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Our Priests

Diocese of Madison
- Active Priests
  
  Rev. Paul Ugo Arinze
  
  Parochial Administrator - St. John Paul II Pastorate, Baraboo/Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells/La Valle
  
  Rev. Joseph M. Baker
  
  Parochial Administrator - St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Dane/Lodi/Waunakee/Westport
  
  Rev. Joseph P. Bellamkonda
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Dominic Pastorate, Benton/Cuba City/Dickeyville/Hazel Green/Kieler/Platteville/Sinsinawa
  
  Rev. John P. Blewett, SJS
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. John Paul II Pastorate, Baraboo/Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells/La Valle
  
  Rev. Juan Diego Borja Salcedo, SJS
  
  Parochial Vicar - Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Avoca/Boscobel/Castle Rock/Clyde/Fennimore/Mt. Hope/Muscoda
  
  Rev. Vincent B. Brewer
  
  Pastor - Epiphany of the Lord Parish, Marshall/Sun Prairie/Waterloo
  
  Rev. Osvaldo E. Briones, SJS
  
  Parochial Vicar - Mary, Mother of Mercy Pastorate, Mazomanie/Merrimac/Roxbury/Sauk City; Chaplain - Hispanic Ministry
  
  Rev. Stephen Brunner
  
  Parochial Administrator - St. Joseph the Worker Pastorate, Bloomington/Cassville/Glen Haven/Lancaster/Patch Grove/Tennyson/Potosi
  
  Rev. Randy J. Budnar
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Cletus Parish, Edgerton/Evansville/Footville/Oregon/Stoughton
  
  Rev. Robert J. Butz
  
  Parochial Vicar - Epiphany of the Lord Parish, Marshall/Sun Prairie/Waterloo
  
  Rev. Alex Carmel
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, Dodgeville/Highland/Mineral Point/Montfort
  
  Rev. David A. Carrano
  
  Pastor - St. Paul Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. Michael T. Chika
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Isidore the Farmer Pastorate, Belmont/Calamine/Darlington/Elk Grove/Gratiot/Seymour/Shullsburg/South Wayne/Truman
  
  Rev. Diego O. Cuevas
  
  Chaplain - VA Hospital in Puerto Rico
  
  Rev. Sudhakar Reddy Devarapu
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Joseph the Worker Pastorate, Bloomington/Cassville/Glen Haven/Lancaster/Patch Grove/Tennyson/Potosi
  
  Rev. David C. Drefcinski
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, Johnson Creek/Lake Mills/Watertown
  
  Rev. Chad M. Droessler
  
  Parochial Administrator - St. Jane Frances de Chantal Pastorate, Janesville; Director - Pontifical Mission Societies
  
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  Rev. Brian D. Dulli
  
  Parochial Administrator - St. Francis of Assisi Pastorate, Barneveld/Blanchardville/Hollandale/Mount Horeb/Perry Township/Ridgeway/Yellowstone; Judge Delegate
  
  Rev. Pedro Escribano, SJS
  
  Parochial Vicar - Mary, Mother of Mercy Pastorate, Mazomanie/Merrimac/Roxbury/Sauk City
  
  Rev. Mark Foley
  
  Parochial Vicar - Stella Maris Parish, Cottage Grove/McFarland/Monona
  
  Rev. Chahm Gahng
  
  Parochial Administrator - Christ the King Pastorate, Albany/Argyle/Belleville/Brodhead/Monroe
  
  Rev. Miguel Galvez, SJS
  
  Parochial Administrator - Mary, Mother of Mercy Pastorate, Mazomanie/Merrimac/Roxbury/Sauk City
  
  Rev. Christopher E. Gernetzke
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Jane Frances de Chantal Pastorate, Janesville
  
  Rev. Bradley Grobbel
  
  Parochial Vicar - Holy Cross Parish, Ashton/Cross Plains/Martinsville/Middleton/Pine Bluff
  
  Rev. Msgr. James L. Gunn
  
  Pastor, Mater Dei Parish, Berlin/Green Lake/Kingston/Markesan/Neshkoro/Princeton
  
  Rev. Msgr. Donald J. Heiar, Jr.
  
