev. Kevin A. Koch
Chicago Rev. Charles Rubey
Cincinnati Ms. Laura Wright
Cleveland; Catholic teachings and pastoral suggestions Mr. Dennis C. McNulty
Colorado Springs Kurt D. Bartley
Columbus Mr. Jerry Freewalt
Corpus Christi Sr. Barbara Netek, IWNS
Covington Rev. Mike Due
Crookston Ms. Bernadette Dunn
Dallas Mr. John M. Aust
Davenport Mr. Dan Ebener
Denver Mr. Al Hooper
Des Moines Ms. Joanne Dalhoff
Detroit disability ministry; Detroit deaf ministry Mr. Michael Harning
Dodge City Mr. Steven Polley
Dubuque Sr. Marci Blum, OSF
Duluth  
El Paso Sr. Assunta Labrado
Erie Ms. Jackie Johnson
Evansville Sr. Geraldine Hedinger, OSB
Fairbanks  
Fall River Mr. Matthew M. Danserean
Fargo Ms. Stella Marie Jeffrey
Fort Wayne-South Bend Mrs. Donna Macino
Fort Worth disability ministry; Fort Worth deaf ministry Mr. Ralph McCloud
Fresno Sr. Rosa Maria Guembe, RCM
Gallup Sr. Rose Marie Cecchini, M.M.
Galveston-Houston disability ministry
Galveston-Houston deaf ministry
Ms. Charleen Katra;
Rev. Len Broniak, C.Ss.R.(deaf ministry)
Gary Mr. Frank J. Zolvinski
Gaylord Ms. Sandy Binienda
Grand Island  
Grand Rapids Mr. Mark Mann
Great Falls-Billings Rev. Jay Peterson
Green Bay  
Greensburg Sr. Anne Flynn
Harrisburg Ginny Duncan
Hartford Ms. Mary McGrath & Mr. George DuCharme
Helena Rev. Mr. Jude Anthony Duvernay
Honolulu Ms. Iwie Tamashiro
Houma-Thibodaux Sister Celeste Cotter, CSJ
Indianapolis Rev. Vincent Lampert
Jackson Rev. Elvin Sunds
Jefferson City Barbara Ross
Joliet Mr. Thomas Quinlan
Juneau Sr. Carol Crater
Kalamazoo Ms. Ann Sherzer
Kansas City Mr. William Scholl
Kansas City-St. Joseph Mrs. Judy Shute
Knoxville Ms. Valarie Bouchard, MS, CRC
La Crosse Ms. Ann Lankford
Lafayette, LA Ms. Myra Mouton
Lafayette, IN Mr. Tony Varas
Lake Charles Rev. Aubrey Guilbeau
Lansing Ms. Joann Davis
Laredo Ms. Maria G. Macias
Las Cruces Antonio Lujan
Las Vegas  
Lexington Ms. Mary L. Petry
Los Angeles Sr. Carolita Hart, C.S.C.
Lincoln Rev. Robert Barnhill
Louisville Rev. J. Randall Hubbard
Lubbock Ms. Amy Kreller
Madison Rev. Thomas Campion
Manchester Sr. Pauline Lafond, PM
Marquette Ms. Gloria Kalbfleisch
Memphis Ms. Alma Abuelouf, RN, BSN
Metuchen Venus Majeski
Miami Sr. Margaret Johnson, OP
Military Services Ms. Joann Redmond
Milwaukee Ms. Noreen Welte
Mobile Ms. Ruth Breland
Monterey Ms. Tish Scargill
Nashville Deacon Hans M. Toecker
New Orleans  
New Ulm Mr. Christopher Loetscher
New York Ms. Linda Sgammato
Eparchy of Newton for Melkites  
Newark disability ministry; Newark deaf ministry Ms. Anne Masters, MA
Norwich disability ministry; Norwich deaf ministry Msgr. Robert Brown
Oakland Mr. Joe Walsh
Ogdensburg Sr. Donna Franklin, DC
Oklahoma City Tim O'Connor
Omaha Ms. Mary Eileen Andreasen, RN
Orange disability ministry; Orange deaf ministry Ms. Mary Ann O'Brien, DRE
Orlando Ms. Deborah Stafford Shearer
Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles for Maronites  
Owensboro Mr. Richard Murphy
Eparchy of Parma for Byzantines   
Eparchy of Passaic for Byzantines   
Paterson Mr. Thomas Barrett
Palm Beach Dr. Thomas Bila
Pensacola-Tallahassee Mrs. Louise Ritz
Peoria Mr. Ronald Bolster
Philadelphia Sr. Kathleen M. Schipani, IHM
Archeparchy of Philadelphia for Ukranians   
Phoenix Ms. Isabella M. Rice
Pittsburgh Sr. Michelle Grgurich, VSC
Archeparchy of Pittsburgh for Byzantines  
Portland, ME Ms. Annette Rioux
Portland, OR disability ministry;
Portland, OR deaf ministry
Ms. Dorothy Coughlin; Sr. Linda Roby
Providence Rev. Gerard O. Sabourin
Pueblo  
Raleigh Ms. Linda Bedo
Rapid City Ms. Jill Sowers-Legner
Reno Bro. Matthew Cunningham, FSR
Richmond Ms. Nita Grignol
Rochester Mr. Paul Pickering
Rockford disability ministry;
Rockford deaf ministry
Rev. Msgr. Glenn L. Nelson
Rockville Centre Sr. Sally Ryan, RSM
Sacramento Mr. John Rieschick
Saginaw Ms. Terri Grierson
Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle for Chaldeans  
Salt Lake City Ms. Sol Garcia
San Angelo Sr. Hieda Marotta
San Antonio Sr. Jo-Michele Sierra, SSCJ
San Bernardino Ms. Teresa Rocha
San Diego Mr. Kent Peters
San Francisco Mr. George Wesolek
San Jose Ms. Terrie Iacino
Santa Fe Mrs. Palmira Perea-Hay
Santa Rosa Maureen E. Shaw, ACSW
Savannah Sr. Jackie Griffith, SSJ
Scranton

