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Office of the Diocesan Bishop
Most Rev. David A. Zubik, DD, MSEd
Diocesan Bishop
(412) 456-3010
Lori Rectenwald
Senior Executive Assistant
(412) 456-3010
lrectenwald
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David A. Solberg
Executive Assistant
(412) 456-3010
dsolberg
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General Secretariat
Most Reverend Mark A. Eckman, VG
Auxiliary Bishop / General Secretary / Moderator of the Curia
412-456-3427
meckman
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Very Rev.
Thomas W. Kunz, VE, JCD
Associate General Secretary/Vicar for Canonical Services
412-456-3129
tkunz
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Monsignor Lawrence A. DiNardo, VE, JCL
Vicar for Special Projects
(412) 456-3131
ldinardo
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Annamarie Stauffer
Executive Secretary
(412) 456-3131
astauffer
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Laura L. Wagner
Executive Secretary
412-456-3129
lwagner
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Pastoral North Vicariate
Very Rev. Joseph R. McCaffrey, VE
Regional Vicar, North Vicariate
jmccaffrey
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Wendy Berns
Administrative Assistant, North Vicariate
412-456-5649
wberns
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Pastoral South Vicariate
Very Rev. David G. Poecking, VE, STL
Regional Vicar, South Vicariate
dpoecking
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Mary Ellen Reiser, MA
Administrative Assistant, South Vicariate
(412) 456-5645
mreiser
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Archives
Dennis Wodzinski
Director of the Archives and Records Center
(412) 456-3158
dwodzinski
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Danette Alderson
Administrative Assistant
(412) 456-3158
dalderson
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Eric J. Venturella
Administrative Assistant/Sacramental Records Specialist
eventurella
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Auditors/Analysts
James E. Stierheim
Senior Staff Accountant/Financial Analyst
(412) 456-3029
jstierheim
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Vicar for Faith Initiatives
Most Rev. William J. Waltersheid, VG, STL
Auxiliary Bishop/Vicar General/Episcopal Vicar for Faith Initiatives
(412) 456-5644
wwaltersheid
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Jorge Vela
Director of Hispanic Apostolate
jvela
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Sister Rose Walatka
Administrative Assistant to the Vicar for Faith Initiatives
412-456-5644
rwalatka
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Diocesan Chancellor
Anna B. Torrance, JD
Chancellor
(412) 456-3166
atorrance
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Secretariat for Formation
Dr. Thomas Octave
Secretary for Formation / Director of Lay Ecclesial Ministry
412-456-3015
toctave
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Holly K. Mohr
Director for Parish Faith and Family Formation/Program Associate
412-456-3015
hmohr
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Jacob Williamson
Director, Department for Youth and Young Adult Engagement
412-456-3135
jwilliamson
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Gary Slifkey
Campus Ministry, Robert Morris University
gslifkey
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Diane Magliocca
Campus Ministry, Slippery Rock Newman Center
dmagliocca
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Justin Massetto
Campus Ministry Leader – PennWest University – California and Washington & Jefferson College
jmassetto
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Pat Kammersell
Administrative Assistant, Equip Program Manager, Secretariat for Formation
pkammersell
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Elizabeth A. Tims
Administrative Assistant, Secretariat for Formation
etims
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Department of Liturgy and Worship
Rev. James J. Chepponis, MDiv, MA
Senior Parochial Vicar / Diocesan Director of Music
(412) 456-3042
jchepponis
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Erica Gamerro
Director, Department of Liturgy and Worship, and Episcopal Master of Ceremonies
412 456-3041
egamerro
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Brian F. Gurley
Associate Director of Music Ministry
412-456-3042
bgurley
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Secretariat for Catholic Schools
Lauren Martin
Superintendent/Secretary for Catholic Schools
412-456-3090
lmartin
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Sharon Loughran Brown
Assistant Superintendent, Catholic Schools
412-456-3090
sbrown
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Suzanne M. Liebscher
Director of Curriculum and Assessment
412-456-3090
sliebscher
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Judene Indovina
Director for Catholic School Catechesis
412-456-3090
jindovina
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Sr. Patricia Laffey, SC
Director of the Office for Curriculum and Government Grants
(412) 456-3090
plaffey
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Roy Cartier
Director of School Finances, Secretariat for Temporal Affairs
(412) 456-3108
rcartier
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Ann Sgro
Administrative Assistant, School Finances, Secretariat for Temporal Affairs
(412) 456-3108
asgro
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Michael C. Killmeyer
Data and Systems Director, Catholic Schools
412-456-3090
mkillmeyer
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Church Relations
Rev. Msgr.
