Spiritual Directors on this official list have been approved by the Diocese of Charleston and have met all of the Requirements for Approved Spiritual Directors. Parishioners may choose a spiritual director from any parish to avoid any preexisting relationship.
Note: Those who are not on the approved list on this website are not considered, recommended, or approved by the Diocese of Charleston as spiritual directors. Those not on this official listing must not be referred by a parish, allowed to advertise in a parish bulletin, or use any parish/diocesan property for conducting spiritual direction.
Bilingual English/Spanish spiritual directors are noted with an *.
Aiken Deanery
GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC CHURCH (McCormick)
Dcn. Jeff DeFrehn
jdefrehn@charlestondiocese.org
Beaufort Deanery
ST. PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH (Beaufort)
Judith Gabriel
jagabriel@comcast.net
George Wisner
gwisner113@gmail.com
ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH (Bluffton)
Joann Bagay
bagayjm@gmail.com
Dcn. Barry Obrien
bi15obrien@gmail.com
Charleston Deanery
BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH (Charleston)
Dcn. Kurt Herbst, MA Th
krtherbst@gmail.com
Debra Dinolfo
debdinolfo@gmail.com
CHRIST OUR KING CATHOLIC CHURCH (Mount Pleasant)
Marilyn D. Mauriello
marilyn315@aol.com
Carole A. Nicolini
carolenicolini4@gmail.com
CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY CATHOLIC CHURCH (Charleston)
Katharine Murphy
kpm531@gmail.com
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH (Goose Creek)
Madie Mauro
madeline738@att.net
ST. JOHN THE BELOVED CATHOLIC CHURCH (Summerville)
Dcn. Joe Dennis
dcnjoe@sjbsummerville.org
Jayne Wakefield
mainelygrace@gmail.com
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH (Charleston)
Fr. Patrick Eyinla
peyinla@charlestondiocese.org
Columbia Deanery
CORPUS CHRISTI (Lexington)
Joan Patrick
Joan.patrick@me.com
OUR LADY OF THE HILLS CATHOLIC CHURCH (Columbia)
Dcn. Steve Burdick
steveb51b31@gmail.com
Dcn. Charles LaRosa, M Ed
charles.larosa2015@gmail.com
Donna Tomasini
cmdonna@aol.com
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Chapin)
Michelle Chin
mgchin14@gmail.com
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC CHURCH (Camden)
Fr. John Zimmerman
jzimmerman@charlestondiocese.org
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH (Columbia)
Margaret (Peggy) McGregor
pegbot2000@gmail.com
ST. WILLIAM CATHOLIC CHURCH (Ward)
* Sr. Migdalia (Meggie) Flores, D.C.
migdalia@charlestondiocese.org
Greenville Deanery
JESUS OUR RISEN SAVIOR (Spartanburg)
Kathleen Zeiler
Katiezee113@yahoo.com
MONASTERY OF ST. CLARE (Travelers Rest)
Sr. Bernadette Cappola, OSC
sr.bernadette@gmail.com
Sr. Mary Connor, OSC
mconnor@poorclaresc.com
Sr. Carolyn Foregette, OSC
cforgette@poorclaresc.org
Sr. Nancy Shively, OSC
njshively37@gmail.com
Sr. Sharon Ratteree, OSC
sharon@poorclaresc.com
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH (Greenville)
Tommy Smith
Smithtommy255@gmail.com
PRINCE OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Taylors)
* Dcn. Nestor Acosta, MA Th
nestor.acosta@princeofpeacetaylors.org
ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC CHURCH (Clemson)
Lynn Sexton, MA Th
blessinglynn@gmail.com
ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH (Greenville)
* Fr. Will Frei, PhL, STL
wfrei@charlestondiocese.org
John R. Sarpy
jrsarpy@aol.com
Dorothy Whalen, MSW, MA Th
dorothy.whalen@smcgvl.org
Dcn. Thomas Whalen, MA Th
thomas.whalen@smcgvl.org
ST. JOSEPH (Anderson)
Dcn. John DeWolfe
jdewolfe@charlestondiocese.org
ST. MARY MAGDALENE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Simpsonville)
* Dcn. Norberto Chavez, MA Th
dcnbert@smmc.org
Myrtle Beach Deanery
PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST (Pawleys Island)
* Kathleen Adams
camino.adams@gmail.com
ST. ANN CATHOLIC CHURCH (Florence)
Lorraine Bennett
bennettsull@yahoo.com
ST. ANTHONY CATHOLIC CHURCH (Florence)
Fr. Johnbosco J. Duraisamy
jduraisamy@charlestondiocese.org
ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH (Conway)
* Paula Loehr, MA PC
paula@beyourmiracle.org
Rock Hill Deanery
OUR LADY OF GRACE (Lancaster)
Carole King
carole.king@charlestondiocese.org
* Martha Arena Fenn
ma2ke2@yahoo.com
ST. ANNE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Rock Hill)
Elena Ziegler
elena.ziegler@charlestondiocese.org
ST. PHILIP NERI CATHOLIC CHURCH (Fort Mill)
Cindy Kelly
ckellysdsc@gmail.com
Sheila Smiggen
ssmiggen@gmail.com