Contact Us
We are a small, dedicated team at the Diocesan Vocations Office, who work together to support discerners, help promote a culture of vocation across the Archdiocese of Birmingham and administer the Clergy Training Fund.
For general enquiries, send an email to office@vocations.org.uk or you can contact a specific member of our team using the details below.
Our address:
Diocesan Vocations Office
St. Mary's College, Oscott
Chester Road
Sutton Coldfield
B73 5AA
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Meet Our Team
Fr. Craig Szmidt
Vocations Director
0121 321 5142
07306 409264
fr.craig@vocations.org.uk
Fr. Craig joined the Vocations Office in July 2021, having previously been a parish priest in Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
Kathryn Bayliss
Assistant to the
Vocations Director
& Guild of St. Stephen Administrator
0121 321 5144
kathryn@vocations.org.uk
Kathryn has been at the Vocations office since 2016. Prior to that, she was a Senior Learning Mentor at one of our diocesan schools. She is married and has four children and two grandchildren.
Deacon Owen Gresty
Vocation Promotion
Outreach Fieldworker
0121 321 5135
07305 262364
deacon.owen@vocations.org.uk
Deacon Owen is a permanent deacon of the Archdiocese (ordained 2018) whose background is in teaching. He is married with two sons.
Kathie Sanghera
Clergy Training Fund Administrator
0121 321 5137
ctf@vocations.org.uk
Kathie worked for the NatWest Bank for 15 years. She left to care for her daughters, and after they reached school age, she joined the Diocesan Vocations Office, being involved in the CTF.
Tharushi Perera
Vocation Promotion
Outreach Fieldworker
0121 321 5139
07305 273632
tharushi@vocations.org.uk
Tharushi is married and has a baby daughter. Her background is in engineering and supply chain management. She particularly enjoys her work in promoting vocations within the Church.
Ann O'Rourke
Gift Aid Administrator
0121 321 5136
giftaid@vocations.org.uk
Ann is married with seven
children and twelve
grandchildren and is a parishioner of St. Nicholas, Boldmere. She previously worked in the Civil Service and joined the Diocesan Vocations Office and Clergy Training Fund in 1980.
