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Deacon Pictorial Directory 2017
Diocese of Oakland
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The Most ReverendMichael C. Barber, S.J.
Bishop of Oakland
From its founding, the Diaconate has been focused on a ministry of charity and service. Deacons were ordained to help the bishop in his role as shepherd and caregiver. Through the centuries deacons have assisted their bishops and enabled the church to serve those most in need. I welcome the Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland to collaborate with me in the holy work of representing Jesus for those who come seeking the Good Shepherd.
Michael C. Barber, S.J. Bishop of Oakland
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I am both honored and humbled by the opportunity to serve the Deacon Community of the Diocese of Oakland as Deacon Board President at the time this directory is published. I am grateful for the opportunity to share a few words of reflection on our community. As a Deacon Community we are a marvelous and mysterious work of the Holy Spirit. When the Permanent Diaconate in the Latin Church was restored through the workings of the Second Vatican Council and formalized by Pope Paul VI, no one could have imagined the synergism that would result from the sacraments of ordination and marriage lived in a deacon couple--a deacon and his wife, ministering among the people of God. Nor did anyone anticipate that married deacons and their wives, unmarried deacons, widows of deacons, widowed deacons, and those who have completed their service in this world would form a community as loving and supporting as ours. May the love and service lived in our community continue to be a powerful witness to Christ’s love for His Church. In Christ, Deacon Steve Budnik, Deacon Board President
From our President
From theBishop’s Representative Beginning in 2017 we are adding new information to our Diaconate Web page. Go to the diocesan website at www.oakdiocese.org and select clergy services. There you will find diaconate. This is our page and it will include three new tabs which will take you to our new features. Click on the deacon photo gallery tab to see diaconal ministries being performed by Oakland deacons. Click on the deacon calendar tab to see a list of all current meetings and upcoming deacon community events. Click on the deacon newsletter tab and read the latest edition or an archival edition of our newsletter. We hope these website improvements will help the Diocese to better answer the question: “who are these deacons and what do they do?” David Rezendes,Director of Deacon Personnel
Deacon Executive Board, 2017
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Deacon Herb and Peggy Casey
Deacon Tim and Phylis Moore Deacon Alfonso and Blanca PerezDeacon
David A. Rezendes
Deacon William and Joanne Drobick
Deacon David and Debra Cloyne
Deacon Gustavo and Victoria Escruceria
Deacon Personnel Board
Pictured from left to right are: Jorge Angel, Charles Silvernale, Joe Gourley, Gina Gourley, Steve Budnik, David Rezendes, Dac Cao, and Noe Gonzalez
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Mrs. Jean EvansAdministrative Assistant
510-267-8357
Bishop’s RepresentativeDeacon David Rezendes
Director of Deacon Personnel
Annette Lewellyn, Julie Ashmore, Victoria Escrucerie
2121 Harrison Street • Oakland CA 94612-3788Tel: 510.267.8305 • Fax: 510.628.2120
Deacon Wives Community
Office of the Diaconate, Diocese of Oakland
The restoration of the permanent diaconate in the Diocese of Oakland originated with the Priests Senate in 1973. Bishop Begin approved the program in 1974. The first deacon class of twenty-nine men was ordained on February 17, 1978. Since then, eight additional classes have been ordained and the ninth class is in formation. Currently, over 100 deacons are serving their parishes and secular communities as joyful witnesses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are leaders, teachers, preachers, counselors and administrators. But most of all these deacons are foot washing servants marked by the towel-like stoles they wear. At their ordination, the Bishop presented each Deacon with the Book of the Gospels, and charged them to ‘Believe what you read. Teach what you believe. Practice what you teach.’
