Msgr. Richard Huneger

Monsignor Richard Huneger became the pastor of St. Joseph in 2014.

Education and Biographical Information:
1951-52  Kindergarten at Lincoln School, Aberdeen, SD
1952-60  Gr 1-8  St. Joseph School, Salem, OR
1960-68  Gr 9-12, College 13-16 at Mt. Angel Seminary
1968-72  Theology: M.A., S.T.L. at University of Innsbruck, Austria
1972-75  Religion Teacher, La Salle High School Milwaukie, OR
1975-83  Parochial Vicar, St. John the Baptist, Milwaukie, OR
1983-87  Pastor, Star of the Sea, Astoria, OR
1987–94 Director of Pastoral Services, Archdiocese of Portland
1994 – 2006  Pastor, St. Rose of Lima, Portland, Oregon
2010 – 2011 Sabbatical:  Angelicum, Rome
2006-2014  Pastor, St. John the Apostle, Oregon City, OR

For leisure, Monsignor Huneger enjoys reading (Theology, history, social commentary, philosophy, etc.), Languages (foreign), and Christian Art (Iconography)