The pastoral staff can be contacted at the regional parish offices located in Aberdeen:
306 E. Third Street
Aberdeen, WA 98520
Phone: 360-532-8300
Fax: 360-538-9987
Email: info@ghcatholic.org
Fr. Michael Barbarossa
Regional Pastor
Fr. Michael is a native of Washington, having grown up in Federal Way as a member of St. Vincent de Paul Parish. He attended Catholic school for most of his life and is thankful for the strong formation that his family and faith have provided. He began discerning God’s call to priesthood during his high school years and entered seminary after graduation, studying philosophy and classical languages at Gonzaga University in Spokane followed by theology at Mundelein Seminary in Chicago. His first parish assignment was at All Saints in Puyallup and St. Martin of Tours in Fife. Most recently, he served as the administrator of the four parishes in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties. As a lover of the outdoors, he has hiked extensively in the Cascades and is excited to turn his attention toward the Olympic range.
P. Michael es nativo de Washington y creció en Federal Way como miembro de la parroquia St. Vincent de Paul. Asistió a una escuela católica durante la mayor parte de su vida y está agradecido por la sólida formación que le han brindado su familia y su fe. Comenzó a discernir el llamado de Dios al sacerdocio durante sus años de escuela secundaria y entró al seminario después de graduarse, estudiando filosofía y lenguas clásicas en la Universidad Gonzaga en Spokane y luego teología en el Seminario Mundelein en Chicago. Su primera asignación parroquial fue en Todos los Santos en Puyallup y San Martín de Tours en Fife. Más recientemente, se desempeñó como administrador de las cuatro parroquias de los condados de Cowlitz y Wahkiakum. Como amante de la naturaleza, ha caminado extensamente en Cascades y está emocionado de centrar su atención en el campo.
Fr. Marcos Villanueva
Parochial Vicar
Fr. Marcos was born on September 19, 1970 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He is a Diocesan priest from the Diocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He is the 10th of 16 siblings. He entered the minor seminary in 1990 and began received his major seminary training between 1996 and 2006. During his education, he spend a year in Dallas, Texas studying English at Holy Trinity Seminary and two years in San Antonio, Texas studying theology at the Seminary of the Assumption. He was ordained on June 4, 2006 in Guadalajara.
His Appointments have included:
2006-2009 - Parish of Magdalena, Jalisco
2009-2011 - Parish priest of Our Lady of Refuge
2011-2014 - Parish priest of San Jose
2014-2016 - Mission sin Cuba, in the Diocese of Matanzas
2016-2019 - Pastor of San Francisco de Asis in Juchipila, Zacatecas
2019-2022 - Mission in the Diocese of Los Angeles, CA
2022-2023 - Pastor of Nuestra Sra. Refugio de Pecadores, in the Diocese of Gudalajara
Fr. Jim Mylet
Parochial Vicar
Fr. Jim was born on April 26, 1946. He graduated from O’Dea High School in Seattle. His higher education includes a BA in Philosophy from Maryknoll College in Glen Ellyn, Il, a Certificate of Clinical Pastoral Education from Andover Newton Theological School, and both a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Maryknoll in New York.
His appointments have included:
1968-1969 - Novitiate
1969-1970 - Theology - Maryknoll, New York
1970-1973 - Overseas Training Program - Japan. Studied at Sophia University (summer school language and culture); then 2 years of Japanese language school; afterwards one year of living in a parish in Kyoto with a Japanese pastor.
1973-1975 - Theology - Maryknoll, New York
1975 - Ordination - missioned to Japan
1975-1978 - Muroran, Hokkaido. Curate which included teaching religion at the local Catholic high school.
1978-1981 - Noboribetsu. Pastor and Principal of a kindergarten with 220 children. Involved in ministry to young adults.
1981-1986 - Maryknoll Mission Development and member of Vocations Ministry Team - New York City and San Francisco.
1986-1992 - Involved in Team Ministry in the Muroran Bloc.
1992-1998 - Eniwa Pastor to an all rural Japanese priest area.
1998-2008 - Pastor Teine and Hanakawa.
2009-2015 - Pastor Otaru - Tomioka and Suminoe.
2015-2018 - Pastor Eniwa and Chitose.
2020 - Sabbatical to Scotland, Germany, Kenya and Tanzania which was cut short due to the pandemic.
2021-2022 - Parish Prest at St. Thomas Aquinas, Camas, WA
| Theresa Wright | Regional Pastoral Assistant for Administration |
| Stephanie Weakley | Administrative Assistant |
| Gloria Blackman | Cemetery Coordinator |
| Laura Sapien | Regional Communications Coordinator |
| Leticia Meza | Regional Bookkeeper |
| Perla Estrada | Regional Hispanic Ministry |
| Jacob Hayden | Regional Liturgy and Religious Education |
| Jeannine Bramstedt | Homebound Ministry |
| Karin Ciani | Prison Ministry |