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Issue 7, Spring 2016

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Campaign Goals

Parish Life and Ministries$16,250,000

Clergy Support$13,000,000

Expand Priest Retirement Fund ($10,000,000)
Expand Vocation and Seminarian Support Endowment ($3,000,000)

Catholic Education$12,750,000

Expand Faith Formation Endowment ($1,000,000)
Expand Tuition Assistance Endowment ($6,000,000)
College Campus Ministry ($1,750,000)
Renovate Existing Catholic Schools ($4,000,000)

Catholic Outreach$11,500,000

Expand Catholic Social Service Endowment ($6,000,000)
Expand Multicultural Ministries Endowment ($3,000,000)
Housing Initiatives ($2,500,000)

Pastoral and Temporal Needs$11,500,000

Parish and Mission Support Services Endowment ($6,000,000)
Cathedral of Saint Patrick ($4,000,000)
Retreat and Conference Center ($1,500,000)

Total$65,000,000

The campaign costs, which include educational materials, communications, stewardship, accounting and fundraising staff, is approximately 6 cents for every dollar raised. According to fundraising best practices, this return on investment is exceptional.

Continuation and Oversight Committee

Fr. Vince Finnerty
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Charlotte

Jose Gonzalez
Hispanic Coordinator, Boone Vicariate

Benne Hutson
St. Gabriel, Charlotte

Marcia Ilardo
St. Vincent de Paul, Charlotte

Jim Kelley
Development Office

Monsignor Anthony Marcaccio
St. Pius X, Greensboro

Bill Weldon
Finance Office

Fr. Patrick Winslow
St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlotte

Priests’ Advisory Committee

Very Rev. Roger Arnsparger
Saint John the Baptist, Tryon

Reverend David Brzoska
Saint Elizabeth of the Hill Country, Boone

Very Reverend Michael Buttner, VF
Holy Family, Winston-Salem

Reverend J. Patrick Cahill
Saint Eugene, Asheville

Reverend Robert Ferris
Retired

Reverend Patrick Hoare
Saint John Neumann, Charlotte

Very Reverend George Kloster
Retired

Reverend Lawrence LoMonaco
Saint Aloysius, Hickory

Reverend Monsignor Anthony Marcaccio
Saint Pius the Tenth, Greensboro

Rev. Fidel Melo
Vicar for Hispanic Ministry, Charlotte

Very Reverend John Putnam, VF
Saint Mark, Huntersville

Reverend Timothy Reid
Saint Ann, Charlotte

Reverend Vincent Smith, OSFS
Immaculate Heart of Mary, High Point

Reverend Jean Pierre Swamunu Lhoposo
Saint James & Sacred Heart, Hamlet & Wadesboro

Case Statement Task Force

Very Rev. Roger Arnsparger
Saint John the Baptist, Tryon

Rev. Msgr. Anthony Marcaccio
Saint Pius the Tenth, Greensboro

Rev. James Solari
Retired, High Point

Rev. Fidel Melo
Vicar for Hispanic Ministry, Charlotte

Dr. Janice Ritter
Superintendent of Schools, Charlotte

Dr. Gerry Carter
Executive Director of Catholic Charities, Charlotte

Mrs. Kim Garcia
Saint Benedict, Greensboro

Mr. Benne Hutson
Saint Gabriel, Charlotte

Mrs. Janet Manzullo
Saint Therese, Mooresville

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The Diocese at a Glance

Catholic Population

180,130

Registered Families

64,281

Parishes

73

Missions

19

Active Diocesan Priests

89

Active Religious Order Priests

41

Retired Diocesan Priests

24

Active Women Religious

129

Active Permanent Deacons

119

Seminarians

22

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