About Us
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Corpus Christi Catholic Church is located north of downtown Colorado Springs at 2318 North Cascade Avenue. We are conveniently located east of I-25 between the Fillmore Ave. and Uintah St. exits.
Corpus Christi Parish was founded in 1916 from St. Mary’s Parish and the missions in Palmer Lake, the Modern Woodman of America Sanitarium, and the north end of Colorado Springs. Corpus Christi – the second parish to be established in the Diocese of Colorado Springs – served the area’s English, Italian, Spanish, and Slavic Catholics.
Parishioners purchased and moved a Baptist church to the site of the present church. The first Mass was celebrated in the new church in 1917. The cornerstone for the current church was laid in 1955.
The parish opened a school in 1921. It attained full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The school provides a quality Catholic educations for students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
The parish has been served by the following Pastors:
Fr. Felix Abel 1916 – 1941
Fr. Anthony Eliz 1941 – 1972
Fr. Robert Kekeisen 1972 – 1985
Fr. Gerald Bruggeman 1985 – 1994
Fr. Bill Carmody 1994 – 2000
Fr. Steve Parlet 2000 – 2007
Fr. Mark Zacker 2007 – 2019
Fr. Brian Roeseler 2019 – present
Contact Us
Office Hours
Open: Monday – Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm
Closed for lunch: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Contact Information for the parish staff…
In the event of a sacramental emergency …
during office hours, call 719.633.1457
| Name | Position | Phone | |
| Fr. Brian Roeseler | Pastor | 719.633.1457 | broeseler@corpuschristicos.org |
| Ed Wilmes | Deacon | 719.633.1457 | ewilmes@diocs.org |
| Kevin Rishavy | Deacon | 719.633.1457 | krishavy@comcast.net |
| Rudy Gonzales | Deacon | 719.633.1457 | drrudya@msn.com |
| Dave Bull | Deacon | 719.633.1457 | dbull@corpuschristicos.org |
| Carole Heindel | Controller | 719.633.1457 x14 | cheindel@corpuschristicos.org |
| Laney Hill | Executive Assistant to the Pastor | 719.633.1457 x23 | lhill@corpuschristicos.org |
| Music Director | 719.633.1457 x17 | ||
| Gary Niemerg | Director of Religious Education | 719.633.1457 x15 | gniemerg@corpuschristicos.org |
| Maria Poston | Youth Ministry | 719.633.1457 | mposton@corpuschristicos.org |
| Betsy Ruiz | Bookkeeper | 719.633.1457 x21 | bruiz@corpuschristicos.org |
| Anneliese Degenhart | School Principal | 719.632.5092 | adegenhart@corpuschristicos.org |
| Marisabel Fierro | Director of Admissions | 719.632.5092 | mfierro@corpuschristicos.org |
Mailing Address:
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
2318 N Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
FAX Number: 719.473.7567