Fr. Steven A. Kunkel

Pastor, St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, Phoenix, Arizona and Spiritual Director for the Arizona Peace Center

Fr. Kunkel was raised in an Army family and graduated from Fayetteville State University with a BS in Computer Science.

After working for Wachovia Bank, he entered the seminary, studying at St. Meinrad Seminary, earning a MDiv. He was ordained for the Diocese of Phoenix in 2001 and has been pastor of Resurrection Parish in Tempe and Christ the King Parish in Mesa.