Our Clergy

Fr. Dudzinski was born and raised on a dairy farm in Princeton Wisconsin, discerned a vocation to the priesthood as a boy and entered seminary in college in Milwaukee.

After college and one year of theology he entered the Diocese of Arlington in 1983 and finished his studies at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Keating on May 10, 1986.

He has served at Holy Family in Dale City (1986 – 1987), at St. Leo the Great in Fairfax (1987 – 1991), at St. Ambrose in Annandale (1991 – 1995), at St. James in Falls Church (1995 – 1998), at St. Clare in Clifton  as Administrator and Pastor (1998 – 2004), at St. Michael the Archangel in Annandale as Pastor (2004 – 2008), at St. Peter as Pastor (2008 – 2011), at St. Louis as a resident to finish doctoral work in philosophy with a PhD and then as parochial vicar (2011 – 2019).

Father Vaccaro is a native Virginian and comes from a family of nine. Ordained a priest on June 14, 2008, he served at Holy Spirit (2008-2011), Our Lady of Angels (2011-2014 and most recently the University of Mary Washington (2014-2023).

His younger brother, Father Stephen, was ordained in 2017 and his older brother, Fr. Brian, is a priest with the Redemptorists was ordained in 2022.

He very much enjoys teaching about the beauty of the Catholic faith, while relating it to daily life. He is a fan of the New York Yankees and refereeing basketball.

Fr. Solsma was ordained by Bishop Burbidge on June 6, 2026. He attended Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia and also participated in the Institute for Priestly Formation program at Creighton University in Omaha.

He was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa. He is a 2011 graduate of the University of Iowa, majoring in Political Science, Journalism and Mass Communications. He still loves to watch the Hawkeyes, especially when they play in our area at Maryland, Rutgers, and Penn State.

Prior to entering seminary, he worked as a news and sports broadcaster at radio stations in Iowa and Wisconsin. In 2018, he moved to Virginia to become the director of communications at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria.

His parents currently live in Arkansas since his father works for Tyson Foods, which is headquartered in Springdale. He has a younger brother and sister; both live in Texas with their families.

Some of his interests include spending time with family and friends, running, reading, watching sports (college football and basketball are his favorite), history, writing, and traveling.

Deacon Paul Konold was born and raised in Evanston, Illinois, and attended Catholic schools grades K through 12.  Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Navy and became a sonar technician.  What started out as a 3-year enlistment ended up as a 20-year career, and he retired as a senior chief petty officer.  While in the Navy, he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of San Diego.

In 1972, Paul married Stephanie Fiore, a newly graduated schoolteacher from Boston, and during the 70’s, God blessed them with a son and two daughters.  They raised their children in southeastern Connecticut and were active in parish life.  Stephanie taught at St. Joseph elementary school in New London and all three children attended Catholic schools grades K through 12.

In 1990, Paul felt called to the diaconate, and that started a formation journey that would span two dioceses and take 12 years to complete.  He earned a master’s degree in pastoral ministry from Providence College, and on October 19, 2002, Bishop Robert J. McManus ordained him to the diaconate at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Providence, Rhode Island.

Upon ordination, Deacon Paul was assigned to St. Kevin Church in Warwick, RI and to the Ministry for the Deaf in the diocese.  He remained in those ministries until 2007 when his employer, Amgen, transferred him from its facility in RI to its facility in Seattle, Washington.  Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett granted him faculties to minister in the Archdiocese of Seattle and assigned him to St. Michael Church in Snohomish, WA.

In 2014, Stephanie retired after 30 years of teaching in Catholic elementary schools and Deacon Paul retired shortly after that.  They moved to Loudoun County to be close to their three grandchildren, and in June 2015, Bishop Paul S. Loverde granted Deacon Paul faculties to minister in the Diocese of Arlington and assigned him to St. Theresa’s.  Deacon Paul and Stephanie are very pleased to make St. Theresa’s and their grandchildren the focus of their retirement.

Deacon Anthony Renzette born in Newark, Delaware the oldest of Leo and Mary Jane Renzette’s five children. He attended Holy Angels Elementary School and Salesianum High School. After high school, he attended the University of Delaware where he graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy where he met his future wife, Elizabeth. They were married in 1995 and moved to Ashburn in the summer of 2000 where they have raised their four children: Brenin, Ellie, Cullen, and Declan.

After a two decade long career mostly focused in the high tech industry, Anthony felt a call to the diaconate and began a period of discernment that lasted several years while balancing family, professional and community responsibilities. He was admitted to the Diocese of Arlington’s Permanent Diaconate Formation Program in 2014 and was ordained to the diaconate on January 12, 2019 by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge. Upon ordination, Deacon Renzette was assigned to St. Theresa and has been here ever since. You can often find him at a variety of activities around the parish including Legion of Mary meetings, Baptism classes, the Men’s Bible Study, CCD classes, and assisting wherever there is a need. He also enjoys sports, including any of the University of Delaware teams, the Philadelphia Phillies, Flyers, and Eagles, and spending as much of his free time as he can with his beloved family.

Deacon Renzette can be contacted at: deacon@renzette.org.

Hello. I am Father Alex Solsma, the new parochial vicar at Saint Theresa. Thank you
for welcoming me to the parish.

I was ordained by Bishop Burbidge on June 6. I attended Saint Charles Borromeo
Seminary in Philadelphia and also participated in the Institute for Priestly
Formation program at Creighton University in Omaha.

I was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa. I am a 2011 graduate of the University of
Iowa, majoring in Political Science, Journalism and Mass Communications. I still love
to watch the Hawkeyes, especially when they play in our area at Maryland, Rutgers,
and Penn State.

Prior to entering seminary, I worked as a news and sports broadcaster at radio
stations in Iowa and Wisconsin. In 2018, I moved to Virginia to become the director
of communications at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria.

My parents currently live in Arkansas since my father works for Tyson Foods, which is headquartered in Springdale. I have a younger brother and sister; both live in Texas with their families.

Some of my interests include spending time with family and friends, running, reading, watching sports (college football and basketball are my favorite), history, writing, and traveling.

I look forward to serving this parish community and meeting you.

Please pray for me as I start my first priestly assignment.

Father Solsma