Ronald P. Lengwin, VE, MDiv
Episcopal Vicar for Church Relations
(412) 456-3021
rlengwin
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Civil Law Services
Christopher G. Ponticello, JD
General Counsel
412-456-3126
cponticello
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Kristin Boose-Repin, JD
Associate General Counsel
412-456-3126
krepin
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Jarrod Turner
Assistant General Council
jturner
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Cheryl L. Giardina
Paralegal
412-456-3126
cgiardina
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Nicholas J. Gutmann
Legal Aide
412-456-3126
ngutmann
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Secretariat for Clergy and Consecrated Life
Very Rev. Michael P. Conway, VE, STL
Episcopal Vicar for Clergy / Secretary for Clergy and Consecrated Life
mconway
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Rev. Leroy A. DiPietro
Delegate for Retired Priests
(412) 931-4624
ldipietro
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Rev. Philip N. Farrell, MA, MDiv
Director of the Office for Institutional Ministries
412-456-3134
pfarrell
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Sister Mindy Welding, IHM
Delegate for Religious
412-456-3067
mwelding
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Sister Anna Marie Gaglia, CSJ
Clergy Support Coordinator
agaglia
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Virginia L. Boyle
Administrative Assistant, Consecrated Life and Clergy Office
412 456-3067
vboyle
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Tiffany Richards
Administrative Assistant, Consecrated Life and Clergy Office
412-456-3060
trichards
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Communications and Community Relations
Jennifer Antkowiak
Executive Director of Communications and Community Relations; Diocesan Spokesperson
412 456-3020
jantkowiak
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Ann Rodgers
Senior Writer/Creative Strategist
(412) 456-3020
arodgers
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Theresa Breitenbach
Digital Media Strategist
(412) 456-3020
tbreitenbach
diopitt.org
Pam Surano
Producer/Assignment Editor
412/456-3020
psurano
diopitt.org
Michael Anania
Video/Digital Media Production Editor
412-456-3111
manania
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Jaclyn Lemon
Digital Media Specialist
412-456-3020
jlemon
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N. Chip Kelsch
Manager of the Diocesan Print Shop
412 456-3105
nkelsch
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Bill Hill
Communications Consultant
bhill
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Carmel Miller
Administrative Assistant, Communications and Community Relations
412-456-3020
cmiller
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Facilities Management and Maintenance
Charles J. Goetz
Chief Facilities Officer
412-456-3034
cgoetz
diopitt.org
James J. Zielinski
Director of Facilities Management and Maintenance
(412) 456-3034
jzielinski
diopitt.org
Wendell D. Hissrich
Director of Safety and Security
412-456-3148
whissrich
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Joseph M. Kubiak
Plant Manager, Saint Paul Seminary
(412) 456-3034
jkubiak
diopitt.org
David J. Schmidt
Asbestos/Facilities Management Coordinator
(412) 456-3034
dschmidt
diopitt.org
Anthony Harms
Facilities Services
(412) 456-3034
aharms
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William A. Fenimore
Operations Specialist
412-456-3034
wfenimore
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Steven Berg
Regional Coordinator – Security Supervisor
412-456-3034
sberg
diopitt.org
Philip Harris
Regional Coordinator – Security Supervisor
412-456-3034
pharris
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Jeffrey Korczyk
Regional Coordinator – Security Supervisor
412-456-3034
jkorczyk
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David Loeffler
Regional Coordinator – Security Supervisor
412-456-3034
dloeffler
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William Chester
Security Analyst
412-456-3034
wchester
diopitt.org
Richard J. Barney
Special Officer
412-456-3034
rbarney
diopitt.org
Brian T. Butler
Special Officer
412-456-3034
bbutler
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Craig Fleishauer
Special Officer
412-456-3034
cfleishauer
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Christine E. Hall
Special Officer
412-456-3034
chall
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Walter E. Jones
Special Officer
wjones
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John R. LaBella
Special Officer
412-456-3034
jlabella
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Jonathan Love
Special Officer
412-456-3034
Darren J. Mikus
Special Officer
412-456-3034
dmikus
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Michael B. Opferman
Special Officer
412-456-3034
mopferman
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Michael A. Poulos
Special Officer
412-456-3034
mpoulos
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Clifton L. Pugh, Jr.
