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 Pastoral Care & Outreach | Office of the Vicar General
206-575-1331 | miguel.smith@seattlearch.org
Department of Corrections Facilities
County Facilities
Father Jay DeFolco
Snohomish County Jail and Juvenile Detention
360-691-2636
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:
Father Gary Lazzeroni
Father Ed White
Father Jacob Maurer
Father Naresh Gali
Serving:
Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)
Olympic Corrections Center (OCC)
Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)
State juvenile facilities:
JoJo Bromfield
Echo Glen Children’s Center, Snoqualmie
206-477-5042 | jojocoordinates@gmail.com
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
Miguel Smith
Director of Pastoral Care & Outreach | Office of the Vicar General
206-575-1331 | miguel.smith@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
Welcome Circle Coordinator
206-550-1204 | amy.nash@seattlearch.org
Rebecca Burdullis
Refugee Welcome Circles Associate
206-390-0842 | Rebecca.Burdullis@seattlearch.org
Kelsey Harrington
Director, Agape Service Project
206-382-4865 | kelsey.harrington@seattlearch.org
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
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