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 – Parish |
Name & Email |
Languages |
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| "At Large" Advocate Available to assist any Petitioner needing help |
Ms. Patricia Camarillo patcuca90@gmail.com |
Spanish |
| "At Large" Advocate Available to assist any Petitioner needing help |
Ms. Caroline Easton eastoncc356@gmail.com |
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| ALTURAS – Sacred Heart |
Mrs. Ronda Gysin |
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| ANDERSON – Sacred Heart |
Deacon Rich Valles |
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| AUBURN - St. Teresa of Avila | Contact the Pastor as the first step, and he will assign an Advocate for you. Rev. Arbel Cabasagan frarbel@yahoo.com |
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BENICIA – St. Dominic |
Mr. Edward Murphy |
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BENICIA – St. Dominic |
Ms. Joyce Elaine Paschal |
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CARMICHAEL – Our Lady of the Assumption |
Mrs. Shannon Langer |
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| CARMICHAEL – St. John the Evangelist | Deacon Keith Johnson deaconkeith@sjecarmichael.org |
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| CARMICHAEL – St. John the Evangelist | Mrs. Pamela Johnson pam@bountypoint.com |
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CHICO – St. John the Baptist |
Deacon William Bruening |
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| CHICO – St. John the Baptist | Rev. Dean Marshall frdeanmarshall@gmail.com (530) 343-8741 x206 |
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CHICO – St. John the Baptist |
Ms. Sharon Stover |
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| CITRUS HEIGHTS – Holy Family | Deacon Donald Galli dcndonaldgalli@holyfamilycitrusheights.org |
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CITRUS HEIGHTS – Holy Family |
Mrs. Irene Hronicek |
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COLFAX – St. Dominic |
Mr. Joe DePaoli |
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DOWNIEVILLE - Immaculate Conception |
Rev. Alex Estrella fralexestrella@gmail.com |
Spanish |
| ELK GROVE - Good Shepherd | Mrs. Verne Bowers Pa@gscceg.org |
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ELK GROVE – Good Shepherd |
Ms. Carmencita "Menchie" DeCastro-Cabrera |
Tagalog |
| ELK GROVE – Good Shepherd |
Deacon Rommel Declines, Sr. |
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| ELK GROVE – Good Shepherd | Deacon Al Llenos allenos@comcast.net |
Tagalog |
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ELK GROVE – St. Joseph |
Mr. Tony Hock |
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| ELK GROVE – St. Joseph |
Mrs. Heather McAvoy-Jensen |
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ELK GROVE – St. Joseph |
Mrs. Ida Miranda |
Spanish |
| FAIR OAKS – St. Mel | Mrs. Cheryl Hoffmann CherylHoffmann33@gmail.com |
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FAIR OAKS – St. Mel |
Mr. Gary McCollum |
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| FAIR OAKS – St. Mel | Deacon Larry Niekamp dcnlarryn@comcast.net |
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| FAIRFIELD – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel |
Mr. Elpidio "Pidz" Banasan |
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FAIRFIELD – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel |
Deacon Raymond Elias |
Spanish |
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FOLSOM – St. John the Baptist |
Mrs. Mercy Knight |
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| FOLSOM – St. John the Baptist | Mrs. Laura F. Wicklman lfwicklman@outlook.com (916) 337-9116 |
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FORT JONES – Sacred Heart |
Deacon Charles Werner |
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GALT – St. Christopher |
Ms. Maria Polanco |
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GRANITE BAY – St. Joseph Marello |
Deacon Dennis Gorsuch |
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GRASS VALLEY – St. Patrick |
Rev. Alex Estrella fralexestrella@gmail.com |
Spanish |
| GRASS VALLEY – St. Patrick |
Mrs. Suzie James |
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| ISLETON – St. Therese |
Rev. Paolo Dorrego, PES |
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| MAXWELL - Sacred Heart | Mrs. Norma "Lillian" Tatar olivares_norma@yahoo.com |
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NEVADA CITY – St. Canice |
Rev. Alex Estrella fralexestrella@gmail.com |
Spanish |
| NORTH HIGHLANDS – St. Lawrence the Martyr |
Mrs. Dianna Mendoza |
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| NORTH HIGHLANDS – St. Lawrence the Martyr |
Mr. Paul Mendoza |
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| OROVILLE – St. Thomas the Apostle |
Mrs. Marta Martinez-Topete |
Spanish |
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PLACERVILLE – St. Patrick |
Ms. Ann-Marie Davis |
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PLACERVILLE – St. Patrick |
Deacon Brian Smith |
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RANCHO CORDOVA – St. John Vianney |
Ms. Ross Viray |
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| RED BLUFF – Sacred Heart | Ms. Rachel Martinez rachelfamilia51@gmail.com |
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| REDDING – Our Lady of Mercy | Deacon Jose Ceja joseceja82@yahoo.com |
Spanish |
| REDDING - St. Joseph |
Rev. Eric Lofgren |
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RIO VISTA – St. Joseph |
Mrs. Annie Quihuiz |
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RIO VISTA – St. Joseph |
Mr. Mike Quihuiz |
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ROCKLIN – SS. Peter & Paul |
Deacon David Haproff |
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| ROCKLIN – SS. Peter & Paul |
Mrs. Leslie Kolb |
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| ROCKLIN – SS. Peter & Paul |
Mr. Edwin Solis |