Special Officer
412-456-3034
cpugh
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Michael A. Scanlon
Special Officer
412-456-3034
mscanlon
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Joseph Sotak
Special Officer
412-456-3034
jsotak
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Glen Sovich
Special Officer
412-456-3034
gsovich
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Ruben Torres, Jr.
Special Officer
412-456-3034
rtorres
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Vincent White, III
Special Officer
412-456-3034
vwhite
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Andrew N. Winter
Special Officer
412-456-3034
awinter
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Annette Wright
Administrative Assistant
(412) 456-3034
awright
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William Werme
Maintenance (Part-time)
wwerme
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Jacqueline Morrison
Janitor/Housekeeper
412-456-3034
jmorrison
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Robert Prosser
Janitor/Housekeeper
412-456-3034
rprosser
diopitt.org
Kory M. McKenzie
Maintenance Person
412-456-3034
kmckenzie
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Robert J. Bittner, Jr.
Maintenance
412-456-3034
Gregory Flaus
Maintenance
412-456-3034
gflaus
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Josephine Antonucci
Housekeeper
412-456-3034
jantonucci
diopitt.org
Matrimonial Concerns
Rev. Louis L. DeNinno, JCL, MDiv
Defender of the Bond
(412) 456-3033
ldeninno
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Rev. William E. Dorner
Institutional Chaplain / Tribunal Consultant
wdorner
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Missions
Deacon Timothy F. Noca
Director of the Office for the Missions
412-456-3065
tnoca
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Selese Huth
Administrative Assistant
412-456-3065
shuth
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Operations and Information Technology
Deacon Kevin L. Lander
Chief Operating Officer
(412) 456-3129
klander
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Financial
Services
Wayne C. Boettcher
Director of Financial Services
(412) 456-3027
wboettcher
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Elaine M. Rectenwald
Assistant Director of Financial Services
(412) 456-3032
erectenwald
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John J. Cushma
Controller
(412) 456-3024
jcushma
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Lori Kusluch
Operations Manager
(412) 456-3030
lkusluch
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Denise Edeburn
Staff Accountant
412-456-3025
dedeburn
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Nancy D. Sampson
Staff Accountant
(412) 456-3195
nsampson
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Amanda Veoni
Staff Accountant
412-456-3025
aveoni
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Mary Ann Racki
Accounting Coordinator
(412) 456-3112
mracki
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Parker D. Rabideau
Accounting Coordinator
412-456-3025
prabideau
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Insurance/Employee Benefits/Payroll
David S. Stewart, ARM
Risk/Benefits Manager
(412) 456-3149
dstewart
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Stephen R. Adams, CEBS
Assistant Benefits Manager
(412) 456-3000 x 3525
sadams
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Alishia Morrissette
Benefits Coordinator
412-456-3000 x 3559
amorrissette
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John G. Cvetic
Director of Payroll
(412) 456-3000 x 3526
jcvetic
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Human Resources
Deacon Jeffrey A. Hirst
Director of Human Resources
(412) 456-3016
jhirst
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Judith Persichetti
Administrative Assistant to the Chancellor and the Human Resources Department
412 456-3016
jpersichetti
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Information Technology
Fraser Gensler
Contractor
(412) 456-3152
fgensler
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James A. Lakatos
Employee
(412) 456-3152
jlakatos
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Deacon Joseph R. Allen
Developer
412-456-3152
jallen
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Secretariat for Parish Services
