SPEAKER Deacon Jim Coffey, M.A. Senior Vice President of Development
The Papal Foundation, Chester, PA
TOPIC “The Papal Foundation: Created in Philly, Supported Across America, Distributing Millions Worldwide”
Deacon Jim Coffey is Senior Vice President of The Papal Foundation, whose mission is to help the Holy Father meet the material and spiritual needs of families and the Church in developing nations.
Deacon Jim will speak about the grants that have been given in more than 200 countries since 1988 as well as the St. John Paul II Scholarship program, which provides academic preparation and support for religious Sisters and priests from these nations as they study at Pontifical Universities in Rome.
A graduate of Archbishop John Carroll High School (Radnor, Pa.) and Villanova University, Deacon Jim earned a Master of Arts degree in Moral Theology at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. He spent four years in San Diego on the USS Fanning FF 1076 in Operation Desert Storm. Military service carries through his family, as Deacon Jim is the brother of The Most Reverend Joseph L. Coffey, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and our Serra Club speaker in November 2025 (https://serraclubphilly.org/videos/)
Ordained on June 14, 2025 at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul by Archbishop Nelson Perez, Deacon Jim is married to Felicia and, together, they serve the parish of St. Denis in Havertown. They have raised fivechildren there and now await their third grandchild.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17:
– 12:30 p.m. — general business meeting; members, past speakers, and Serra USA-International guests invited*
– App. 12:45 p.m. — guest speaker; members, past speakers, and Serra USA-International guests invited*
* The Zoom link will be sent to registered members, past guest speakers, Serra USA-International guests, and those requesting single-meeting access closer to the date and again on the morning of the meeting.
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