The Development Office helps to raise the financial resources needed by the Diocese of Bridgeport to operate ministries and services which include Catholic Schools, Catholic Charities, Saint John Fisher Seminary Residence, and many others. The Development Office works with parishes each year to raise capital funds and increase offertories.

The Beacon of Hope Annual Bishop's Appeal is the single largest source of revenue for the diocese and its ministries. Each year, the 87 parishes participate in the fund-raiser. Parishioners are encouraged to make a ten-month pledge.

Click for more information on the Beacon of Hope Annual Bishop's Appeal.

The Development Office established a Planned Giving Program to provide parishioners with valuable estate planning concepts and to explain how to be charitable when planning their estates through wills, annuities, and other charitable vehicles.

Development Office
The Catholic Center
238 Jewett Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06606-2892
(203) 416-1472
Fax: (203) 373-6890

Executive Director
Jeffrey F. Machi
(203) 416-1472
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Director of Operations
Med Camillo
(203) 416-1312
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Director of the Beacon of Hope Annual Bishop's Appeal
Pamela Rittman
(203) 416-1479
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Project Manager
Patricia Hansen
(203) 416-1387
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Assistant to the Executive Director of Development
Ford Smith
(203) 416-1472
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Development Associate
Janis Tucci
(203) 416-1474
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Development Associate
Joan Trombetta
(203) 416-1475
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Development Associate
Lauren Georgiades
(203) 416-1471
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