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)