News February 7, 2015
Bishop Kevin Farrell honors recipients of 2015 Bishop’s Award for 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.
At a Mass and ceremony at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe today, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell 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, parish administrator or diocesan staff member, 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.
2015 Bishop's Award Recipients
All Saints |
Marty K. Koss |
All Saints |
William T. Moloney |
Blessed Sacrament |
Anita Díaz |
Blessed Sacrament |
Emanuel Macías |
Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe |
Elizabeth Villafranca |
Christ the King, Dallas |
James A. Hill |
Church of the Incarnation, Irving |
Barbara Foerch |
Church of the Incarnation, Irving |
David Foerch |
Corpus Christi, Ferris |
Rufina Arriaga |
Corpus Christi, Ferris |
Juan R. Herrera |
Good Shepherd, Garland |
Pierce Brockman |
Good Shepherd, Garland |
José Nuñez |
Holy Cross |
Marisol B. Rangel |
Holy Cross |
Johnnie Lee Rankin |
Holy Family of Nazareth, Irving |
Michael Gonzales |
Holy Family of Nazareth, Irving |
Dale Walsh |
Holy Spirit, Duncanville |
Barbara Ann Maddy |
Holy Spirit, Duncanville |
Michael Moloughney |
Holy Trinity, Dallas |
Liz Bassett |
Holy Trinity, Dallas |
Mike Bassett |
Immaculate Conception, Corsicana |
Eugenio Ayala |
Immaculate Conception, Corsicana |
Maria L. Franco |
Immaculate Conception, Grand Prairie |
George L. Saldivar |
Mary Immaculate, Farmers Branch |
Jeanette Fey |
Mary Immaculate, Farmers Branch |
Carl Hanson |
Mater Dei Personal Parish, Irving |
Carlos Valdivia |
Mater Dei Personal Parish, Irving |
Martha M. Valdivia |
Mother of Perpetual Help, Garland |
Nguyễn Hữu Đào |
Mother of Perpetual Help, Garland |
Trần Ngọc Oanh |
Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Dallas |
María Josefa Loera |
Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Dallas |
Gloria Sánchez |
Our Lady of Angels, Allen |
Michelle Harrod |
Our Lady of Angels, Allen |
Pamela Schinetsky |
Our Lady of Lourdes, Dallas |
Rosa M. Pérez |
Our Lady of Lourdes, Dallas |
Valentín Pérez |
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Dallas |
Jesse Almaguer |
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Dallas |
Patricia Schmidt |
Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos-St. Theresa, Dallas |
Juana Guajardo |
Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos-St. Theresa, Dallas |
Gerardo Loera |
Our Lady of the Lake, Rockwall |
Laura Blenk |
Our Lady of the Lake, Rockwall |
Jim Otto |
Prince of Peace, Plano |
Jo Ann Gampper |
Prince of Peace, Plano |
Guadalupe López |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Chinese, Plano |
Anthony Chan |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Chinese, Plano |
Hsueh Lee |
Sacred Heart, Rowlett |
Dawn Shanks |
Sacred Heart, Rowlett |
Andrew Stryk |
San Juan Diego, Dallas |
Pedro Enríquez |
San Juan Diego, Dallas |
Rosalinda Vázquez |
Santa Clara, Dallas |
Joe Gonzales |
Santa Clara, Dallas |
Susana Vara |
St. Andrew Kim |
Jung J. Koh |
St. Andrew Kim |
Sun Y. Yi |
St. Ann, Coppell |
Laney Sherburne |
St. Ann, Coppell |
Michael Sherburne |
St. Ann, Kaufman |
Carol Shiels |
St. Ann, Kaufman |
David Shiels |
St. Anthony, Dallas |
Sandra J. Essex |
St. Anthony, Wylie |
Lourdes Genera |
St. Anthony, Wylie |
Peter Genera |
St. Augustine, Dallas |
Xóchitl Gutierréz |
St. Augustine, Dallas |
Cindy Lorenti |
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Dallas |
Joanne FitzGerald |
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Dallas |
