800 Taylor Drive, Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635-1050
Phone: (520) 458-2925 | Fax: (520) 452-0235 | Email Us

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

About

Our Priests/Clergy

About

Our Priests

Fr. Greg Adolf
June 1991- present

Fr. Marco A. Basulto

July 2010 - present

Fr. Bartolome Vazquez

June 1992 - July 2010

Fr. Harry Ledwith

March 1980 - May 1991

Fr. Richard G. Voigt

May 1973 - January 1980

Fr. Thomas Millane

January 1971 - April 1973

Fr. Richard A. Calmus

November 1965 - December 1970

Fr. Robert L. Graff

September 1961 - October 1965

Fr. George M. Dyke

August 1959 - August 1961

Fr. Charles Towner

1956 - 1959

Fr. Norman Whalen

Mission Developer - 1956-1959

Fr. John Cullinan

Mission Develeoper- 1956-1959

Prayer | Year for Priests

Lord, in union with the Church world wide and the intentions of our Holy Father, we pray that our priests will draw ever closer to You during this Year for Priests.

We ask you to renew in them Your call to holiness as they endeavor to bring Your love and compassion to us in the most important times of our lives.

We thank you for the gift of their vocation, and we ask that you call even more to a life of service in Your priesthood.

Lord, we ask you to give us willing hearts and able hands so that we can work with our priests to build up the Body of Christ.

Through the loving intercession of Mary, our Blessed Mother, and of St. John Vianney, patron of pnests, we ask especially that You give our priests encouragement in their ministry.

Amen.

Profiles: St. Andrew Priests

The following Priests have served as Associates at St. Andrew the Apostle: Fr. Paul H. Hernandez, Fr. Thomas D. Rice, Fr. Robert A Gluch, Fr. Charles Rourke, Fr. William J. Parenteau, Fr. Miguel Mariano, Fr. Michael Martinez, Fr. Colman Nolan, s.t., and Fr. Bartolome Vasquez-Johnston. Fr. Abran Tadeo also served with us for a year as a seminarian. We have also been greatly blessed by the assistance of retired Priests, Fr. Carl A Kulo, U.S.A (retired), Fr. John Kastigar, U.S.A.F (retired), and Fr. Francisco Caballero.

Deacons George Gaun & Joseph Kushner are our current deacons ordained to the Permanent Diaconate. Deacons Michael Milazzo & Fernando Mezquita also served our Parish in the past 10 years.

Five "Priest Sons" include Fr. Robert Gonzales, Fr. Michael Bucciarli, Fr. Christopher Orndorff, Fr. Dale Branson, and Fr. Anthony Corcoran, SJ, ordained to the Priesthood. Fr. Anthony is a Jesuit missionary, serving on the Russian Mission.

Three women from our Parish have entered Religious Life: Sr. David Marie Yorde, m.s.sp.; Sr. Corinne Fair, o.s.b; and Sr. Teresa Aromin, s.sp.s.a.p. Two young women are currently discerning vocations to Religious Life.

In 2008, we celebrated our first graduate of the Diocesan Lay Ecclesial Minister's Program, Rita Thompson, Director of St. Andrew's RCIA.

Our Clergy

	FR. GREGORY ADOLF Pastor Father Greg is our eighth pastor. He came to St. Andrew in 1991, as the Associate Pastor to Fr. Harry Ledwith. When Fr. Harry was transferred to Tucson in 1992, Fr. Greg was appointed Administrator, then, in 1993, Pastor. A native of Colorado, Fr. Greg grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. Read More... Fr. Greg can be reached at 458-2925 or office@standrewsv.org

	FR. MARCO BASULTO PITOL Parochial Vicar Born in Cordova, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, April 7, 1964, Marco Antonio, is the second of 4 boys in the family. He grew up in the small town of Tilapan. When he was 12 years old he went with his older brother, Jose Luis, to San Andres, Tuxtla, where they went to high school and did some college prep. Every week they traveled to spend the weekends with their parents, Irma and Jose Luis, and their two younger brothers, Juan Manuel and Hector Hugo. Read More... Fr. Marco can be reached at 458-2925 or marco.basulto@standrewsv.org

	Deacon GEORGE GAUN George Gaun was ordained into the Diaconate in 1996. His ministries for St. Andrew's include prenuptial marriage preparation, annulments, and training weekday Sacristans, Sunday Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers. His family joined our parish in 1975. George can be reached at 458-2748 or email him at either ggaun1@cox.net or deacong@standrewsv.org.

	Deacon JOE KUSHNER Facilities Manager Joe wears two hats for our parish. Ordained as a deacon in 2003, he heads the jail ministry, coordinates ministers of hospitality, acts as our compliance officer for the Safe Environment program, teaches religious ed and officiates at baptisms, weddings and funerals. Starting as our facilties manager in 2006, Joe is responsible for maintaining our buildings and grounds, and coordinating construction projects. Joe comes to us from Michigan. After graduating from Wayne State University, he had an Army career in counter-intelligence and worked for the county Sheriff's Department. He and wife Pat have five children plus grandchildren. They also like camping and taking cruises. Joe can be reached at 458-2925 or joekiii@hotmail.com