Christ the Kingand Marquette Historical Archives
People and participation
This directory is limited to people and project groups tied by the reviewed sources to Sacred Heart / Christ the King or Marquette in Tulsa. Each listed person has a documented page with linked local archive records; verified statements, attributed accounts, and unresolved questions are kept distinct.
Father James D. White’s history supplies the sequence below. The separate clergy compilation fills several assignment gaps; those entries are labeled as secondary and should be checked against contemporary parish directories and correspondence.
Assignment dates are those reported in the linked books and records, not a completed independent directory audit. See Father White’s history, the clergy history compilation, and The Souls of the Just.
Father James D. White’s Christ the King history · Upon This Rock, by Msgr. Daniel H. Mueggenborg · The Souls of the Just, by James D. White (the archive file label says “Souls of Justice”).
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Each record below names the specific evidence needed. These entries preserve the current knowledge limit and do not imply that an uncertain claim is fact.
Upon This Rock identifies Bishop Francis Clement Kelley with the decision to begin a new church at Sacred Heart and to dedicate it to Christ the King. The clergy history describes Msgr. James McGuire as overseeing day-to-day construction while Kelley set broader direction.
Documented in the reviewed books; project role needs primary corroboration
Read documented profileThe clergy inventory labels a folder ‘Rt. Rev. Renier Sevens’ and includes a period newspaper clipping with his portrait. A parish account names ‘R. Sevens’ as pastor and credits him with directing decoration and the Marquette school project.
Pastoral tenure attributed; spelling varies across archive labels
Read documented profileA 1939 architectural text is addressed to ‘Father Fletcher’ and sets out Byrne’s explanation of the church design. The clergy collection identifies Msgr. Daniel C. Fletcher and includes the Byrne-to-Fletcher material.
Name in clergy finding aid; role and 1939 correspondence context documented
Read documented profileThe clergy history lists Driscoll as administrator of Sacred Heart in Tulsa in 1925–26 and says he arrived with Father Thomas Rowan in response to Bishop Kelley’s invitation. The compilation says they were soon transferred to Sacred Heart, later Christ the King.
Dates and assignments stated in a published clergy history
Read documented profileThe clergy history lists LaBonte as an assistant at Sacred Heart/Christ the King in 1926–28.
Assistant assignment stated in a published clergy history
Read documented profileThe clergy history lists McGuire as pastor/administrator at Sacred Heart and says he oversaw day-to-day construction of the new church. The same passage distinguishes that operational role from broader direction attributed to Bishop Kelley.
Pastor role and construction oversight attributed in a published clergy history
Read documented profileThe clergy history identifies Standaert as founding pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Tulsa and records service through 1924, before the parish became Christ the King.
Founding pastor identity and tenure stated in clergy history
Read documented profileThe clergy compilation identifies Meerschaert as the bishop preceding Kelley and notes his death in 1924. The archive contains a titled clergy folder and a portrait file.
Clergy identity and office documented in archive; connection to this building needs context
Read documented profileThe archive includes White’s manuscript history of Christ the King, along with related research. It is an important parish narrative and a guide to records, but the manuscript is not a substitute for cited primary documents.
Authorship established by retained manuscript; individual claims remain secondary
Read documented profileFather White identifies William J. Glynn as Sacred Heart’s administrator in late 1924 and describes his transfer after roughly three months. The book records his earlier pastoral and building work in other Oklahoma communities.
Clergy identity and short Sacred Heart assignment stated in Father White
Read documented profileFather White identifies Jerry McCarthy as an associate pastor at Christ the King from 1978 to 1996, describes his correspondence with parishioners, and records his substantial personal support for Marquette and the school endowment.
Parish service and Marquette support stated in Father White
Read documented profileFather White identifies John F. Davlin as pastor of Sacred Heart in 1923–24, credits him with parish financial changes, and notes that he made funds available for a temporary classroom. Bishop Kelley transferred him in late 1924.
Early pastoral leadership and school-space planning stated in Father White
Read documented profileThe Diocese of Tulsa’s live Parish Finder lists Rev. Elkin González as Pastor of Christ the King in Tulsa (checked September 28, 2026). The diocesan directory lists him as pastor in 2021 and 2025. The parish archive also preserves photographs of him preaching at the ambo.
Pastor documented in diocesan directory and current parish finder; start date incomplete
Read documented profileFather White identifies Brooks as pastor of Christ the King from 1979 and credits him with creating the Educational Endowment Trust and initiating Mission 81, the 1981–82 exterior/site renewal and related Marquette and Fletcher Hall work.