Sr. Mary Beth Makuch, SS.C.M.

Seattle disability ministry;
Seattle deaf ministry
Mr. Thomas C. Wagner
Shreveport Mrs. Mary McGill
Sioux City Ms. Vera Ludwig
Sioux Falls Ms. Angie Quissell
Spokane Rev. Msgr. John M. Steiner
Springfield, IL Sr. Jane Boos, SSND
Springfield, MA Sr. Joan Magnani, SSJ
Springfield-Cape Girardeau Dr. Donald R. Emge, PhD
St. Augustine Mr. Brendan Bledsoe
St. Cloud Sr. Chrisann Mortensen, SSND
Eparchy of St. George's in Canton for Romanians  
St. Louis disability ministry; St. Louis deaf ministry Ms. Jane Walker
Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn for Maronites  
St. Paul-Minneapolis disability ministry;
St. Paul-Minneapolis deaf ministry
Rev. Shaji Joseph Pazhukkathara
St. Petersburg  
Diocese of St. Thomas, VI  
Eparchy of Stamford for Ukranians  
Steubenville Sr. Mary Ann Corr, SC, Ed.D.
Stockton Yvonne C. Harrold
Superior Mr. Brian Soland
Syracuse Mr. Dennis Manning
Toledo Ms. Marsha Rivas
Trenton  
Tucson Mrs. Marguerite Harmon, MS
Tulsa Mr. Timothy Sullivan
Tyler

Msgr. Joseph Strickland

Eparchy of Van Nuys for Byzantines  
Venice Mrs. Jeanne Berdeaux
Victoria  
Washington, D.C. Ms. Rose Wilkins
Wheeling-Charleston Ms. Alma Cunningham, RN, BSN
Wichita Mr. George Gerber
Wilmington Sr. Sally Russell, SSJ
Winona

Ms. Suzanne Belongia

Worcester Ms. Heather McDonald
Yakima Mrs. Maria Elena Trevino-Ponce
Youngstown Mr. Brian R. Corbin



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