WSC History - Knights of Columbus Washington State Council

STATE OFFICER BIOGRAPHIESKarl A HadleyState DeputySee CHAPTER II - Past State DeputiesMost Rev Carlos A Sevilla SJState ChaplainBishop Carlos A Sevilla SJ was born on August 9, 1935 in San Francisco. He began Jesuitformation for the priesthood during 1953 and received a MA in Philosophy from Gonzaga Universityin 1966. He was ordained to the Priesthood in San Francisco and has subsequently received a MA inTheology from Santa Clara University, and Advanced Studies degrees in Jesuit Spirituality(Jesuitenkolleg) in Innsbruck, Austria and Christian Worship from the Catholic Institute in Paris,France.In 1989, Carlos was ordained an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Hewas installed as the Sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Yakima in 1997. Bishop Sevilla is an activemember in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the National Conferenceof Catholic Bishops (NCCB). He has served as a consultant for NCCB Committee on HispanicAffairs (1990 - present); member of NCCB Committee on Marriage and Family Life (1990 - 1996);chairman of NCCB Committee on Religious Life and Ministry (1991 - 1994); member of NCCBCommittee on Social Development and World Peace Domestic Policy (1995 - 2001); member ofUSCC Catholic Campaign for Human Development (1998 - 2001); sub-committee chairman forTranslation of Liturgical Texts Into Spanish (2000 - 2004); co-chairman of the West Coast Dialogueof Catholics and Muslims (2001 - present); member of USCCB Committee for Ecumenical andInterreligious Affairs (2001 - present); and member of USCCB Sub-Committee for Translation ofLiturgical Texts into Spanish (2005 - present).Rev Wilmar O ZabalaState Vice-ChaplainOne of six children born in the Philippines, Fr. Wilmar and his siblings moved to Seattlewhen he was sixteen. He attended Mount Angel Seminary where he majored in Literature andPhilosophy. He finished his theology courses at Saint Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park and wasordained at Holy Family Parish in Yakima on May 23, 2003. Father thoroughly enjoys his first andcurrent assignment at Christ the King Parish in Richland. Last September, he was appointed co-Vocation Director for the Diocese of Yakima by Bishop Carlos Sevilla, S.J.Fr Wilmar enjoys reading a good Catholic novel, preferably by Francois Mauriacand Shusaku Endo, while sipping an order of Mocha Frapuccino Light at Starbucks! He loves sportsand on his days off - and yes, priests do get a day off - he enjoys playing basketball or tennis withparishioners. He also loves riding his bicycle on the many beautiful trails in the Tri-Cities. Mostimportantly, Father loves skiing! But he assures us that he has no intention of leaving the priesthoodto join the US Olympic Ski Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver!John L WalkerState SecretaryJohn L. Walker was born in Walla Walla and attended St. Patrick’s School. Following highschool he moved to Pasco where on October 2, 1955 he and his wife, Tessie were married. Heattended Gonzaga University in Spokane on a basketball scholarship in 1949-1950. While at Gonzagahe joined the ROTC and the Army Reserve. His unit (453rd Engineer Construction Battalion) wasactivated in 1950 and sent to Korea. After two years in Korea he continued in the USAR, retiring