Staff Directory
Parish Staff
Archbishop of Chicago and Pastor
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich
Rector
Very Rev. Gregory Sakowicz
(312) 573-4446
gsakowicz@holynamecathedral.org
Executive Director
Mark Teresi
(312) 573-4427
mteresi@holynamecathedral.org
Associate Pastors
Rev. John P. Boivin
(312) 573-4447
Rev. Marek Smolka
(312) 573-4413
msmolka@holynamecathedral.org
Rev. William Vollmer
(312) 573-4438
wvollmer@holynamecathedral.org
Resident Priests
Rev. Robert Fedek
Rev. Louis Cameli
Rev. Ramil Fajardo
Rev. William J. Moriarity
Rev. William Woestman, O.M.I.
Weekend Associates
Rev. Ken Simpson
Deacons
Michael McCloskey
Stan Strom – sstrom@holynamecathedral.org
Dan Welter – dwelter@holynamecathedral.org
Pastoral Ministry Staff
Director of Liturgy
Rev. Marek Smolka
(312) 573-4413
msmolka@holynamecathedral.org
Director of Liturgical Services and Special Events
Michelle M. Peltier
(312) 573-4426
mpeltier@holynamecathedral.org
Music Director
David C. Jonies
(312) 573-4414
djonies@holynamecathedral.org
Administrative Assistant to the Music Department
John Lee
(312) 573-4415
music@holynamecathedral.org
Associate Pastor of Faith Formation
Rev. William Vollmer
(312) 573-4438
wvollmer@holynamecathedral.org
Director of Faith Formation
Kenneth Ortega, Ed.D.
(312) 573-4434
kortega@holynamecathedral.org
Children’s Faith Formation
Rev. William Vollmer
(312) 573-4438
wvollmer@holynamecathedral.org
Kenneth Ortega, Ed.D.
(312) 573-4434
kortega@holynamecathedral.org
Director of Pastoral Ministries
Lori Doyle
(312) 573-4425
ldoyle@holynamecathedral.org
Operations Staff
Controller/Human Resources Director
Patricia Palacios
(312) 573-4432
ppalacios@holynamecathedral.org
Assistant to the Controller
Ronald Birch
(312) 573-4467
rbirch@holynamecathedral.org
Assistant to the Controller
Paula Colin
(312) 573-4403
pcolin@holynamecathedral.org
Director of Cathedral Communications
Lori Doyle
(312) 573-4425
ldoyle@holynamecathedral.org
Chief Engineer
Ryan Pietrzak
rpietrzak@holynamecathedral.org
Parish Secretary
JoAnn O’Brien
(312) 573-4401
jobrien@holynamecathedral.org
Office Manager
Janet Scheckel
(312) 787-8040
jscheckel@holynamecathedral.org