Archdiocese of Seattle Leadership Team Caitlin Moulding Chief Operations Officer Caitlin.moulding@seattlearch.org206-382-4882 Helen McClenahan Chief Communications Officer Helen.McClenahan@seattlearch.org206-375-5679 Jeff Pixler Chief Human Resource Officer Jeff.Pixler@seattlearch.org206-382-4570 Jeannie Crone Chief Financial Officer Jeannie.Crone@seattlearch.org206-903-4613 Very Rev. Gary M. Zender Vicar for Clergy gary.zender@seattlearch.org206-382-4560 Nicholas Ford Superintendent for Catholic Schools Nicholas.Ford@seattlearch.org206-382-4872 Fr. Gary Lazzeroni Vicar General gary.lazzeroni@seattlearch.org206-382-4560 Erin Oest-Larsen Chief…

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Pilgrimage of Peace A World Without Nuclear Weapons “Never again war, never again the clash of arms, never again so much suffering! May peace come in our time and to our world.” ~ Pope Francis, Peace Memorial, November 2019 Walking Together for Peace In partnership with the arch/diocese of Santa Fe, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a…

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Pope Francis established the Year of the Family, starting on March 19, 2021, on the Solemnity of St. Joseph. Learn more.

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Parish Liaisons The Archdiocese of Seattle hired eight parish liaisons who have been trained to support parish families in the process of becoming one parish. They will use tools, resources and other guidance to help parish families navigate how to approach prayer and worship, evangelization, administration, governance and more in their new configuration — accounting…

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Deacon Formation Program Is God Calling You? Qualities we look for:  Those who aspire to be candidates for the diaconate should exhibit certain characteristics that demonstrate a readiness for formation: A man of prayer, who demonstrates this quality in his daily life, and in his full and active participation in the liturgy A Catholic who…

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Called to Serve As Christ Supports Women Religious The Archdiocese celebrates a rich history supported by women religious in numerous capacities. From schools to hospitals, from ministry to the poor to ministry in parishes, from retreat centers to social justice and advocacy, the positive impact and reach of women religious is undeniable. Because they answered the…

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The Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne, D.D., S.T.L., was named archbishop of Seattle on September 3, 2019 by Pope Francis.....

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About the Program The introduction of the National Directory for Catechesis [NDC] states: “Jesus Christ is the unique emissary of the Father, and the apostles are the emissaries of Jesus Christ.” It also proclaims that “the object of catechesis is communion with Jesus Christ” (NDC, p. 55). We accomplish this by both sharing the content of our…

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