Bishop Richard (Dick) Hanifen 

CO-FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

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Bishop Richard (Dick) Hanifen, presenter and Executive Director, was the founding Bishop of the new Diocese of Colorado Springs in 1984 (retired in 2003).  Prior to this role, Bishop Hanifen was assigned the Episcopal Vicar to the Southern Region of the Archdiocese of Denver.  He was ordained as an auxiliary Bishop of Denver in 1974.  Bishop Hanifen received a Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling from Catholic University in 1966.