About Parish Advocates

Parish Advocates assist Petitioners in submitting their marriage nullity cases to the Tribunal. Parish Advocates are priests and deacons (by virtue of their ordination), and appointed lay ministers who serve in this capacity.

All cases are submitted to the Tribunal by a Parish Advocate. It is the role of the Parish Advocate to ensure that all forms, documents, and fees are complete when submitted to the Tribunal. In addition, the Parish Advocate accompanies the Petitioner throughout the process, offering guidance, support, and help as needed. Respondents may also take advantage of the assistance of a Parish Advocate.

Parish Advocates have successfully completed the Tribunal’s Introductory and Advanced Parish Advocate training programs and have been appointed to a four-year term to serve in this capacity.

The first step in getting started with an annulment case is to contact a Parish Advocate in your parish or deanery. Below is the list of Parish Advocates (by City and Parish) who have completed the training and been appointed. Or, you may contact a priest or deacon in your parish to assist you. If your parish does not have an Advocate listed, feel free to call the Tribunal for a recommendation. We also have Parish Advocates who speak Spanish, Tagalog, or Vietnamese.

City – ParishName & EmailLanguages
"At Large" Advocate
Available to assist any Petitioner needing help
Ms. Patricia Camarillo
patcuca90@gmail.com
Spanish
ALTURAS – Sacred HeartMrs. Ronda Gysin
ronda.gysin@yahoo.com 
 
ANDERSON - Sacred HeartMs. Margarita "Maggie" Osorio
maggieparacristo@yahoo.com
(530) 782- 3783
 
ANDERSON – Sacred HeartDeacon Rich Valles
richgvalles98@gmail.com 
Spanish
AUBURN - St. Teresa of AvilaContact the Pastor as the first step, and he will assign an Advocate for you.
Rev. Arbel Cabasagan
fr_arbel@yahoo.com
 
BENICIA – St. DominicMr. Edward Murphy
edparishadvocate@stdombenicia.org
 
BENICIA – St. DominicMs. Joyce Elaine Paschal
elaineparishadvocate@stdombenicia.org
 
CARMICHAEL – Our Lady of the AssumptionMrs. Shannon Langer
langer@olaparish.net
 
CARMICHAEL – St. John the EvangelistDeacon Keith Johnson
deaconkeith@sjecarmichael.org
 
CARMICHAEL – St. John the EvangelistMrs. Pamela Johnson
pam@bountypoint.com
 
CHICO – St. John the BaptistDeacon William Bruening
W_Bruening@yahoo.com 
 
CHICO – St. John the BaptistMs. Sharon Stover
stoversharona@gmail.com
 
CITRUS HEIGHTS – Holy FamilyDeacon Donald Galli
dcndonaldgalli@holyfamilycitrusheights.org
 
CITRUS HEIGHTS – Holy FamilyMrs. Irene Hronicek
holyfamilyadvocate@gmail.com
 
CITRUS HEIGHTS – Holy FamilyRev. Paolo Dorrego, PES
paolodorrego1@gmail.com 
 
COLFAX – St. DominicMr. Joe DePaoli
jpdepaoli@hotmail.com
 

DOWNIEVILLE - Immaculate Conception
 
Rev. Alex Estrella
fralexestrella@gmail.com
Spanish
ELK GROVE - Good ShepherdMrs. Verne Bowers
vb51@icloud.com
Tagalog
ELK GROVE – Good ShepherdMs. Carmencita "Menchie" DeCastro-Cabrera
goodshepherdcff@frontiernet.net
Tagalog
ELK GROVE – Good ShepherdDeacon Rommel Declines, Sr.
gsccadvocate@gmail.com
 
ELK GROVE – Good ShepherdDeacon Al Llenos
allenos@comcast.net
Tagalog
ELK GROVE – St. JosephMr. Tony Hock
adhock62@gmail.com
 
ELK GROVE – St. JosephMrs. Heather McAvoy-Jensen
heathermj@sbcglobal.net
 
ELK GROVE – St. JosephMrs. Ida Miranda
idairis39@gmail.com
Spanish
ELK GROVE – St. Joseph

Rev. Manny Rodriguez

mannya.rod@gmail.com
Spanish
FAIR OAKS – St. MelMrs. Cheryl Hoffmann
CherylHoffmann33@gmail.com
 
FAIR OAKS – St. MelMr. Gary McCollum
g.mccollumstmelchurch@yahoo.com
 
FAIR OAKS – St. MelDeacon Larry Niekamp
dcnlarryn@comcast.net
 
FAIRFIELD - Holy SpiritDeacon Jack Davault
jdavault@holyspiritfairfield.org
(707) 290-1447
 
FAIRFIELD – Our Lady of Mt. CarmelMr. Elpidio "Pidz" Banasan
olmc.advocate@gmail.com
 
FAIRFIELD – Our Lady of Mt. CarmelDeacon Raymond Elias
deaconraymondelias@sbcglobal.net
Spanish
FOLSOM – St. John the BaptistMrs. Mercy Knight
mk4177@sbcglobal.net
 