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ROSEVILLE – St. Clare |
Deacon Carl Kube |
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SACRAMENTO – Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament |
Ms. Titi Kila |
Fijian |
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SACRAMENTO – Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament |
Mr. John Picone |
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SACRAMENTO – Immaculate Conception |
Deacon Jerry Pauly |
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| SACRAMENTO – Our Lady of Guadalupe | Ms. Lourdes Castellanos lcastellanos@shrinegpe.org |
Spanish |
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SACRAMENTO – Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Ms. Diane Anderson |
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| SACRAMENTO – Sacred Heart |
Ms. Anne Marie Flaherty |
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SACRAMENTO – Sacred Heart |
Ms. Marti Geiger |
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SACRAMENTO – St. Ignatius Loyola |
Ms. Jean Nelson |
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| SACRAMENTO – St. Mary |
Mrs. Michelle Mills |
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SACRAMENTO – St. Paul |
Deacon Antonio Ramirez |
Spanish |
| SACRAMENTO – St. Peter & All Hallows |
Deacon Manuel Ocon |
Spanish |
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SACRAMENTO – St. Philomene |
Deacon Alfredo Anguiano |
Spanish |
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SACRAMENTO – Vietnamese Martyrs |
Mr. Do Nguyen |
Vietnamese |
| SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - St. Theresa | Rev. Joseph Sebastian frjoestc@tahoecatholic.com |
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| SUSANVILLE - Sacred Heart | Mrs. Teresa Hicks ta.hicks@aol.com (530) 310-6193 |
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| TRAVIS AFB – St. Michael | Rev. Jeffrey Henry revmanalive@gmail.com |
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| VACAVILLE – St. Joseph | Mrs. Rebecca "Becky" Dela Cruz rollybecky@aol.com |
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| VACAVILLE – St. Joseph | Mr. Rolando "Rolly" Dela Cruz rollybecky01@comcast.net |
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| VACAVILLE – St. Joseph |
Mrs. Carol Lee |
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| VACAVILLE – St. Joseph | Rev. Joshy Mathew fr.joshy@stjoseph-vacaville.org |
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| VACAVILLE – St. Joseph | Deacon Scott Sexton deaconscott@stjoseph-vacaville.org |
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| VACAVILLE – St. Joseph | Mr. Dennis Tremethick dtremethick@gmail.com |
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| VACAVILLE – St. Joseph | Mrs. Edith Tremethick etremethick@gmail.com- |
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| VACAVILLE – St. Mary |
Mr. Wyman Adcock |
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| VACAVILLE – St. Mary | Mrs. Elizabeth Belo ebelofc@yahoo.com |
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VACAVILLE – St. Mary |
Ms. Alicia Carrazco |
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| VALLEJO – St. Basil the Great |
Mrs. Myrna Martinez |
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VALLEJO – St. Basil the Great |
Rev. Ambrose Ugwuegbu |
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| VALLEJO – St. Basil the Great |
Deacon Casey Walker, Jr. |
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| VALLEJO – St. Catherine of Siena | Rev. Jose Estaniel, MSP joseestaniel56@icloud.com |
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| VALLEJO – St. Catherine of Siena | Ms. Reanah Manalansan reanahm7@gmail.com |
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VALLEJO – St. Catherine of Siena |
Deacon Dennis Purificacion |
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| VALLEJO – St. Vincent Ferrer |
Mrs. Joyce Arguelles |
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| VALLEJO – St. Vincent Ferrer |
Mr. Ramon "Chito" Arguelles |
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| VALLEJO – St. Vincent Ferrer | Mrs. Grace Camaya gracecamaya@att.net |
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| VALLEJO – St. Vincent Ferrer | Mr. Marcelo Camaya marcelo.camaya@yahoo.com |
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| VALLEJO – St. Vincent Ferrer | Ms. Jocelyn Legaspi ifclegaspi@gmail.com |
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| VALLEJO - St. Vincent Ferrer | Rev. Steven Wood fr_steven_wood@zoho.com |
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| WALNUT GROVE – St. Anthony |
Rev. Paolo Dorrego, PES |
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| WEAVERVILLE - St. Patrick | Ms. Anne Lagorio annelagorio@gmail.com (530) 227-8300 |
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WEST SACRAMENTO – Holy Cross |
Ms. Lupe Cano |
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| WEST SACRAMENTO – Our Lady of Grace | Deacon David Campbell deacondavidcampbell@gmail.com |
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WEST SACRAMENTO – Our Lady of Grace |
Mrs. Maureen Girard |
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WEST SACRAMENTO – Our Lady of Grace |
Ms. Judy King |
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WEST SACRAMENTO – Our Lady of Grace |
Mr. Mike McFeely |
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| WILLIAMS - Sacred Heart | Mrs. Norma "Lillian" Tatar olivares_norma@yahoo.com |
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| WINTERS - St. Anthony | Mrs. Marisela Garcia mgarcia@sa.sm.org |
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| WOODLAND - Holy Rosary | Ms. Rocio Meraz fhlpax@hotmail.com |
Spanish |
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YREKA – St. Joseph |
Mr. Richard Svilich |
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YREKA – St. Joseph |
Mrs. Sharon Svilich |
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YUBA CITY – St. Isidore |
Mrs. Paige Westlake |