An avid fly fisherman and golfer, Father Steve Dublinski, grew up in Walla Walla as the middle of seven children. Father Steve graduated from DeSales High School in 1977 and went on to Gonzaga University, where he earned a degree in Philosophy.
Following priestly formation at Bishop White Seminary in Spokane, Father Steve earned his theology degree at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome. In 1985, he was ordained in his home parish at Saint Patrick's Church in Walla Walla. He also holds a Master's degree in Liturgy from the University of Notre Dame.
An accomplished homilist, Father Steve has served as a parish priest, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Spokane, and Director of Seminarians at Bishop White.