Catholic Chaplain Corps
Please call the Catholic Chaplain Corps at 713-747-8445 for referrals.
Mission Statement
The Catholic Chaplain Corps’ mission is to bring the healing ministry of Jesus to the Infirm, Imprisoned, Aged and Dying of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston through trained clergy and laity. In collaboration with our parishes, we offer education and support to our ministers so that we become a source of hope and consolation, bringing Christ’s compassion and love in a deeply personal way through kindness, joy, and prayer.
Vision Statement
To be the aroma of Christ to the Infirm, Imprisoned, Aged and Dying.
But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? For we are not peddlers of God’s word like so many; but in Christ we speak as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God and standing in his presence.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14-17
Staff
| Romani Perera, Director 713-747-8445 |
Fr. Rodolfo Cal-Ortiz (Fr. Jojo) Texas Children’s/Ben Taub - TMC |
| Debbie Thomas, Administrative Assistant 713-747-8445 |
Fr. Earnest E. Emeodi Baylor St. Luke - TMC |
| Lena Estrada, Office Assistant 713-747-8445 |
Fr. Christian Christopher Memorial Herman |
| Sr. Ranis Mathew, Lay Chaplain Baylor St. Luke/TCH |
Charlotte Toliver, Lay Chaplain (PT) Methodist - TMC |
| Sr. Mary Lois Okpara, Lay Chaplain Memorial Hermann/TIRR/Ben Taub - TMCR |
Fr. Tom Smithson HCA Houston– Museum District The Women’s Hospital of Texas |
| Fr. Enrique Salen Memorial Hermann SW |
Fr. Yong Hyuk Lee Houston Methodist –West Campus St. Lukes, The Vintage Hospital HCA Houston - Tomball |
| Fr. Desmond Daniels (Fr. Desy) Methodist - TMC |
Fr. Miles Useche LBJ |
| Fr. Biju Antony Texas Children’s—West Campus Houston Methodist—West Houston Memorial Hermann—West Houston |
Barbora Snodgrass, Lay Chaplain LBJ (PT) Methodist (TMC) |
| Fr. Dr. Renni Ariplackal Conroe/ The Woodlands |
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| Amanda Quiroz, Regional Lay Coordinator Conroe/ The Woodlands |