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Active Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
Jorge and Silvia AngelAntonio and Eloisa Ambriz
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Benjamin and Jocelyn Agustin
William and Jayne Archer John and Julie Ashmore Richard and Deana Bayless
Steve and Socorro BudnikJuan and Eleanor Beltran Rigoberto and Reina Cabezas
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Herbert and Peggy CaseyDac and Yung Cao Witold and Anna Cichon
David and Debra Cloyne Harry and Susanne Clyde Maurice Custodio
Alberto and Yolanda DizonErnesto and Yolanda Dandan
Active Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
William and Joanne Drobick
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John and Antoinette Durden Jr.Matthew and Kelly Dulka Rey and Rose Encarnacion
Gustavo and Victoria Escruceria Robert and Maria Federle Javier and Natalia Fuentes
Charles and Sharon GloverWilliam and Sylvia Gall Ruben Gomez
Active Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
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Noe and Sylvia GonzalezNelson and Dorothea Gonsalves Joseph and Gina Gourley
Gary and Diane Hack Gabriel and Amalia Hernandez
Ron Horan
David and Iris Holland
Active Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
Earl JohsonArturo and Isabel Jimenez
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John and Linda Kortuem Martin and Karen Leach Stephen and Annette Lewellyn
Bernard and Jean Liwanag Richard and Helen Martin
John and Janice Mazibrook
Thomas and Suzanne Martin
Leslie and Martha MiyashiroJohn and Susan Mignano
Active Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
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Timothy and Phyllis Moore Manuel and Maria Moya Timothy and Brenda Myers
Loc and Vinh Nguyen Charles Palomares
Alfonso and Blanca Perez
James and Melissa Pearce
Active Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
Gilbert and Laura PesqueiraJosé and Maria Perez
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Charles SilvernaleVictor and Carmen Silveira
Mariano and Corina Preza Lawrence and Marivic Quinn Carlos and Aurora Rabuy
David Rezendes Timothy and Lily Roberto
Lochlein and Simaima Sekona
Rolito and Elizabeth Roque
Active Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
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Edward and Teri Spano Peter and Teresa Ta Noe and Corazon Tuason
Ronald and Jacqueline Tutson Lance Vivet
Gary and Carol Wortham
Danny and Rosanna Wong
Active Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
Robert and Charmie Vince*David and Monica Young
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Rudolph and Queenie Fernandes* Dennis and Valerie Davis** Ralph Nagel***
* Active Non-Incardinated** Medical leave of absence
*** Personnel leave of absence
Active Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
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Photography Credit: Deacon Richard Yee Deacon Dick Folger Deacon Noe Gonzalez Deacon Ben Agustin
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William BotheLeonard BettencourtAntonio and Ina Baptista
Frank and Graciela Bustos Benigno and Clarita Calub Rex and Marta Ehling
Richard and Patricia Folger Jerry GriggErnest and Joyce Freeman
Retired Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
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John JeeRoss HoblitzellOvide and Linda Guesnon
Alan and Marlene Layden Stanley Lee Daniel and Edyth Lewandowski
Oscar and Sylvia Macachor Thomas and Deanie McGowanYsidro and Dolores Madrigal
Retired Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
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Ernest PerezHock Chuan and Swan OeyJohn Nguyen
Antonio and Zenaida Reyes Burton and June Rigley Gustaaf and Stella Roemers
José and Sylvia Sicat Joseph TovarEugene Stelly
Retired Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
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Out of Diocese - ActiveJohn and Judy Archer, Jr.
Gustavo and Sandra ArteagaMichael and Bonnie CantlonGarry and Maryann Evans
William and Cindy HendersonEdward and Sharon Quigley
Joseph and Hilda GomesLuis and Lynn Rivilla
Kenneth and Corky Wedge
