DIOCESAN OFFICES Office of Marriage and Family Life Together in Holiness Marriage ConferenceMarried and engaged couples are invited to the third annual Together in Holiness marriage conference on March 14, 2026, from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM at St. Timothy Catholic Church, 17512 Lakeshore Road, Lutz.  This one-day conference will help you strengthen your relationship with your spouse …

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The Office of the Chancellor received news about the passing of Mr. VirgiIio Cotto, 84, on Monday, February 16, 2026.  Mr. Cotto was the grandfather of Jasmine Pujol, Administrative Assistant of the Diocesan Office of Vocations. He was preceded in death by his parents, Margarita Colón and Virgilio Cotto; his sister, Judith Cotto; his brother, …

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The Chancellor’s Office has learned of the passing of Rev. Msgr. Joseph R. Sobiesiak, 80, into eternal life on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, while under Hospice care following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.  Monsignor Sobiesiak was a retired priest of the Diocese of Allentown, who relocated to the Diocese of Saint Petersburg in 2016, …

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The Diaconate Office informs with great sadness that Deacon Greg Kovalesky passed away on January 26, 2026.   Deacon Kovalesky was ordained for the Diocese of St. Petersburg in June of 1997.  He ministered at St. Paul Parish in Tampa and he and his wife, Jay, were very involved in our Diaconate Formation Program.  They eventually …

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The Chancellor’s Office received news of the passing of Sister Mary Deborah Carlin, SND, on February 6, 2026.  Sister Carlin served in the St. Petersburg Diocese for 28 years at: 1984-1991 at Clearwater Central Catholic High School, teaching Religion; 1991-2000 at Our Lady of Lourdes School as Director of Catechetical Ministry; and 2000-2012 at Guardian …

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