More than 200 honored on archdiocese's 60th anniversary

By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic

MIAMI | In honor of its 60th anniversary, the Archdiocese of Miami has recognized more than 200 parishioners for their work in their churches. Archbishop Thomas Wenski will give them each a Jubilaeum Pin during solemn vespers tonight at St. Mary Cathedral. Oct. 7, 2018 is the anniversary of the establishment of the Archdiocese of Miami.

Each pastor in the archdiocese had been asked to submit the names of two parishioners, not employed by the parish or the archdiocese, who they deemed to be a representative of a missionary disciple by the witness of their lives and their participation in the life of the parish. In total, 210 parishioners from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties were honored. 

The design of the Jubilaeum Pin is taken from the archepiscopal cross used at St. Mary Cathedral. The pin is a sign of the unity the honorees share with the archbishop and in thanksgiving for their service to the archdiocese.

In addition, 10 parishioners also received Primum Regnum Dei award, the highest honor given by the archdiocese. Primum Regnum Dei -- first the Kingdom of God -- was the motto of Miami's first archbishop, Coleman Carroll. 

Following is the list of recipients of the 60th anniversary Jubilaeum Pin and the Primum Regnum Dei award.

All Saints, Sunrise

• Gary Blandino    
• Antonia Ignaccolo 

Annunciation, Hollywood

• Edward Werner
• Margareth Patino 

Assumption, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

• Cecilia Schaeffer 
• Carlos Pelly 

Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea, Key West

• Doria Goodrich     
• Erik DeBoer

Blessed Sacrament, Fort Lauderdale

• Christine Crepage 
• Douglas Smalls

Blessed Trinity, Miami Springs

• Karen Bruener 
• Carlos Villalobos 

Christ the King, Perrine

• Joseph Blaize 
• Nubis M. Perks 

Corpus Christi, Miami

• Santiago Hermida
• Silvia Armira    

Epiphany, Miami

• Tom Beier
• Ignacio Garcia Duquesne

Gesu, Miami

• Jo�l Angouand 
• Silvana Teresa Obregon

Good Shepherd, Miami

• Pattie Fernandez
• Edward Martinez 

Holy Family, North Miami

• Jacques Saint Vil
• Manuel Velazquez        

Holy Redeemer, Miami

• Monique Delancy
• Bernadette C. Poitier

Immaculate Conception, Hialeah

• Andrew Izzo 
• Guillermo Gomez 

Little Flower, Coral Gables

• Mary King Getchell
• Alejandro Herrera

Little Flower, Hollywood

• Daria Bernstein       
• Mark Kearns 

Mary Help of Christians, Parkland

• John Joyce
• Richard Gioia

Mother of Christ, Miami

• Andres and Ana Sosa

Mother of Our Redeemer, Miami

• Freya Perez
• Rafaela (Fela) Nieves 

Our Lady of Charity National Shrine, Miami

• Luis Gutierrez
• Ondina Menocal

Nativity, Hollywood

• Judy Skehan
• Ron McKeon

Notre Dame d'Haiti Mission, Miami

• Andre M. Bony 
• Genevi�ve Masseus 

Our Lady of Divine Providence, Miami

• Cesar Vega
• Lourdes Melo

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Doral

• Marilyn Salani 
• Andres Salani 

Our Lady of Holy Rosary-St. Richard, Palmetto Bay

• Sharon Brauer
• Nilda Alicea 

Our Lady of La Vang Vietnamese Mission, Hallandale

• Tuong Ho family
• Lien Quach family

Our Lady of Lourdes, Miami

• Antonio Sierra
• Anne Santos 

Our Lady of Mercy, Deerfield Beach

• Lucy Guerasio
• Louis Sous

Our Lady of the Lakes, Miami Lakes

• Nabil and Guillermina Batarseh

Our Lady Queen of Heaven, North Lauderdale

• Adriana Villalva
• Francine Renguso 

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Fort Lauderdale

• Teresa Nair 
• Digna Ganesh 

Prince of Peace, Miami

• Mildred and Gabriel Rodriguez 

Sacred Heart, Homestead

• Manuela Herrera
• Charles Roessner 

San Isidro Mission, Pompano Beach

• Orlando Reyes and Myriam Reyes 
• Rose and Frank Litwin 

San Lazaro, Hialeah

• Geraldo Gonzalez
• Vivian Aguilar

San Pablo, Marathon

• Sylvia Puto
• Maryann Don 

San Pedro, Tavernier

• Antonio and Julianne Hernandez

Santa Barbara, Hialeah 

• Estuardo Ayala and Francina Lopez

St. Agatha, Miami

• Rita Calvo 
• Arnoldo Rafuls 

St. Agnes, Key Biscayne

• Jose Ignacio Rasco, Jr. and his wife, Ana Margarita

St. Ambrose, Deerfield Beach

• Dave and Debbie Dulimba 

St. Andrew, Coral Springs

• Georgianna “Dolly” Conlin 
• Myrna Gonzalez-Torres

St. Ann Mission, Homestead

• Alfonso Cruz 
• Raúl Neri 

St. Anthony, Fort Lauderdale

• Daniel and Stormy Schevis

St. Augustine, Coral Gables

• Penelope Arango 
• Roberto Alvarez

St. Bartholomew, Miramar

• Pierre St. Vil 
• Ernest Breeden 

St. Benedict, Hialeah

• Marcos and Karol Gutierrez 

St. Bernadette, Hollywood

• Dennis Rohan 
• Mary Cartaya 

St. Bernard, Sunrise

• Conzuelo Zona 
• Patricia Kerulis 

St. Bonaventure, Davie

• Joseph and Tere Ingellis

St. Boniface, Pembroke Pines

• Rafael Vazquez       
• Kathleen Riveira 

St. Brendan, Miami

• Shirley Capra 
• Eva Gonzalez

St. Catherine of Siena, Miami

• Lou Huertas 
• Marie E. Gulla 

St. Cecilia, Hialeah

• Zuni D'Angelo 
• Juan Bedoya.