  Parochial Administrator - St. Teresa of Calcutta Pastorate, Cambridge/Fort Atkinson/Jefferson/Milton/Palmyra/Sullivan
  
  Rev. Jason E. Hesseling
  
  U.S. Military Chaplain
  
  Rev. Msgr. Kevin D. Holmes
  
  Pastor - Divine Mercy Parish, Madison/Paoli/Verona; Spiritual Advisor - Diocesan Council of Madison St. Vincent de Paul Society
  
  Rev. Jared J. Holzhuter
  
  Director of Vocations; Chaplain - St. Ambrose Academy
  
  Rev. Sanctus K. Ibe
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. John Henry Newman Parish, Briggsville/Buffalo Township/Montello/Pardeeville/Portage/Westfield
  
  Rev. Gregory Ihm
  
  Parochial Administrator - St. Dominic Pastorate, Benton/Cuba City/Dickeyville/Hazel Green/Kieler/Platteville/Sinsinawa
  
  Rev. Scott M. Jablonski
  
  Episcopal Vicar for Clergy; Pastor - Holy Cross Parish, Ashton/Cross Plains/Martinsville/Middleton/Pine Bluff
  
  Rev. Piotr Janas, SChr
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. John Paul II Pastorate, Baraboo/Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells/La Valle
  
  Rev. David Jaramillo
  
  Parochial Vicar - Queen of Martyrs Parish, Beloit/Clinton
  
  Rev. Michael P. Johnson
  
  Parochial Vicar - Epiphany of the Lord Parish, Marshall/Sun Prairie/Waterloo
  
  Rev. Jayaraj Kalivela
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Teresa of Calcutta Pastorate, Cambridge/Fort Atkinson/Jefferson/Milton/Palmyra/Sullivan
  
  Rev. Bala Kasipogu
  
  Parochial Vicar - Nativity of the Lord Pastorate, Columbus/DeForest/Doylestown/East Bristol/Poynette/Rio
  
  Rev. Garrett B. Kau
  
  Parochial Vicar - Christ the King Pastorate, Albany/Argyle/Belleville/Brodhead/Monroe
  
  Rev. William Kearley
  
  Parochial Vicar - Mater Dei Parish, Berlin/Green Lake/Kingston/Markesan/Neshkoro/Princeton
  
  Rev. Thomas L. Kelley
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Dominic Pastorate, Benton/Cuba City/Dickeyville/Hazel Green/Kieler/Platteville/Sinsinawa
  
  Rev. Anthony P. Kersting
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Dane/Lodi/Waunakee/Westport
  
  Rev. James J. Kotch
  
  Parochial Vicar - Mary, Mother of Mercy Pastorate, Mazomanie/Merrimac/Roxbury/Sauk City
  
  Rev. Gary L. Krahenbuhl
  
  Pastor - Queen of Apostles Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. Tafadzwa R. Kushamba
  
  Pastor - St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, Dodgeville/Highland/Mineral Point/Montfort
  
  Rev. Peter J. Lee
  
  Leave of absence from parochial ministry to Aspirancy in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Province of the Discalced Carmelite Friars
  
  Rev. James R. Leeser
  
  Parochial Administrator - Nativity of the Lord Pastorate, Columbus/DeForest/Doylestown/East Bristol/Poynette/Rio
  
  Very Rev. Gabriel López-Betanzos, J.C.L.
  
  Judicial Vicar; Parochial Vicar - Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. Manuel J. Mendez Cobos
  
  Chaplain, Hispanic Ministry - Epiphany of the Lord Parish, Marshall
  
  Rev. Jorge A. Miramontes
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Teresa of Calcutta Pastorate, Cambridge/Fort Atkinson/Jefferson/Milton/Palmyra/Sullivan
  
  Rev. Timothy G. Mergen
  
  Released to the Archdiocese of the Military Service
  
  Rev. Mark. W. Miller
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Joseph the Worker Pastorate, Bloomington/Cassville/Glen Haven/Lancaster/Patch Grove/Tennyson/Potosi
  