FOLSOM – St. John the BaptistMrs. Laura F. Wicklman
lfwicklman@outlook.com
(916) 337-9116
 
FORT JONES – Sacred HeartDeacon Charles Werner
cwerner@sisqtel.net
 
GALT – St. ChristopherMs. Maria Polanco
mariapolanco@saint-christophers.com
 
GRANITE BAY – St. Joseph MarelloDeacon Dennis Gorsuch
dennisgorsuch@comcast.net
 

GRASS VALLEY – St. Patrick
 
Rev. Alex Estrella
fralexestrella@gmail.com
Spanish
GRASS VALLEY – St. PatrickMrs. Suzie James
suziejames@sbcglobal.net
 
LINCOLN - St. JosephDeacon Patrick Mahan
patrickmahan28@gmail.com
(916) 224-1282
 
LINCOLN - St. JosephMrs. Maria Reynoso-Mahan
pmspmahan@sbcglobal.net
(916) 224-1280
 
MAXWELL - Sacred HeartMrs. Norma "Lillian" Tatar
olivares_norma@yahoo.com
 
NEVADA CITY – St. CaniceRev. Alex Estrella
fralexestrella@gmail.com
Spanish
NORTH HIGHLANDS - St. Lawrence the MartyrMs. Jainell Gaitan
jgaiuop69@comcast.net
(916) 764-7011
 
NORTH HIGHLANDS – St. Lawrence the MartyrMrs. Dianna Mendoza
sageram@aol.com
Spanish
NORTH HIGHLANDS – St. Lawrence the MartyrMr. Paul Mendoza
gnydozer@gmail.com
Spanish
OROVILLE – St. Thomas the ApostleMrs. Marta Martinez-Topete
martaoctaviotopete88@gmail.com
Spanish
PARADISE - St. Thomas MoreMrs. Deon Mangan
deonmangan@gmail.com
(530) 518-1941
 
PARADISE - St. Thomas MoreDeacon Mike Mangan
mikermangan@gmail.com
(530) 518-3697
 
PLACERVILLE – St. PatrickMs. Ann-Marie Davis
bearstate9321@gmail.com
 
PLACERVILLE – St. PatrickDeacon Brian Smith
brilion63@aol.com
 
RED BLUFF – Sacred HeartMs. Rachel Martinez
rachelfamilia51@gmail.com
 
REDDING – Our Lady of MercyDeacon Jose Ceja
joseceja82@yahoo.com
Spanish
REDDING - St. JosephRev. Eric Lofgren
freric@saintjosephredding.org
 
RIO VISTA – St. JosephMrs. Annie Quihuiz
annie.quihuiz@gmail.com
 
RIO VISTA – St. JosephMr. Mike Quihuiz
quuihuizmichael@gmail.com
 
ROCKLIN – SS. Peter & PaulDeacon David Haproff
dahaproff@hotmail.com
 
ROCKLIN – SS. Peter & PaulMrs. Leslie Kolb
cmejeep3@yahoo.com
 
ROCKLIN - SS. Peter & PaulDeacon Bob Leathers
bob.leathers@rocklincatholic.org
(650) 281-9650
 
ROCKLIN – SS. Peter & PaulMr. Edwin Solis
emsolis@icloud.com
 
ROSEVILLE – St. ClareDeacon Carl Kube
carlk@stclareroseville.org
 
ROSEVILLE - St. Rose of LimaMrs. Nikki Rengstorff
nikki@rengstorff.com
(916) 872-5054
Spanish
SACRAMENTO – Cathedral of the Blessed SacramentMs. Titi Kila
tkila@cathedralsacramento.org
Fijian
SACRAMENTO – Cathedral of the Blessed SacramentMr. John Picone
john.cbsadvocate@gmail.com
 
SACRAMENTO – Immaculate ConceptionDeacon Jerry Pauly
geraldpauly@immaculateconceptionsacramento.org
 
SACRAMENTO – Our Lady of GuadalupeDeacon Alfredo Anguiano
alfredoanguiano58@yahoo.com
Spanish
SACRAMENTO – Our Lady of GuadalupeMs. Lourdes Castellanos
lcastellanos@shrinegpe.org
Spanish
SACRAMENTO – Presentation of the Blessed Virgin MaryMs. Diane Anderson
DKAnderson82@gmail.com
 
SACRAMENTO – Sacred HeartMs. Anne Marie Flaherty
annemarieflaherty49@gmail.com
 
SACRAMENTO – Sacred HeartMs. Marti Geiger
annulmentshc@yahoo.com
 
SACRAMENTO – St. Ignatius LoyolaMs. Jean Nelson
jnelson@stignatiussac.org
 
SACRAMENTO - St. Ignatius LoyolaMrs. Audra Wake
audra@thewakefamily.com
(916) 233-7191
 