Out of Diocese - InactiveJeffrey and Sabina BurnsRichard and Vona SilvaRichard and Esther YeeRoger Wedl
Photo by Julie Ashmore
Retired Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oakland
Deacon Formation Class
Raquel Torres
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Maria Barreto
Myrtle Edgerly
Paula Bruckner
Teresa Flores
Joan Page
Virginia Trucios
Kathleen Dowling
Nancy Hagenbach
Martha Victoria
Vera Duhe
Carol Jaramillo
Rose Anne RykenGloria Lara
Not pictured:Sherry Beville Cheryl Flores
Nora Peterson
Deacon Widows of the Diocese of Oakland
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Active Permanent Deacons of the Diocese of Oak land
1983 Deacon Nicholas Morris
1984 Deacon William Bowden
1985 Deacon Joseph Page
1986 - Ruth Tovar1987
Kathleen Anthony1990
Mabel Gilbert1992
Deacon William Brock and Deacon Leonard Henzke
1994Brother Norbert Fihn, O.P. and Deacon James Keeley
1995Olga Morris, Ruth Lee, Patricia Campbell
Deacon Albert Petersen and Deacon Robert Rego
1996Deacon Pedro Brito and Mary Barnes
1998Deacon Arcadio Torres and Mary Peters
1999Deacon Bill Martinez
2000Joan Frumkin, Jessica Cain, Millie Rego
and Deacon Ralph Glendinning2001
Deacon Robert Hagenbach. Diamantina Gomez and Deacon Jose Flores
2002Carmen Ceja, Deacon John Gilbert, Bro. Raymond Keefe, S.J. and Ursula Soublet
2004Deacon Morris Soublet, Mary Jordan,
Esther Wedl and Deacon Isidoro Flores2005
Marjorie Bowden, Deacon Leo Edgerly,Deacon Leo Smith and Deacon Jack Jordan
2006Mary Beth Grigg, Dorothy Barnes
Deacon Frank Barnes and Katherine Fleisher2007
Deacon Frank Beville and Deacon Dennis Rivera
2008Lucy Martinez and Barbara Hoblitzell
2009Elizabeth Karp, Deacon Robert Dowling,
Deacon Ferris Anthony and Deacon Robert Karp
2010Deacon Paul Frumkin
2011Deacon Antonio Barreto, Jane Waters,
Deacon Ernest Jaramillo, Mary Jane Silvernale, Deacon Hector Victoria, Mary Lou Stelly and
Deacon Nicholas Bruckner2012
Helen Henzke, Pauline Glendinning, Jean Marie Palomares, Deacon Gaston Duhe, Hortense
Prado and Deacon Adam Pietras2013
Juana Bothe, Josephine Perez and Irene Keeley2014
Deacon James Barnes, Deacon Jose Prado, Deacon Rudolph Brazil
and Deacon Denis Ryken2015
Deacon Luis Trucios and Guia Rivera2016
Deacon George Peters, Deacon Jorge Lara, Deacon James Campbell, Deacon Federico Ceja
and Teresá Brock
Benjamin AgustinSt. Jerome, El CerritoAntonio AmbrizSt. Anthony, Oakley
Jorge AngelAll Saints, Hayward
William Archer, Jr.St. Michael, Livermore
John AshmoreChrist the King, Pleasant Hill
Richard BaylessSt. Joseph Parish, Old Mission San Jose, Fremont
Juan BeltranHospital MinistrySteve Budnik
Our Lady of Guadalupe, FremontRigoberto Cabezas
Holy Spirit, FremontBenigno Calub
St. Anne, Union CityDac Cao
Church of the Assumption, San LeandroHerbert Casey
St. John Vianney, Walnut CreekWitold Cichon
Polish Pastoral Center, Union CityDavid Cloyne
St. Charles Borromeo, LivermoreHarry Clyde
Church of the Assumption, San LeandroMaurice CustodioSanta Maria, OrindaErnesto Dandan
St. James the Apostle, FremontDennis Davis
St. Leander, San LeandroAlberto Dizon
St. Catherine of Siena, MartinezWilliam DrobickSt. Agnes, ConcordMatthew Dulka
St. John the Baptist, San LorenzoJohn Durden, Jr.
Church of the Assumption, San LeandroRay Encarnacion
Cathedral of Christ the Light, OaklandGustavo Escruceria
Church of the Good Shephard, PittsburgRobert Federle
St. Michael Parish, Livermore andDeanery to the Portuguese and St Vincent DePaul
of St. Michael ParishRichard Folger, Ret.
Our Lady of the Rosary, Union CityErnest Freeman, Ret.
St. Augustine - St. Elizabeth Seton, PleasantonJavier Fuentes
St. Bernard, OaklandWilliam Gall
St. Bonaventure, ConcordCharles Glover
Holy Spirit, FremontRuben Gomez
St. Joan of Arc, San Ramon
Deceased Deacons and Wives of the Diocese of Oakland
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Alfonso PerezCorpus Christi, Fremont
Jose PerezSt. Joseph the Worker, Berkeley
Gilbert PesqueiraSt. Charles Borromeo, Livermore
Mariano PrezaSt. Bonaventure, Concord
Lawrence QuinnAll Saints, Hayward
Carlos RabuySt. Anne, Union CityAntonio Reyes
St. Mary, Walnut CreekDavid Rezendes
St. Michael, LivermoreBurton Rigley, Ret.
Transfiguration, Castro ValleyTimothy Roberto
Holy Spirit Parish, FremontGustaaf Roemers, Ret.