  Rev. James H. Murphy
  
  Parochial Vicar - Queen of Martyrs Parish, Beloit/Clinton
  
  Rev. Kumud Chandra Nayak
  
  Parochial Vicar - Sts. Joachim and Anne Pastorate, Lime Ridge/Loreto/Mill Creek/Plain/Spring Green
  
  Rev. Mark J. Niehaus, ISP
  
  Pastor - Blessed Sacrament Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. Eric H. Nielsen
  
  Pastor - St. Augustine Parish, Platteville
  
  Rev. Drew G. Olson
  
  Pastor - Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. Lawrence K. Oparaji
  
  Parochial Administrator - St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. Christopher Padilla, SJS
  
  Parochial Vicar - Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Avoca/Boscobel/Castle Rock/Clyde/Fennimore/Mt. Hope/Muscoda
  
  Rev. Matthew G. Pearson
  
  Parochial Vicar - Stella Maris Parish, Cottage Grove/McFarland/Monona
  
  Rev. James M. Poster
  
  Parochial Vicar - Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. Luke T. Powers
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. John Paul II Pastorate, Baraboo/Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells/La Valle
  
  Rev. John Bosco Pudhota
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Cletus Parish, Edgerton/Evansville/Footville/Oregon/Stoughton
  
  Rev. Msgr. John D. Putzer
  
  Ministering for the Holy See - Secretariat of State
  
  Rev. Vincent M. Racanelli
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Jane Frances de Chantal Pastorate, Janesville
  
  Rev. Michael Radowicz
  
  Pastor - Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Madison; Presbyteral Advisor to the Office of the Permanent Diaconate; Assistant to the Office of the Chancellor
  
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  Rev. Fr. Carlos Reinoso Murillo, SJS
  
  Pastor - Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Avoca/Boscobel/Castle Rock/Clyde/Fennimore/Mt. Hope/Muscoda
  
  Rev. Timothy J. Renz
  
  Pastor - St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, Johnson Creek/Lake Mills/Watertown
  
  Rev. Ryan Ruhle
  
  Parochial Vicar - Divine Mercy Parish, Madison/Paoli/Verona
  
  Rev. Faustino Ruiz, SJS
  
  Local Superior of the Society of Jesus Christ the Priest; Courage Chaplain; En-Courage Chaplain
  
  Very Rev. Tait C. Schroeder, S.T.L., J.C.D.
  
  Vicar General/Moderator of the Curia
  
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  Rev. Andrew Showers
  
  On Administrative Leave
  
  Rev. John A. Silva
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Teresa of Calcutta Pastorate, Cambridge/Fort Atkinson/Jefferson/Milton/Palmyra/Sullivan
  
  Rev. Prabhakar R. Singareddy
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Francis of Assisi Pastorate, Barneveld/Blanchardville/Hollandale/Mount Horeb/Perry Township/Ridgeway/Yellowstone
  
  Rev. Eric G. Sternberg
  
  Pastor - Stella Maris Parish, Cottage Grove/McFarland/Monona
  
  Rev. Luke P. Syse
  
  Parochial Administrator - Sts. Joachim and Anne Pastorate, Lime Ridge/Loreto/Mill Creek/Plain/Spring Green
  
  Rev. Joseph Michael Tarigopula
  
  Parochial Vicar - Queen of Apostles Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. Grant R. Thies
  
  Parochial Vicar - Holy Cross Parish, Ashton/Cross Plains/Martinsville/Middleton/Pine Bluff
  
  Rev. Anthony Reddy Thirumalareddy
  
  Parochial Vicar - Mater Dei Parish, Berlin/Green Lake/Kingston/Markesan/Neshkoro/Princeton
  
  Rev. Joji Reddy Thirumalareddy
  
  Parochial Vicar - Nativity of the Lord Pastorate, Columbus/DeForest/Doylestown/East Bristol/Poynette/Rio
  
  Rev. Bart D. Timmerman
  
  Parochial Administrator - Queens of Martyrs Parish, Beloit/Clinton
  
  Rev. David W. Timmerman
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Teresa of Calcutta Pastorate, Cambridge/Fort Atkinson/Jefferson/Milton/Palmyra/Sullivan
  
