Diocese News 2.3.2017
Bishop Greg Kelly honors recipients of 2017 Bishop’s Award for Service to the Church
At a Mass and ceremony at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe today, Bishop Greg Kelly bestowed the Bishop’s Award for Service to the Church to the honorees for their outstanding service to the church.
The Bishop's Award for Service to the Church was inaugurated in 2012 to recognize the great work and true sacrifice made by lay men and women in the Diocese of Dallas. Nominated by their pastor or parish administrator, recipients of this award are practicing Catholics , exemplary volunteers, and known for their public witness to the Catholic faith.
Each person receiving the Bishop's Award for Service to the Church accepts no compensation for their service, and is recommended by specific evidence of their virtuous good works.This award continues to be presented annually.
The Diocese of Dallas sincerely thanks all of the recipients of the Bishop's Award for all of their tireless work to the diocese and to their parishes.
2017 Bishop's Award Recipients
| Name | Parish |
| MacKenzie Triana | All Saints |
| Michael B. Greene | All Saints |
| Andy DeLeon | Blessed Sacrament |
| Avelina DeLeon | Blessed Sacrament |
| Timoteo Corral | Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe |
| Virginia V. Arista | Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe |
| Jody Coffey | Christ the King |
| Mike Coffey | Christ the King |
| Juan Antonio Saucedo | Corpus Christi |
| Marta Cadena | Corpus Christi |
| Alejandra Egure | Divine Mercy of Our Lord |
| Carlos Egure | Divine Mercy of Our Lord |
| Anna Montpas | Good Shepherd |
| Eric Galindo | Good Shepherd |
| Charles R. Watson | Holy Cross |
| Matilde Moreno | Holy Cross |
| Jaclyn L. Greenfield | Holy Family of Nazareth |
| Robert R. Greenfield | Holy Family of Nazareth |
| Keith Balak | Holy Family Quasi, Van Alstyne |
| Phil Hunter | Holy Family Quasi, Van Alstyne |
| Howard Mayer | Holy Spirit |
| Jeanne Mayer | Holy Spirit |
| John T. Palter | Holy Trinity |
| Kathleen E. Palter | Holy Trinity |
| Bertha Hernández | Immaculate Conception, Corsicana |
| Rodrigo Camacho | Immaculate Conception, Corsicana |
| Artemio Arzola | Immaculate Conception, Grand Prairie |
| Uriel Cruz Arzola | Immaculate Conception, Grand Prairie |
| Hugo Ascencio | Mary Immaculate |
| Thomas J. Musso | Mary Immaculate |
| Deborah Haas | Mater Dei Personal Parish |
| Luke Malain | Mater Dei Personal Parish |
| Lê Dình Hùng | Mother of Perpetual Help |
| Lý Phược Hông | Mother of Perpetual Help |
| Guillermo Domínguez | Nuestra Señora Del Pilar |
| Juana Domínguez | Nuestra Señora Del Pilar |
| Sharon Boyd | Our Lady of Angels |
| Sofia Irizarry-Colón | Our Lady of Angels |
| Laurentino Maldonado | Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Olivia Landin | Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Francisca R. Niño | Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| Juanita Muñoz | Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| Rita Sauceda | Our Lady of San Juan-St. Theresa |
| Rosa María Cisneros | Our Lady of San Juan-St. Theresa |
| Barbara Stewart | Our Lady of the Lake |
| Bill Achenbach | Our Lady of the Lake |
| George Davis | Prince of Peace |
| Jackie Crawford | Prince of Peace |
| Carol Dimaano | Sacred Heart |
| Ginger Martin | Sacred Heart |
| Joseph Chu | Sacred Heart of Jesus Chinese |
| Lily Lee | Sacred Heart of Jesus Chinese |
| Lan To Thi Nguyen | Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Vietnamese |
| Tot Thi Nguyen | Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Vietnamese |
