Presbyteral Council

The Presbyteral Council, a body of priests required by canon law to serve as counsel to the Archbishop.  Visit the National Federation of Priests’ Council Website.   For additional information on the Presbyteral Council please contact the Chancery office at 410-547-5446 or Chancery@archbalt.org

 

Meeting Dates: 2022-2023

All Meetings are held at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.

• September 30, 2022
• November 2, 3022
• February 21, 2023
• April 18, 2023
• May 31, 2023

 

Presbyteral Council Membership List

Archbishop William E. Lori – Chairman

 

Elected Regional Representatives: 

• Augustine Inwang, M.S.P. – Harbor West/Metro West Region
• Ty Hullinger – Harbor East/Metro East Region
• Hector Mateus-Ariza – East Baltimore County Region
• Jerry Francik – North Baltimore County Region
• William Keown – West Baltimore County Region
• Michael Foppiano – Harford Region
• Erik Arnold – Anne Arundel Region
• Jamie Garcia-Vasquez – Central Region
• Mark Bialek South Central Region
• Edward Hendricks – Western Region
• Christopher Whatley – Retired Priests’ Representative
• Michael Heine, O.F.M Conv. – Religious Priests’ Representative

 

Appointed Members

• Louis Bianco
• Patrick Carrion
• Brendan Fitzgerald
• Raymond Harris Jr.
• Msgr. Richard Hilgartner
• Pete Literal
• James Proffitt

Ex-Officio

• Most Rev. Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., Urban Vicar, Episcopal Vicar for Hispanic Catholics, Episcopal Vicar for Black Catholic Ministries
• Msgr. Jay O’Connor, Episcopal Vicar for the Eastern Vicariate
• Most Rev. Adam J. Parker, Vicar General, Moderator of the Curia

 

Observer

 Deacon Christopher Yeung, Archbishop’s Delegate for the Western Vicariate