  Rev. Randy J. Timmerman
  
  Pastor - St. John Henry Newman Parish, Briggsville/Buffalo Township/Montello/Pardeeville/Portage/Westfield
  
  Rev. Simon G. Tipps
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Dane/Lodi/Waunakee/Westport
  
  Rev. Cristian Valenzuela Arenas, SJS
  
  Parochial Vicar - Mary, Mother of Mercy Pastorate, Mazomanie/Merrimac/Roxbury/Sauk City
  
  Rev. William J. Van Wagner
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. John Paul II Pastorate, Baraboo/Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells/La Valle
  
  Rev. Jose Luis Vazquez
  
  Parochial Vicar - Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. William F. Vernon
  
  Parochial Administrator - St. Isidore the Farmer Pastorate, Belmont/Calamine/Darlington/Elk Grove/Gratiot/Seymour/Shullsburg/South Wayne/Truman
  
  Rev. David A. Wanish
  
  Pastor - St. Cletus Parish, Edgerton/Evansville/Footville/Oregon/Stoughton
  
  Rev. Michael J. Wanta
  
  Director - Office of Worship; Parochial Vicar - Holy Cross Parish, Ashton/Cross Plains/Martinsville/Middleton/Pine Bluff
  
  Rev. Patrick J. Wendler
  
  Chaplain - University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, and UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital, Madison
  
  Rev. Brian J. Wilk
  
  Pastor - Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. Savio Yerasani
  
  Parochial Vicar - St. John Henry Newman Pastorate, Briggsville/Buffalo Township/Montello/Pardeeville/Portage/Westfield
  
  Rev. Enan H. Zelinski
  
  Director of the Continuing Formation of Priests; Parochial Vicar - St. Paul Parish, Madison
  
  Rev. Jerry Onofre Zhañay
  
  Extern Ministry - Murcia, Spain - Diocese of Cartagena
  
  Retired Priests
  
  Rev. Peter J. Auer
  
  Retired
  
  Rev. Msgr. Lawrence M. Bakke
  
  Pastor Emeritus; Chaplain - Apostolate to Persons with Disabilities
  
  Rev. Msgr. Thomas Baxter
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Robert J. Borre'
  
  Retired Military Chaplain
  
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  Rev. Thomas J. Coyle
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Raymond J. Dischler
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  608-249-4581
  
  Rev. Kevin F. Dooley
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  608-882-0490
  
  Rev. David J. Flanagan
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Kenneth J. Frisch
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Msgr. Daniel T. Ganshert
  
  Priest Emeritus
  
  Rev. Thomas E. Gillespie
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  920-988-6392
  
  Rev. David J. Greenfield
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  920-361-5252
  
  Rev. Dale W. Grubba
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Msgr. Gerard M. Healy
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  608-203-9020
  
  Rev. John H. Hedrick
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Richard M. Heilman
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Bruce M. Hennington
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  608-886-1594
  
  Rev. James W. Hinnen
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  608-341-7040
  
  Rev. Msgr. Michael E. Hippee
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  608-358-3321
  
  Rev. Eugene F. Hollfelder
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. William J. Hower
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  608-295-5041
  
  Rev. Robert W. Hughes
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  920-945-0386
  
  Rev. Msgr. Raymond N. Kertz
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
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  Rev. Steven J. Kortendick
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Richard J. Leffler
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Richard D. Lesniak
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Thomas P. Marr
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
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  Rev. John M. Meinholz
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Msgr. Duane Moellenberndt
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
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  Rev. Thomas J. Monaghan
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Michael E. Moon
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. William A. Nolan
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Stephen C. Petrica
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Michael A. Resop
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Bernard E. Rott
  
  Retired
  
  Rev. Francis J. Schmidt
  
  Retired
  
  Rev. Herbert H. Schmidt
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Kent A. Schmitt
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Msgr. James J. Uppena
  
  Pastor Emeritus
  
  Rev. Gary A. Wankerl
  
  Pastor Emeritus