Our Lady of the Rosary, Union CityRolito Roque
St. Edward, NewarkLoc Sekona
St. John the Baptist, El Cerritoand The Tongan Community of the Diocese
Jose SicatSt. Raymond Penafort, Dublin
Victor SilveiraSt. Leander, San Leandro
Charles SilvernaleMost Holy Rosary, Antioch
Edward SpanoImmaculate Heart of Mary, Brentwood
Peter Ta Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
Joseph Tovar, Ret.St. Anthony, Oakley
Noe TuasonSt. John the Baptist, San Lorenzo
Ronald TutsonSt. Benedict, Oakland
Robert VinceSt. Michael, Livermore
Lance VivetSt. Joseph at Mission San Jose, Fremont
Roger Wedl, Ret.St. Edward, Newark
Danny WongChinese Community, Oakland
Gary WorthamSt. Augustine - St. Elizabeth Seton, Pleasanton
Richard Yee, Ret.Holy Spirit, Fremont
David YoungCathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
Nelson GonsalvesOur Lady of Grace, Castro Valley
Noe GonzalezSt. Jarlath, OaklandJoseph Gourly
Catholic Community of PleasantonJerry Grigg
Most Holy Rosary, AntiochOvide Guesnon
Our Lady of Guadalupe, FremontGary Hack
St.Ignatius of Antioch, AntiochGabriel HernandezSt. Anthony and Mary,
Help of Christians, OaklandDavid Holland
St. Catherine of Siena, MartinezRonald Horan
Immaculate Heart of Mary, BrentwoodArturo JiminezSt. Paul, San Pablo
Earl JohsonSt. Louis Bertrand, Oakland
John KortuemImmaculate Heart of Mary, Brentwood
Alan LaydenSt. Anthony, Oakley
Martin LeachTransfiguration, Castro Valley
Stephen LewellynHoly Spirit Parish, Fremontand Deacon Community Bereavment CommitteeBernard Liwanag
St. Anne Parish, Union CityOscar Macachor
St. Joachim, HaywardRichard Martin
St. Augustine - St. Elizabeth Seton, PleasantonThomas Martin***
Our Lady of Good Counsel, San LeandroJohn Mazibrook
St. Francis of Assisi, ConcordThomas McGowan
St. John the Baptist, El CerritoTimothy Meyers
St. Felicitas Parish, San LeandroJohn Mignano
Our Lady of Grace Parish, Castro ValleyLeslie MiyashiroSt. Joseph, PinoleTimothy Moore
Transfiguration, Castro ValleyManuel Moya
St. Clement, HaywardRalph Nagel***
St. Ambrose Parish, BerkeleyLoc Nguyen***
Our Lady Queen of the World, Bay PointHock Chuan Oey
St. Joan of Arc, San RamonCharles Palomares
St. Francis of Assisi, ConcordJames Pearce
Santa Maria, Orinda
Benjamin AgustinSt. Jerome, El CerritoAntonio AmbrizSt. Anthony, Oakley
Jorge AngelAll Saints, Hayward
William Archer, Jr.St. Michael, Livermore
John AshmoreChrist the King, Pleasant Hill
Richard BaylessSt. Joseph Parish, Old Mission San Jose, Fremont
Juan BeltranHospital MinistrySteve Budnik
Our Lady of Guadalupe, FremontRigoberto Cabezas
Holy Spirit, FremontBenigno Calub
St. Anne, Union CityDac Cao
Church of the Assumption, San LeandroHerbert Casey
St. John Vianney, Walnut CreekWitold Cichon
Polish Pastoral Center, Union CityDavid Cloyne
St. Charles Borromeo, LivermoreHarry Clyde
Church of the Assumption, San LeandroMaurice CustodioSanta Maria, OrindaErnesto Dandan
St. James the Apostle, FremontDennis Davis
St. Leander, San LeandroAlberto Dizon
St. Catherine of Siena, MartinezWilliam DrobickSt. Agnes, ConcordMatthew Dulka
St. John the Baptist, San LorenzoJohn Durden, Jr.
Church of the Assumption, San LeandroRay Encarnacion
Cathedral of Christ the Light, OaklandGustavo Escruceria
Church of the Good Shephard, PittsburgRobert Federle
St. Michael Parish, Livermore andDeanery to the Portuguese and St Vincent DePaul
of St. Michael ParishRichard Folger, Ret.
Our Lady of the Rosary, Union CityErnest Freeman, Ret.
St. Augustine - St. Elizabeth Seton, PleasantonJavier Fuentes
St. Bernard, OaklandWilliam Gall
St. Bonaventure, ConcordCharles Glover
Holy Spirit, FremontRuben Gomez
St. Joan of Arc, San Ramon
*** Denotes first ever, deacon assigned to parish
Deacons Ministerial Assignments 2017
Detention Ministry Hospital Ministry
Youth Ministry
Sacrament of Marriage
RCIA
Sacrament of Marriage
Preaching Teaching
Serving
Baptism
Baptism
Parish Community
Liturgy
Communion Service
Ethnic Ministry
The Many Min is t r ies of the Deacon