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
Terri Nelson
Director of Integral Human Development
Joe Garcia
Volunteer Re-entry Ministry Coordinator
Department of Corrections Facilities
County Facilities
Father Jay DeFolco
Snohomish County Jail and Juvenile Detention
360-691-2636
Karin Ciani
Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)
Olympic Corrections Center (OCC)
360-580-3155 | karinciani@yahoo.com
Kay Bowen
Washington Corrections Center (WCC)
Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)
360-628-9054 | katetbowen@gmail.com
Deacon Jack Roscoe
Clark County Jail
564-397-2211
Deacon Larry Kheriaty
Whatcom County Jail
360-733-1380 ext. 26
DOC clergy contractors:
Father Navykumar Thomas
Father Vinner Raj Simeon Raj, HGN
Father Randy Guarino
Father Naresh Gali
Serving:
Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)
Olympic Corrections Center (OCC)
Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)
Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)
State juvenile facilities:
JoJo Bromfield
Echo Glen Children’s Center | King County Juvenile Detention Center
206-477-5042 | jojo@circlefaithfuture.org
Deacon Loren Lane
Green Hill School
360-740-9724 | 2lanes@lorenlane.com
Deacon Dick Wallace
Naselle Youth Camp
360-642-4188
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 | deaconjuanlezcano@stvincentparish.org
State facilities:
Tribal facilities:
Hospital & Healthcare Ministry
To activate our Catholic ministers for a loved one who is ill, please contact the hospital or healthcare facility’s Spiritual Care Department directly. This will activate our deanery-based response system spearheaded by the chaplains named below.
Joe Cotton
Executive Director | Office of the Vicar General
206-382-4847 | joe.cotton@seattlearch.org
Terri Nelson
Director of Integral Human Development
South Seattle Deanery
Christopher McNabb
Father Bryan Hersey
Pierce Deanery
Pam Stephen-Jordan
North Seattle Deanery
Alicia Lanzner
JoAn Choi
Eastside Deanery
Deacon Abel Magaña
Southern Deanery
Deacon Jose Gonzalez
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
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
710 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104-2017
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