SACRAMENTO – St. MaryMrs. Michelle Mills
momills14@gmail.com
 
SACRAMENTO – St. PaulDeacon Antonio Ramirez
ramirez8@comcast.net
Spanish
SACRAMENTO – St. Peter & All HallowsDeacon Manuel Ocon
manuelocon2551@yahoo.com
Spanish
SACRAMENTO – Vietnamese MartyrsMr. Do Nguyen
doxuan318@yahoo.com
Vietnamese
SACRAMENTO - Vietnamese MartyrsDeacon Phong Nguyen
pnguyenp@gmail.com
(916) 416-6735
Vietnamese
SACRAMENTO - Vietnamese MartyrsDeacon Ted Nguyen
tedd_nguyen@yahoo.com
(916) 837-6501
Vietnamese
SACRAMENTO - Vietnamese MartyrsDeacon Henry Tran
cursillista.hoangtran@gmail.com
(916) 869-6615
Vietnamese
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - St. TheresaRev. Joseph Sebastian
frjoestc@tahoecatholic.com
 
SUSANVILLE - Sacred Heart

Rev. Manny Rodriguez

mannya.rod@gmail.com
Spanish
TRAVIS AFB – Sacred HeartRev. Jeffrey Henry
revmanalive@gmail.com
 
VACAVILLE – St. JosephMrs. Rebecca "Becky" Dela Cruz
rollybecky@aol.com
 
VACAVILLE – St. JosephMr. Rolando "Rolly" Dela Cruz
rollybecky01@comcast.net
 
VACAVILLE – St. JosephMrs. Carol Lee
seasolitude18@gmail.com
 
VACAVILLE – St. JosephRev. Joshy Mathew
fr.joshy@stjoseph-vacaville.org
 
VACAVILLE – St. JosephDeacon Scott Sexton
deaconscott@stjoseph-vacaville.org
 
VACAVILLE – St. JosephMr. Dennis Tremethick
dtremethick@gmail.com
 
VACAVILLE – St. JosephMrs. Edith Tremethick
etremethick@gmail.com-
 
VACAVILLE – St. MaryMr. Wyman Adcock
wymanadcock@gmail.com
 
VACAVILLE – St. MaryMrs. Elizabeth Belo
ebelofc@yahoo.com
 
VACAVILLE – St. MaryMs. Alicia Carrazco
alicia@stmarysvacaville.com
 
VALLEJO – St. Basil the GreatMrs. Myrna Martinez
myserenity21@gmail.com
 
VALLEJO – St. Basil the GreatRev. Ambrose Ugwuegbu
fatheramby@gmail.com
 
VALLEJO – St. Basil the GreatDeacon Casey Walker, Jr.
deacon.casey@stbasilvallejo.org
 
VALLEJO – St. Catherine of SienaRev. Jose Estaniel, MSP
joseestaniel56@icloud.com
 
VALLEJO – St. Catherine of SienaMs. Reanah Manalansan
reanahm7@gmail.com
 
VALLEJO – St. Catherine of SienaDeacon Dennis Purificacion
dpurificacion@stcsv.org
 
VALLEJO – St. Vincent FerrerMrs. Joyce Arguelles
joyrguelles@yahoo.com
 
VALLEJO – St. Vincent FerrerMr. Ramon "Chito" Arguelles
carguell@yahoo.com
 
VALLEJO – St. Vincent FerrerMrs. Grace Camaya
gracecamaya@att.net
 
VALLEJO – St. Vincent FerrerMr. Marcelo Camaya
marcelo.camaya@yahoo.com
 
VALLEJO – St. Vincent FerrerMs. Jocelyn Legaspi
ifclegaspi@gmail.com
 
WALNUT GROVE – St. AnthonyRev. Edgardo J. Garcia Velazquez
reved52@gmail.com
 
WEAVERVILLE - St. PatrickMs. Anne Lagorio
annelagorio@gmail.com
(530) 227-8300
 
WEAVERVILLE - St. PatrickRev. Steven Wood
fr_steven_wood@zoho.com
 
WEST SACRAMENTO – Holy CrossMs. Lupe Cano
lupe-cano@sbcglobal.net
 
WEST SACRAMENTO – Our Lady of GraceDeacon David Campbell
deacondavidcampbell@gmail.com
 
WEST SACRAMENTO – Our Lady of GraceMrs. Maureen Girard
girardwest@gmail.com
 
WEST SACRAMENTO – Our Lady of GraceMs. Judy King
judyking6220@gmail.com
 
WILLIAMS - Sacred HeartMrs. Norma "Lillian" Tatar
olivares_norma@yahoo.com
 
WINTERS - St. AnthonyMrs. Marisela Garcia
mgarcia@sa.sm.org
 
WOODLAND - Holy RosaryMs. Rocio Meraz
fhlpax@hotmail.com
Spanish
YREKA – St. JosephRev. Dean Marshall
frdeanmarshall@gmail.com
 
YREKA – St. JosephMr. Richard Svilich
rsvilich@gmail.com
 
YREKA – St. JosephMrs. Sharon Svilich
ssvilich@gmail.com