Pastor and project leader identified in Father White’s history
Read documented profileFather White describes Gier as pastor during Vision 89, organizer of the steering committee and endowment effort, and author of parish correspondence setting out project needs. The history names the Wozencraft plat, Oakridge Construction as contractor, Bob Bradley as project supervisor, and Gier’s role in connecting the complex.
Pastor and Vision 89 project leader documented in Father White’s history
Read documented profileFather White records Morgan’s appointment as pastor in 1996 and says he renovated the rectory during his four years at Christ the King.
Pastor and rectory renovation role stated in Father White
Read documented profileFather White identifies Tam as pastor from 2000 and says he convened the parish’s 2002 strategic-planning committee, which included David Littlefield, Paul Coury, Bill Heckenkamper, May Sheehan, Alan Staab, Meg Otterstrom, and Greg Ward.
Pastor and strategic-planning convener identified in Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Sister Julie Manternach on Father Gier’s Vision 89 steering committee.
Vision 89 steering committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White identifies Sister Pat Keating as pastoral minister during planning to convert the convent into parish offices; the manuscript describes the work-space problem that affected her ministry.
Pastoral ministry and office-planning context stated by Father White
Read documented profileFather White records Piraro as religious-education director from 1987 to 1989 and describes his cramped office as one reason for the convent-office proposal.
Religious-education and office-planning roles stated by Father White
Read documented profileMsgr. Mueggenborg authored Upon This Rock while serving Christ the King. The Diocese of Tulsa identified him as the parish pastor when his appointment as an Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle was announced on April 6, 2017. He is now Bishop of Reno.
Christ the King pastor and book author; later appointed bishop
Read documented profileThe Diocese of Tulsa announced that, after his ordination on May 26, 2023, Fr. Steven Ditzel would serve as Associate Pastor of Christ the King effective July 1, 2023. The current diocesan Parish Finder lists him as Parochial Vicar at Christ the King.
Current parochial vicar; assignment began July 1, 2023
Read documented profileThe Diocese of Tulsa’s Parish Finder lists Deacon Bo Harrison among the deacons serving Christ the King in Tulsa (checked September 28, 2026). The November 2025 diocesan directory also lists him with the parish.
Listed as a Christ the King deacon in the current diocesan Parish Finder
Read documented profileThe Diocese of Tulsa’s Parish Finder lists Deacon Michael Loeffler among the deacons serving Christ the King in Tulsa (checked September 28, 2026). The November 2025 diocesan directory also lists him with the parish.
Listed as a Christ the King deacon in the current diocesan Parish Finder
Read documented profileThe Diocese of Tulsa’s Parish Finder lists Deacon Dean Wersal among the deacons serving Christ the King in Tulsa and names him as its OCIA coordinator (checked September 28, 2026). The November 2025 diocesan directory also lists him with the parish.
Listed as a Christ the King deacon and OCIA coordinator in the current diocesan Parish Finder
Read documented profileIn his December 1939 text addressed to Father Fletcher, Byrne describes the church plan and exterior as his design. He says the plan centered on the Eucharistic altar and explains his architectural intentions. This first-person statement is the strongest reviewed source for his design role.
Architectural authorship documented in Byrne’s own 1939 statement
Read documented profileA later parish history says the Chicago firm ‘Byrne and Ryan’ was employed to draw plans for the new church. The record reviewed identifies Ryan only by surname.
Identity and individual role incomplete
Read documented profileByrne’s 1939 statement says Iannelli formed the exterior terra-cotta designs directly in clay, which were then baked. This is a first-person contemporary account by the architect.
Terra-cotta contribution documented by Byrne; other attributions need object-level review
Read documented profileThe retained compilation includes a section expressly titled ‘Notes by Mr. A. M. Atkinson on Christ the King Church.’ Atkinson describes the campus and identifies Byrne as designer of the church and rectory.
Named author of architectural notes; later design attributions remain provisional
Read documented profileThe archive includes named Goff drawings for the throne, bishop’s throne, altar concept, side altar, and baptismal font, along with a presider bench image. Upon This Rock also identifies Goff as designer of the baptismal font.
Specific design work documented in the archive; reviewed attribution remains secondary
Read documented profileFather White says Wozencraft prepared the architect’s plat for the Vision 89 project by December 1988. A separate school drawing is titled ‘Marquette School by Wozencraft.’