| Miguel Ángel García | San Juan Diego |
| Narciso Díaz Pineda | San Juan Diego |
| Armando Rodríguez Pérez | Santa Clara |
| José I. Miranda | Santa Clara |
| Seogho John Lee | St. Andrew Kim |
| Youn Gregory Choy | St. Andrew Kim |
| Brad Hubbard | St. Ann, Coppell |
| Robert Haro | St. Ann, Coppell |
| María C. Rodríguez | St. Ann, Kaufman |
| Zoila Castañeda | St. Ann, Kaufman |
| Deborah Allen | St. Anthony, Dallas |
| Chris Starr | St. Anthony, Wylie |
| Pat Hooten | St. Anthony, Wylie |
| Alejandro García | St. Augustine |
| Frances Peal | St. Augustine |
| Elizabeth Torres | St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
| Pedro Cortéz | St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
| Oscar Puente, Jr. | St. Cecilia |
| Paula Saenz Saucedo | St. Cecilia |
| Leonel Vega | St. Edward |
| Mario Castañeda | St. Edward |
| Carol Monte | St. Elizabeth |
| Constance Parker | St. Elizabeth |
| Donald Simoneaux | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton |
| Sandra K. Avery | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton |
| Louis Risolio | St. Elizabeth of Hungary |
| Mary C. Castillo | St. Elizabeth of Hungary |
| Delia Beavers | St. Francis of Assisi, Frisco |
| Samuel Mora | St. Francis of Assisi, Frisco |
| Antonio Gonzales, Sr. | St. Francis of Assisi, Lancaster |
| Isidra Reyna | St. Francis of Assisi, Lancaster |
| Sharon Kirkpatrick | St. Francis of Assisi, Whitesboro |
| Toby Fuhrmann | St. Francis of Assisi, Whitesboro |
| Rich Clayton | St. Gabriel the Archangel |
| Suzanne Karmann | St. Gabriel the Archangel |
| Isidro Estrada | St. James |
| Juan Toledo | St. James |
| Héctor García Pérez | St. John Nepomucene |
| Margarita Avila | St. John Nepomucene |
| Bill Blankenship | St. John the Apostle |
| Danny Lee Doak | St. John the Apostle |
| San Ngoc Trân | St. Joseph Vietnamese |
| Thu V. Nguyen | St. Joseph Vietnamese |
| Katherine M. Webber | St. Joseph, Commerce |
| Richard A. Flesher | St. Joseph, Commerce |
| Gloria Sandoval | St. Joseph, Richardson |
| Kevin Conway | St. Joseph, Richardson |
| J.D. Centilli | St. Joseph, Waxahachie |
| Louis P. Ramos | St. Joseph, Waxahachie |
| Carmen Moreno | St. Jude |
| Patrick J. Doyle | St. Jude |
| Agustín González | St. Luke |
| Santiago Castillo | St. Luke |
| Chuck Schumacher | St. Mark The Evangelist |
| Sandy Ptacek | St. Mark The Evangelist |
| James J. Lipinski | St. Martin of Tours |
| O. Ann Pettit | St. Martin of Tours |
| Concepción García | St. Mary of Carmel |
| Monica Torres | St. Mary of Carmel |
| Bernard Sandmann | St. Mary, Sherman |
| Claire Skotnik | St. Mary, Sherman |
| Norman Nicholson | St. Michael the Archangel, Garland |
| Barbara B. Roper | St. Michael the Archangel, Grand Prairie |
| John Anthony Tinker | St. Michael the Archangel, Grand Prairie |
| Alejandro Suárez | St. Monica |
| Roberta Luxbacher | St. Monica |
| Franklin Andy Anderson | St. Patrick, Dallas |
| Patricia Frazier | St. Patrick, Dallas |
| Joseph W. Bindel | St. Patrick, Denison |
| Patricia C. Adami | St. Patrick, Denison |
| Jane Koenecke | St. Paul the Apostle |
| Peter J. Ineich | St. Paul the Apostle |
| Anna Joy | St. Peter the Apostle |
| Myrna Dartson | St. Peter the Apostle |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | St. Philip the Apostle |
| Martha E. Rodríguez | St. Philip the Apostle |
| Bill Bauer | St. Pius X |
| Maura Bauer | St. Pius X |
| Maureen G. Blase | St. Rita |
| Phillip Blase | St. Rita |
| Jeff Vance | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Theresa Vance | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Nina Sandoval | St. William |
| Ricardo Sandoval | St. William |