Hospital Chaplains
About the Hospital Chaplains Ministry
The Hospital Chaplains Ministry coordinates the service of chaplains in hospitals and care facilities within the Diocese of Dallas. Chaplains ensure the availability of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and pastoral care for Catholic patients.
For more information about the Hospital Chaplains program, please contact:
Deacon Charlie Stump
Director of Catholic Social Ministries
(214) 379-2882
Emily Duarte
Administrative Assistant to Director of Catholic Social Ministries
(214) 379-2883
Is God calling you to be a Catholic Chaplain? Learn more by visiting this site:
Consider Chaplaincy - National Association of Catholic Chaplains
To find nearest parish to patient home:
- Click on the button below to visit the Parish Map
- This page will have a pop-up asking, "www.cathdal.org wants to know your location". Click the Don't Allow, Block or similar option.
- Once the page is visible, type in the patient's home address in the ENTER A LOCATION field.
- The closest parishes to that address will be in both map form and list form with contact information for each parish.
Chaplains employed by the diocese
Chaplain for Collin county
Rev. Joel Bako
Phone: 214-862-4831
Marilena Carrera
Baylor Scott & White Health Dallas
Deacon Hugo Salinas
Pastoral Care Office: (214) 820-2558 (Catholic Chaplains Office)
Pager: (972) 451-0358
Methodist Dallas Medical Center & Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Sr. Maria Gomez
Pastoral Care Office: (214) 947-2470
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Fr. Alfred Asuncion
Pastoral Care Office: (214) 590-8512
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
Deacon Hector Rodriguez
Phone: (214) 345-4772
Chaplains employed by hospitals
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Ryan Campbell
Phone: (214) 456-2822
Children's Medical Center Legacy
Witek Nowosiad
Phone: (469) 303-2822
UT Southwestern University Medical Center (William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital)
Phyllis Carr
Pastoral Care Office: (214) 633-4080
Pager: (214) 786-5597
Chaplains that visit patients in parish boundaries
Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center [Bonham]
TMC Bonham Hospital
Rev. Delfin Condori
Phone: (469) 690-9931
Dallas VA Medical Center
Rev. Santhus Udoh
Phone: (214) 857-1070