Members of Councils and Committees                    

ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCATE FOR PRIESTS:  Tel: (518) 453-6643
            Office: Pastoral Center, 40 North Main Avenue, Albany, 12203-1422

Administrative Advocate: 
Rev. Ronald A. Menty, E-Mail: ron.menty@rcda.org.  

Priest Placement Committee: Chair: Rev. Ronald A. Menty.  Members: 
Very Rev. David Berberian, Very Rev. L. Edward Deimeke, Rev. Robert J. Hohenstein, Rev. Ronald A. Menty, Rev. James J. Walsh

Priestly Life and Ministry Council: Tel: (518) 453-6643
Chair: Rev. David Mickiewicz.  Members:  Rev. Joseph Benintende, Rev. Dominic Isopo, Rev. John Kirwin, Rev. Robert Longobucco, Rev. David Mickiewicz, Rev. Christopher Welch, Rev. Dominic Ingemie and Rev. Ronald A. Menty (Administrative Advocate).  

Ministers to Active Priests and Those in Special Circumstances: Rev. Thomas Berardi, Rev. Arthur Becker, and Rev. Robert Hohenstein.  

Ongoing Formation and Continuing Education of Priests: Tel: (518) 453-6643, Office: Pastoral Center, 40 North Main Avenue, Albany, 12203-1422.
Chair: Rev. Christopher DeGiovine. Members: Rev. Paul Butler, Rev. James Clark, Rev, Mark Cunningham, Rev. James Fitzmaurice, Rev. Dominic Ingemie (PL&MC Representative), Rev. Anthony Kall, OFM Conv., Rev. Thomas Krupa, Rev. Gary Mercure, Rev. Peter Russo, and Rev. James Schiffer, and Advisory: Rev. Ronald A. Menty. 

Priests Retirement Committee: Tel: (518) 453-6643, Office: Pastoral Center, 40 North Main Avenue, Albany 12203-1422.
Chair: Rev. John T. Provost.  Members: Rev. Joseph Anselment, Rev. Winston Bath, Rev. Joseph Barker, Rev. J. Thomas Connery, Rev. Paul Cox, Rev. Joseph Dworak, Rev. James Lefebvre, Rev. Ronald A. Menty, Rev. Erwin Schweigardt, Ex Officio: Mr. Richard Farrell. 

Ministers to Retired Priests: Rev. Paul Cox, Rev. George St. John. Rev. Barry Lonergan

Clergy Compensation Committee: Rev. Erwin Schweigardt, Chair, Rev. James Belogi, Rev. Paul Butler, Rev. George Fleming, Rev. Dominic Isopo, Rev. Robert Longobucco, Rev.Ronald A. Menty, Rev. Thomas Morrette, Rev. David Noone, Rev. Erwin Schweigardt, Rev. Christopher Welch, and Advisory: Mr. Richard Farrell.