Meet Our Chaplains
Chaplains support the mission of the Catholic Church in Western Washington by offering spiritual care to people on the margins. Below is a list of chaplains for the Criminal Justice, Hospital & Healthcare, Immigrant & Refugee, and Seafarers ministries.
Criminal Justice Ministry
Joe Cotton
Executive Director | Office of the Vicar General
206-382-4847 | joe.cotton@seattlearch.org
Miguel Smith
Director of Criminal Justice, Mental Health, & Disability Inclusion
Office of the Vicar General
206-575-1331 | miguel.smith@seattlearch.org
Department of Corrections Facilities
County Facilities
John Kartak
Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)
425-238-7879
Kay Bowen
Washington Corrections Center (WCC)
Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)
Thurston County Jail
360-628-9054 | katetbowen@gmail.com
Jennifer Kelly
Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)
Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)
206-719-3839 | jkelly4@jesuits.org
Deacon Jack Roscoe
Clark County Jail
564-397-2211
Deacon Larry Kheriaty
Whatcom County Jail
360-733-1380 ext. 26
DOC clergy contractors:
Fr. Gary Lazzeroni
Fr. Ed White
Fr. Jacob Maurer
Fr. Naresh Gali
Fr. Tony Kitema
Fr. Chad Hill
Fr. Joseph Altenhofen
Fr. Maurice Mamba
Fr. Maxilmiliano Munoz
Fr. Phil Bloom
State juvenile facilities:
Jack Ipsen
Echo Glen Children's Center
Kay Bowen
Green Hill School, Chehalis
360-628-9054 | katetbowen@gmail.com
Federal facilities:
Deacon Juan Lezcano
Federal Detention Center
SeaTac, WA | 253-839-2320
deaconjuanlezcano@stvincentparish.org
Deacon Juan Lezcano
Northwest ICE Processing Center
Tacoma, WA | 253-839-2320
State facilities:
Tribal facilities:
Hospital & Healthcare Ministry
To activate our Catholic ministers for a loved one who is ill, please contact your home parish or the hospital's Spiritual Care Department directly. Some of our deanery-based chaplains or ministry coordinators include:
Joe Cotton
Executive Director | Office of the Vicar General
206-382-4847 | joe.cotton@seattlearch.org
Christopher McNabb
Director of Hospital & Healthcare Ministry | Office of the Vicar General
206-382-3490 | christopher.mcnabb@seattlearch.org
South Seattle Deanery
Christopher McNabb
Father Andrii Oliinyk
Father Bryan Hersey
Pierce Deanery
Deacon Ronnie San Nicholas
North Seattle Deanery
Alicia Lanzner
JoAn Choi
Eastside Deanery
Deacon Abel Magaña
Southern Deanery
Kevin Myles
Immigrant & Refugee Ministry
Chris Koehler
Director of Missions & Immigrant Affairs
206-274-3194 | chris.koehler@seattlearch.org
Amy Nash
Immigrant & Refugee Ministry Coordinator
206-550-1204 | amy.nash@seattlearch.org
Rebecca Burdullis
Immigrant & Refugee Ministry Associate
206-390-0842 | Rebecca.Burdullis@seattlearch.org
Jennifer Lautenbach
Program Coordinator
Seafarers Ministry
Rich Shively
Executive Director | Seattle Seafarers Center
(206) 935-3439 | rich@mts-seattle.org
Deacon Joey DeLeon
Port Chaplain | Seattle Seafarers Center
(206) 935-3439 | deaconjoey@mts-seattle.org
Julia Cooper
Director of Operations | Seattle Seafarers Center
(206) 935-3439 | julia@mts-seattle.org
Joe Cotton
Executive Director | Office of the Vicar General
(206) 382-4847 | joe.cotton@seattlearch.org
710 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104-2017
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