Bishop dedicates new Catholic Charities office

Published on March 31, 2023

The Norfolk office of Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia (CCEVA) has a new home – a home where staff live out their mission of being servants of God by spreading love to the hundreds of people who walk through its doors each month.

On Friday, March 24, Bishop Barry C. Knestout dedicated the building at 1132 Pickett Road in Norfolk.

Thanks to Angel Ragland, grand-daughter of benefactors George and Josephine Stenke, CCEVA moved its main office from St. Gregory Catholic Church, Virginia Beach, and now has triple the space. The organization, which has been using the building for a year, is in a long-term lease but expects to eventually own it.

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