Named on Vision 89 plat; individual contract role remains unverified
Read documented profileFather White attributes the 1992 memorial banner design to Diana Hall Carter. An earlier parish-history note transcribes the name as ‘Dianna Hill Carter.’
Banner design attributed in Father White; spelling varies in notes
Read documented profileFather White attributes the Mission 81 site-improvement plan to landscape architectural firm Braun Binion Barnard.
Mission 81 landscape architect firm named by Father White
Read documented profileA 27-page agreement identifies Wozencraft Mowery and Associates, an Oklahoma partnership, as Architect for ‘Design an addition to Christ The King Parish.’ It assigns basic services including architectural and engineering coordination. Father White separately says Wally Wozencraft prepared the Vision 89 plat by December 1988.
Architect named in undated, unsigned agreement copy; executed scope unverified
Read documented profileFather White’s history identifies a banker named McGraw as chair of the Sacred Heart trustees and says he resigned during a dispute over Byrne’s fees, then returned after the contract was settled. Later parish notes identify a J. J. McGraw on the church committee.
Trustee chair named in Father White; initials supplied by later notes
Read documented profileA retrospective parish history lists Pat Malloy on the parish committee during planning for the new church.
Committee membership attributed; full identity and role incomplete
Read documented profileFather White lists John R. Manion among the Sacred Heart trustees during the 1925 church campaign. Later parish notes list John Manion on the parish committee.
Trustee membership stated in Father White’s history
Read documented profileA retrospective parish history lists Horace Hagan on the parish committee during planning for the new church.
Committee membership attributed; individual role otherwise incomplete
Read documented profileFather White names Peggy Brennan Brownlee as the person memorialized by the parish banner. An earlier history note renders the name uncertainly as ‘Brownee or Brownley.’
Banner honoree identified in Father White; earlier notes contain a spelling error
Read documented profileA later parish account credits nine women with needlepointing the Christ the King emblem. Their names are not supplied in the account.
Contributors reported; individual identities not recorded
Read documented profileThe archive describes Davenport’s staff contribution to art, architecture, research, restoration, and renovation work. This entry records staff participation and stewardship, not original authorship of historic work.
Staff contribution described in the archive; project evidence should be linked by object
Read documented profileThe recent sanctuary archive includes design drawings and project material associated with Doug Bracken.
Recent design attribution requires drawing-level confirmation
Read documented profileThe recent archive includes an ambo design draft titled ‘ambodraftbyedgrewe.pdf’ and correspondence associated with the project.
Drawing filename and correspondence identify project work; scope incomplete
Read documented profileFather White names Bradley as chair of the Vision 89 steering committee and project supervisor during construction. He also identifies him as a parishioner and member of a later parish planning committee.
Vision 89 steering chair and project supervisor identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Dunbar among the parish steering committee members who weighed needs and resources for Vision 89.
Vision 89 steering committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Roberts among the parish steering committee members for Vision 89.
Vision 89 steering committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Heckenkamper on the Vision 89 steering committee and the later strategic-planning committee.
Vision 89 and parish planning committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Hartmeyer among the parish steering committee members for Vision 89.
Vision 89 steering committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Coury on the Vision 89 steering committee and the 2002 strategic-planning committee.
Vision 89 and parish planning committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Sheehan on the committee convened by Father Tam to develop a long-range parish plan in 2002.
Parish strategic-planning committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Staab on the committee convened by Father Tam to develop a long-range parish plan in 2002.
Parish strategic-planning committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Otterstrom on the committee convened by Father Tam to develop a long-range parish plan in 2002.
Parish strategic-planning committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Ward on the committee convened by Father Tam to develop a long-range parish plan in 2002.
Parish strategic-planning committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists R. C. Stueve on the finance committee during the original church campaign.
Sacred Heart finance-committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists Thomas J. Burke on the finance committee during the original church campaign.
Sacred Heart finance-committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White lists M. J. Lowry on the finance committee during the original church campaign.
Sacred Heart finance-committee member identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White says Pohlman became Marquette’s principal in 1984 and served for sixteen years.
Marquette principal, 1984–2000, identified by Father White
Read documented profileFather White reports that nine women needlepointed the Christ the King emblem and names Peggy Brennan Brownlee as the memorial honoree. The archive does not identify the needleworkers individually, and the honoree’s surname varies in an earlier transcription.