clergy

Very Rev. Raymond Herard

Rector

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Very Rev. Raymond Herard serves as Rector of the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel. A priest of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, he was ordained in 2021. His prior assignments include parochial vicar and director of Catholic campus ministry at the University of West Florida.
Father Herard is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry in the Spiritual Exercises at the University of St. Mary of the Lake. He is committed to reverent liturgy, solid formation, and discipleship. He comes as a shepherd ready to listen, to pray with you, and to lead our historic parish in faith, hope, and charity.

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Rev. Monsignor Stephen Bosso

Rector Emeritus / Senior Priest

Msgr. Stephen C. Bosso, S.S.L., D. Min.

Msgr. Bosso was born in Pensacola, Florida. He received a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy and a Master of Divinity degree from the Pontifical College Josephinum, Worthington, Ohio. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL, in 1978.
He served as the Catholic Campus Minister at the Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More, Tallahassee, for Florida State University.
He attended the Pontifical Biblical University, Rome, Italy, and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, receiving a Licentiate of Sacred Scripture in 1985.
He has served at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary since 1985, teaching Sacred Scripture, Classical Hebrew and Greek, and Homiletics, with the exception of serving as pastor of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Milton, Florida, from 2011 to 2013.
Msgr. Bosso has served in various capacities at St. Vincent de Paul and as Rector/President from 2000-2005. He received a Doctorate in Preaching from the Aquinas Institute, St. Louis, Missouri, in 2018.
He has ministered in numerous Catholic parishes in South Florida and his home diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. He served for six years on the Board of Commissioners for the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.
He received the Marten Fellowship in Homiletics from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, for fall semester, 2021.
He retired from St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in June 2022. He assists at parishes throughout the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee and gives retreats, talks, and missions during Advent and Lent.
Most recently, he served as Rector/Pastor at the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel from 2025 to 2026. Now he serves as Rector-Emeritus and Senior Priest.

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Deacon Steve Wulf

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. – 22-year line officer, 1971-1993: Navigator/Electronic Warfare Officer
Intelligence Officer/Unit Commander
Married to former Linda Lostetter, Nov. 2, 1971- present: three daughters-Katie (deceased 1985), Elizabeth, and Stephanie. Six grandchildren: Alex 31, Timothy 25, Abigail 22, Madalyn 19,
Grace 15, Christian 13.
Bachelor’s degree in History (Teaching), Biscayne College –1971 (Now St. Thomas University)
Master’s Degree in Public Administration – Troy University (Extension Program, Greece) – 1981
Master’s Degree in Religious Education – Loyola University, New Orleans – 2000
Certificate in Spirituality/Spiritual Direction – Sacred Heart University (Extension Program, Florida)-2005
Ordained to the Permanent Diaconate in the Catholic Church, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, Ga – June 2, 2001
Assigned as Permanent Deacon to:
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Valdosta Ga (2001-2002)
Little Flower Catholic Church, Pensacola (2002-2011)
St. Mary Catholic Church, Pensacola (2011-2012)
St. Michael Basilica, Pensacola (2012-current)
Served as:
Director of Adult Faith Formation, Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee (2002-2005)
Social Studies and Religion Teacher, Grades 6-8, Little Flower Catholic School (2005-2007)
Administrator of Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Pensacola (2007-2017)
Director of Cemeteries for Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee (2008-2017)
Volunteer Chaplain for Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (2005-2022)

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staff

Mariana Dalsass

Office Secretary

Mariana served in the US Army, where she met her husband, Stephen. They have been married for more than 30 years.
She is the mother of 4: Stephen Joseph, Christopher, Michael, and Catherine.
After Mariana and her husband left the Army, they moved back to NYC, where her husband joined the NYPD, and Mariana became Director of Religious Education for the NY Archdiocese.
They moved to Pensacola in the summer of 2024 to visit Christopher, who was training at NAS, and they never left.

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Kevin Maiberger

Finance Manager

In 2020, after many years living in Southern California, Kevin retired from law enforcement and returned to Pensacola to care for his elderly parents.
He first sought the peace and silence of Saint Michael’s during daily Eucharistic Adoration. He then began attending daily Mass and was later moved to volunteer as an usher at the Basilica.
He became the Finance Manager earlier this year and looks forward to helping Saint Michael’s continue to grow and thrive.

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Jimmy Andrews

Media Manager

Jimmy is a former journalist with over 46 years of experience as a storyteller, author, filmmaker, music producer, writer, and surgical technologist.
He has received two Emmys, an "Iris" Award, two Golden Mics, and dozens of film festival awards for his film and documentary work. Jimmy is the CEO of Vanilla Palm Films and fishAmen Films, two U.S. film production companies.
As a songwriter, Jimmy has written over 150 songs that have been recorded and are currently streamed on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and many more outlets worldwide. He owns publishing rights under Jimmy Andrews Music and Vanilla Palm Music.
He considers his greatest achievements to be his two daughters, grandchildren, and 11 Godchildren (all parishioners of the Basilica).
Jimmy serves as chair of the "Men of Saint Michael" men's ministry and oversees all media-related outreach for the Basilica.
Jimmy is married to Christina, host and producer at WUWF Public Media.
Jimmy's favorite passage comes from the Catholic Mass:

"Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my sould shall be healed."

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Matthew Hoffman

Music Director

Prior to joining the staff at St. Michael’s, Matthew was the Director of Music Ministry at St. Ann Catholic Church in Gulf Breeze, Florida as well as several churches in Oregon.
He holds an Organist Certificate from the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and is currently working to complete the Colleague Examination of the American Guild of Organists.
He studied music at Willamette University, in Salem, Oregon, and his teachers have included Dr. Paul Klemme (organ) and Dr. Wallace Long (choral conducting).
In addition to his time at Willamette University, he completed a lengthy apprenticeship at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, in Salem, Oregon. During that time, he had the opportunity to conduct adult and children’s choirs, handbell choirs, and serve as the Associate Organist.
Matthew and his wife Rachel have three children. They moved to Pensacola from Klamath Falls, Oregon in 2021.

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