St. Clement, Wilton Manors

• Michael Gerard Gigante 
• Yanick Prince 

St. Coleman, Pompano Beach

• Jeanie Malinski 
• John Reininger 

St. David, Davie

• John Frink 
• Rose Preseau

St. Dominic, Miami

• Javier Ramirez 
• Maria Luisa Acevedo

St. Edward, Pembroke Pines

• Guy and Elizabeth Brickman 

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Coral Springs

• Mark and Mary Shelfer 

St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Pompano Beach

• Joseph Lawrence 
• Yolette Guerrier 

St. Francis de Sales, Miami Beach

• Michael Picard 
• Carlos Wedderburn 

St. Gabriel, Pompano Beach

• Ruth Dunnigan 
• Lillian Distasio

St. Gregory the Great, Plantation

• Aster Zabala
• Victor Martinez 

St. Helen, Fort Lauderdale

• Charles Thompson 
• Viviana Arce

St. Henry, Pompano Beach

• Julio Mendoza 
• Lauretta Brennen 

St. Hugh, Coconut Grove

• Patricia Seitz 
• Rolando and Irene Silva 

St. James, North Miami

• Weber and Nicole Tomsine 
• Madge Chin 

St. Joachim, Miami

• Norma and Jose Mendez 

St. John Bosco, Miami

• Santos Duenas 
• Blanca Fuentes

St. John Neumann, Miami

• Deacon Robert Binder
• Jose and Tati Viera 

St. John the Apostle, Hialeah

• Pat Carnevale 
• Carmen Perez

St. John the Baptist, Fort Lauderdale

• Mary Joe Clark
• Rebecca Kearney Poljak

St. John XXIII, Miramar

• Brian and Norma Chan-A-Sue

St. Joseph, Miami Beach

• Carla Ancilli-Feigenbaum
• Marina Malaga 

St. Justin Martyr, Key Largo

• Suzanne Auer 
• Joe Garcia 

St. Katharine Drexel, Weston

• Evelyn Psinakis
• Gladys Granja

St. Kevin, Miami

• Gelasio Mendoza
• Paulo Tavares de Melo

St. Kieran, Miami

• George Barket
• Marta Fernandez 

St. Lawrence, North Miami Beach

• John Michael Todisco 
• Francisco Espinal 

St. Louis, Pinecrest

• Fred Rebozo
• Mary Blanco 

St. Malachy, Tamarac

• Joseph Hreso
• Betty Klopatek 

St. Mark, Southwest Ranches

• Michael Smith
• Robert Minnaugh and his wife, Vicki

St. Martha, Miami Shores

• Charles Del Vecchio 
• John Rau 

St. Martin de Porres, Leisure City

• Carmen Colon 
• Omar Carrero 

St. Mary Cathedral, Miami

• Elba Barreto 
• Wilsonne Mondesir and his wife Ivana 

St. Mary Magdalen, Sunny Isles Beach

• David Long
• Morella Carta 

St. Matthew, Hallandale Beach

• Joan Ochoa 
• Tony Altieri 

St. Maurice at Resurrection, Dania Beach

• Joan Archbold 
• Belisario Mena 

St. Maximilian Kolbe, Pembroke Pines

• C. Marcela Gomez
• Betty Hubbard

St. Michael the Archangel, Miami

• Roberto and Clara Gesni

St. Monica, Miami Gardens

• Juan R. Manzueta 
• Agathine Scotland

St. Patrick, Miami Beach

• Debbie de Leon
• Wilma Maranan 

St. Paul the Apostle, Lighthouse Point

• Roy and Susan Rogers 

St. Peter the Fisherman, Big Pine Key

• Roberta M. Castillo 
• Virginia Gaster

St. Philip Neri, Miami Gardens

• Richard Carl Smith, III 
• Dale DeShazior 

St. Pius X, Fort Lauderdale

• Beverly Mullen 
• Ofelia Alleguez 

St. Raymond, Miami

• Ralph and Cristina Hernandez 

St. Rose of Lima, Miami Shores

• Albert Childress
• Linda Mennes 

St. Sebastian, Fort Lauderdale

• Veto Fuccillo
• Judy Fisher

St. Stephen, Miramar

• Armelle Milien 
• Ana Gisela Hernandez 

St. Thomas the Apostle, Miami

• Teresa Medel Pierce
• Hugo A. Castro

St. Timothy, Miami

• Jose R. Fernandez, Jr.
• Luis Guillen 

St. Vincent, Margate

• William Rodriguez and his wife, Meirelle

Sts. Peter and Paul, Miami

• Richard de Aguero 
• Leyla Mazpule

Primum Regnum Dei awards

• Thomas E. Beier, Epiphany, Miami

• William G. Benson, St. Gregory the Great, Plantation

• Ralph Lawson, Catholic Health Services Board Chair 

• Sean Clancy, St. Joseph, Miami Beach

• René M. Smith, leader of Liga Orante Vocacional

• Alicio and Nirma Pina, Our Lady of the Lakes, Miami Lakes

• Charlie and Maria Arazoza, Epiphany, Miami

• Mary De Biase, Visitation, North Miami