Office of Priestly Vocations


Bishop Conley, Apostolic Administrator of Denver	Bishop James Conley Apostolic Administrator of Denver Bishop James D. Conley converted to the Catholic Church during his junior year of college at the University of Kansas and entered seminary for the Diocese of Wichita in 1980. On May 18, 1985, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Wichita. After more than 10 years of service in several capacities – associate pastor, diocesan director of the respect life office and pastor of the Newman Center at Wichita State University, he was called to Rome in January of 1996 to serve as an Official in the Vatican Congregation for Bishops. He was named a Chaplain to His Holiness with the title of Monsignor in February of 2001. In August 2006, Bishop Conley was named pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Wichita, where he served until he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Denver by Pope Benedict XVI on April 10, 2008. He was ordained a bishop on May 30, 2008, in the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado by Archbishop Charles Chaput.
Father Jim Crisman, Director of Priestly Vocations	Fr. Jim Crisman Director of Priestly Vocations Father Jim Crisman was born and raised in a Catholic family and came to know the Lord in a personal way as a teenager. A graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, he worked in the financial services industry until his restless heart led him to become a missionary in Europe. Upon his return from the missions he taught math in a public school in Colorado. The Lord continued to work on him until he was finally ready to respond to a call to the priesthood. Father Jim was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Denver in June 2001, and today serves as the Director of Priestly Vocations. He tells young men, “Listen to the Lord and follow his will!”
Natalia Schumann, Executive Assistant & Coordinator	Mrs. Natalia Schumann Executive Assistant & Coordinator Natalia is recently married and experiencing the joys of her own vocation. She has great joy being involved in the mission of the Vocations Office. After college Natalia worked with the movie Bella in Florida and had a RE-version to her Catholic Faith. The Lord brought Natalia to the Regnum Christi movement and upon her return to Colorado she joined the RC’s Denver Young Women’s Section. When she’s not at work or spending time with her new husband she works with teen girls in Challenge at St. Thomas More Parish and trains the Team Leaders. She currently attends St. Francis Cabrini with her husband & in-laws.