EPARCHIAL CURIA
CURIA OF THE EPARCHY OF PHOENIX
The Eparchial Curia are the offices and personnel assisting the bishop in his governance of the Eparchy
VERY REVEREND DIODORO MENDOZA
Protosyncellus
frmendoza@ephx.org
P 602.861.9778
The protosyncellus is the principal deputy of the bishop of an eparchy for the exercise of administrative authority in an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church. The equivalent position in the Western Christian churches is vicar general.
RIGHT REVEREND STEPHEN WASHKO
Syncellus for California
frwashko@ephx.org
P 714.533.6292
The syncelli of the eparchy are the Bishop’s delegates in subdivisions of the eparchy called a deaneries.
VERY REVEREND ROBERT RANKIN
Syncellus for Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado
frrankin@ephx.org
P 520.886.4225
VERY REVEREND MARKUS GOMORI
Syncellus for Nevada
frgomori@ephx.org
P 702.361.2431
VERY REVEREND MICHAEL MANDELAS
Syncellus for the Pacific Northwest
frmandelas@ephx.org
P 206.329.9219
COLLEGE OF EPARCHIAL CONSULTORS
Most Rev. KURT Burnette, J.D., Ph.D., J.C.L.
Very Rev. Marcus Gomori
Very Rev. Michael Mandelas
Very Rev. Diodoro Mendoza
Very Rev. Michael O’Loughlin
Very Rev. Robert Rankin
Rt. Rev. Joseph Stanichar
Rt. Rev. Stephen G. Washko