Dr. Linda L. Ritzer, DMin
Secretary for Parish Services
(412) 456-3180
lritzer
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Sharon Hachman
Consultant
(412) 456-3180
shachman
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Carrie A. Lekse
Consultant
412-456-3180
clekse
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Christina Smith
Consultant
412-456-3180
csmith
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Mary Ann Moser
Administrative Assistant
(412) 456-3180
mmoser
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Permanent Diaconate
Deacon Stephen J. Byers
sbyers
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Deacon John J. Carran
Director of the Office for Deacon Personnel and the Deacon Formation Program
412-456-3124
jcarran
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Lauren Gault
Program Coordinator, Office of the Diaconate
lgault
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Protection of Children, Youth and Vulnerable Adults
Phyllis Haney
Secretary for the Secretariat for the Protection of Children, Youth and Vulnerable Adults
(412) 456-3093
phaney
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Colleen Murin
Administrative Assistant
(412) 456-3093
cmurin
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Christine Radcliffe
Administrative Assistant
412-456-3093
cradcliffe
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Dr. Emily Belsito
Victim Assistance Coordinator
412-456-3093
ebelsito
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Saint John Vianney Manor
Rev. G. Malcolm McDonald, MDiv
Director of Saint John Vianney Manor
mmcdonald
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Marilyn E. Zrust
Wellness Care Coordinator
mzrust
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Saint Paul Seminary
Very Rev.
Thomas A. Sparacino, MDiv
Rector and Director of Pre-Ordination Formation
(412) 456-3048
tsparacino
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Rev. Steven V. Neff
Spiritual Director, St. Paul Seminary
sneff
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Sr. Cindy Ann Kibler, SHS
Apostolic Works Coordinator
(412) 456-3053
ckibler
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Susan O’Neill
Administrative Assistant
(412) 456-3048
soneill
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Richard Baxter
Seminary Food Service - Metz Catering
(412) 922-8163
rbaxter
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Stewardship
Dolores C. Nypaver
Director of Stewardship
(412) 456-3085
dnypaver
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Michael D. Freker
Director of Planned Giving
412 456-3085
mfreker
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Joy Leeanne Johnson
Development Associate
412-456-3085
jjohnson
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Temporal Affairs
Robert J. Costantino
Chief Financial Officer
(412) 456-3138
rcostantino
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Tribunal
Very Rev. Michael S. Sedor, STL, JCL
Judicial Vicar / Director for Canonical Services
412 456-3129
msedor
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Jay Conzemius, JCL
Moderator of the Tribunal / Tribunal Judge
(412) 456-3033
jconzemius
diopitt.org
Rev. Louis L. DeNinno, JCL, MDiv
Defender of the Bond
ldeninno
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Rev. Dennis P. Yurochko, JCL, STL
Pastor
dyurochko
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Rev. Benedetto P. Vaghetto, JCL
Retired Priest
(412) 456-3033
bvaghetto
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Rev. James P. McDonough, JCL, STL
Tribunal Judge
(412) 456-3033
jmcdonough
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Rev. Joseph C. Scheib, JCL, MDiv, MA
Tribunal Judge
(412) 456-3033
jscheib
diopitt.org
Rev. William E. Dorner
High School Chaplain / Tribunal Consultant
wdorner
diopitt.org
Adam Blai
Psychological Expert
ablai
diopitt.org
Diane Kass
Office Manager / Ecclesiastical Notary
(412) 456-3033
dkass
diopitt.org
Mary Simcox
Administrative Assistant, Office of the Tribunal
412-456-3033
msimcox
diopitt.org
Vocations
Rev. Kevin J. Dominik, MDiv
Director of the Office for Priestly Vocations, Chaplain for Scouting
kdominik
diopitt.org
Tracy Hodanich
Administrative Assistant, Department of Pre-Ordination Formation
412-456-3048
thodanich
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