Elia Olguin |
St. Cecilia, Dallas |
Vicki García |
St. Cecilia, Dallas |
Leticia Rodríguez |
St. Edward, Dallas |
Jo Ann Jiménez |
St. Edward, Dallas |
Filiberto Torres |
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Plano |
Len Cook |
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Plano |
Donnie Hawley |
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Dallas |
James Barrilleaux |
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Dallas |
Tanya Denson |
St. Elizabeth, Bonham |
Eduardo Gómez |
St. Elizabeth, Bonham |
Maurine Moeller |
St. Francis of Assisi, Frisco |
Rachel Bonzo-Lam |
St. Francis of Assisi, Frisco |
Rocendo Montes |
St. Francis of Assisi, Lancaster |
Jewell Cromaz |
St. Francis of Assisi, Lancaster |
Jerry M. Donoho |
St. Francis of Assisi, Whitesboro |
Mike Crone |
St. Francis of Assisi, Whitesboro |
Pat Crone |
St. Gabriel the Archangel, McKinney |
Jacqueline Robb |
St. Gabriel the Archangel, McKinney |
John M. Robb |
St. James, Dallas |
Juan R. Calixto |
St. James, Dallas |
Teresa Ramírez |
St. John Nepomucene, Ennis |
Kenneth Janousek |
St. John Nepomucene, Ennis |
Irma Jiménez |
St. John the Apostle, Terrell |
William F.Bedrick |
St. John the Apostle, Terrell |
Justin W. Fivecoat |
St. Joseph Vietnamese, Grand Prairie |
Thien V. Bui |
St. Joseph Vietnamese, Grand Prairie |
Tien V. Nguyen |
St. Joseph, Commerce |
Howard Fitzgerald |
St. Joseph, Commerce |
Natalie M. Salisbury |
St. Joseph, Richardson |
William L. McKinney |
St. Joseph, Richardson |
Patricia A. Patton |
St. Joseph, Waxahachie |
Stan M. Holcomb |
St. Joseph, Waxahachie |
Rose F. Wiski |
St. Jude, Allen |
Debra R. Benko |
St. Jude, Allen |
Dennis W. Carroll |
St. Luke, Irving |
Raquel Canto |
St. Luke, Irving |
Patricia F. Horak |
St. Mark the Evangelist, Plano |
Claudine Humphries |
St. Mark the Evangelist, Plano |
Sara Alejandra Loeza |
St. Martin of Tours, Forney |
Anselmo Guerra |
St. Martin of Tours, Forney |
Myra Thomas |
St. Mary of Carmel, Dallas |
Idelfonso Ramírez |
St. Mary of Carmel, Dallas |
Eulalia Josefina Tellez |
St. Mary, Sherman |
Valetín Reyes |
St. Mary, Sherman |
Matthew Stovall |
St. Michael the Archangel, Garland |
Fred Curtis |
St. Michael the Archangel, Garland |
Alma Enlow |
St. Michael the Archangel, Grand Prairie |
Nick R. Federico |
St. Michael the Archangel, Grand Prairie |
Mary Meza |
St. Michael the Archangel, McKinney |
Jeffrey Frison |
St. Michael the Archangel, McKinney |
Jeffery Hull |
St. Monica, Dallas |
Sally Cook |
St. Monica, Dallas |
Daniel Cook |
St. Patrick, Dallas |
Brigid Garnett |
St. Patrick, Dallas |
Mary Ross |
St. Patrick, Denison |
Myra D. Kane |
St. Patrick, Denison |
Eleanor Via |
St. Paul, Richardson |
Helen Allison |
St. Paul, Richardson |
Enrique Rosales |
St. Philip the Apostle, Dallas |
Fátima G. Reyna |
St. Philip, Dallas |
Marco A. Reyna |
St. Pius X, Dallas |
Teri M. Dres |
St. Pius X, Dallas |
José A. Irizarry |
St. Rita, Dallas |
Matt Molash |
St. Rita, Dallas |
Mike Quint |
St. Thomas Aquinas, Dallas |
Brad Almond |
St. Thomas Aquinas, Dallas |
Marie Barrett Shaw |
St. William, Greenville |
Cynthia Beacom |
St. William, Greenville |
Richard A. Beacom |
Catholic Charities |
Megan Martínez |
Catholic Charities |
David Martínez |
Diocesan Archives |
Mary Brian Bole, SSND |
Diocesan Archives |
Gerald L. Geary |
Disability Ministry |
Claudia Parra |
Jail Ministry |
David Wade Banowsky |
Marriage Ministry |
Catherine Raver |
Marriage Ministry |
Shawn Raver |
Office of Worship |
Daniel B. Keough |
Pastoral Juvenil Hispana |
José Rodríguez |
Tribunal |
Judith Lenz |
Tribunal |
Luisa T. Ravelo-Guedes |