June 18, 2020, WORCESTER, MA -- Bishop Robert McManus of the Diocese of Worcester has announced the following clergy assignments which will be effective July 1. Pastor/Administrator. Father Kurian was ordained a priest in in 1985 in his native India. I said yes. He was born in Walla Walla, Wash., in 1946, and has lived in more than a dozen states and overseas. Richard Graham To be ordained June 5, 2021 . TgTK!pAap? _7]5(7'i$T+8mBSSoD*Qz@tz!bv? But perhaps the biggest problem in all this is that he let his bishop (the late Bishop David Choby, who died in 2017) know he was gay but celibate more than a dozen years ago, and his bishop did nothing to properly address the admission. Ralph J. Maresca, to dean of Queens Deanery #1, while . Those that are of interest to the Turner Publishing circulation area are: The Rev. Father Mark Schuster, who was the first priest ordained in the new Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in June 2019, will be the parochial administrator of St. Alphonsus. The Most Rev. He remains chaplain to the Vietnamese Catholic Community in the diocese. 0000068036 00000 n Reverend Michael Griffin, from Pastor of St. Mary, Aberdeen, and Administrator of Sacred Heart, Westport, to Pastor of St. Joseph, Mobridge, St. Michael, Herreid, St. Anthony, Selby, and St. Joseph, Eureka. SPRINGFIELD - Here are the latest priest assignments announced over the weekend by the Diocese of Springfield: Effective April 1: Father Barrent Pease will become administrator of St. John Paul II Parish, Adams, and St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Cheshire. Dan writes: Neither Nancy nor I were fully aware that Fr. Father Rojas was ordained as a priest of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, also known as the Pallottines. Father Baltrus was ordained a priest of the diocese in 2007. It has become an embarrassment within the community. Josh Miller as pastor of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Coal City & Immaculate Conception, Braidwood, Rev. Succeeding Father ODonnell at St. John XXIII is Father Richard Whitney, CSP. Christian Melendez, ordained a priest May 27, 2022 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wenatchee, is assigned to further studies effective July 1, 2022 while serving on weekends in parishes as needed. Thomas Au St Vincent Ferrer Church Osceola Phone: 402-747-3491 Rev. Seven Sisters of Life Profess Their First Vows. Patty Holland says: Those who leave cannot accept the rhetoric of this priest. Father Anthony L. Lopez is appointed to an additional 6-year term as Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Springfield. Reverend Anthony Klein, in addition to his current role as Parochial Vicar, Holy Spirit Parish, Sioux Falls, to Chaplain, OGorman Junior High School, Sioux Falls. The assignments were effective July 1, more. Andres C. Ligot, pastor St. Elizabeth Parish, Milpitas Rev. Father Raines was ordained as a priest of the Diocese of Nashville in 2013. (Photo credit: Fr. Father Austin R. Gilstrap is released from the offices of Director of Vocations and Director of Deacon Formation and is appointed Episcopal Vicar for Education and Formation, with oversight of diocesan offices and ministries supporting Christian education and formation. December (293) November (413) October (470) September (341) August (372) July (378) June (412) May (246) . Father Sappenfield was ordained on May 30, 2008. Sean G. Ogle, from pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Astoria, to Vicar for Clergy and Consecrated Life of the Diocese of Brooklyn, and to residence to the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph-Saint Teresa of Avila, Prospect Heights, effective June 30. Because of Fr. Additional priest assignments, including those for candidates for priestly ordination, will be announced when they have been decreed. Dale Allder St Patrick Church McCook Phone: 308-345-6734 Rev. 0000007229 00000 n Father Bala Showraiah, OFM, is appointed Pastor of St. Catherine Church in McMinnville for a term of six years. Priest assignments announced. They have attended this parish for years, and most are very generous with their time and treasure, but just cant justify what they are hearing. PORTLAND Bishop Robert Deeley has announced priest assignments and retirements. Thomas Dunn as Pastor of Sacred Heart, Lombard Rev. The Diocese of Baton Rouge also invites contact over its . Father Sappenfield was ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Nashville in 2008. Josh Miller as Pastor of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin . Wolf. Richard Smith as Pastor of Holy Spirit, Naperville Msgr. Reverend John Helmueller, from Pastor of St. Mary, Clear Lake, St. Peter, Gary, and St. Francis de Sales, Estelline, to Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sioux Falls. Diocesan Employees. Mark Spalding has announced new assignments for some priests serving in the Diocese of Nashville; seven churches will receive new pastors, administrators, or associate pastors. Rev. Having hit a brick wall with their own pastor, several in the group decided it was time to write Bishop Spalding in Nashville. She was no less affected. This appointment is effective June 8, 2021. }|:"RiX6mSF }7&lsN BRs\JoT&gEHr0 BW endstream endobj 36 0 obj <>stream Please keep our priests and those they serve in prayer as these changes take place. He remains Director of Ongoing Formation of Priests. Father ODonnell will continue to have an office at St. John XXIII and live in Knoxville near the Paulist residence. The sacramental needs of Father Ryan High School will be provided for by Christ the King Church in Nashville and other parishes in the area for the 2021-2022 School Year, with the anticipation of a stable chaplain being appointed in the Summer of 2022. But it wasnt until years later, in 2014, during a leave of absence granted by Bishop Choby, that Wolf came out to family, friends, fellow clergy, and parish staff, even writing his parish council a letter in July 2015 that announced he was gay., According to Wolf, after his eventual decision to publicly come out, Bishop Choby told him he personally could peaceably say to anyone, Yes, I know that Fr. Calderon also tried to address Wolfs pro-gay booklet, Gay Respect in the Good News: He wanted to discuss his book a lot, and we asked him to submit it for Imprimatur and Nihil Obstat before publicly handing it out and sharing it in the bookstore. He served a previous term as Associate Pastor at Immaculate Conception. At St. Alphonsus, Father Harvey has begun with the Crossville parishioners a project to build a new church building. Sleeva Madanu, Pastor at St. Joseph's in Sandpoint, is appointed Pastor at St. George's Parish in Post Falls, replacing Rev. Peter and Paul Church in Chattanooga, St. Michael Church in Memphis and St. Henry Church in Nashville. He is studying to complete the Washington State requirements to be a licensed clinical psychologist. Reverend Cesar Valencia, PES, to Pastor of the parishes of Holy Family and Holy Spirit in Mitchell. 0000001732 00000 n Transitional Deacon Assignments, effective June 7, 2021 Reverend Mr. Philip D. Briggs to the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington. All assignments are. 0000001588 00000 n Several parishioners tried to take appropriate actionthey met with their pastor to dissuade him from this pathway. Sister Peter Miriam entered the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 2016. He also is currently the chairman of the diocesan Priest Personnel Board. Father Wilgenbusch was ordained as a priest for the diocese in 2019. 0000007482 00000 n Father Anthony Stewart is released from the office of Associate Pastor of Holy Family Church in Brentwood, and upon canonical erection of the parish, will be appointed as Pastor of Mother Teresa Church in Nolensville for a term of six years. He stated that the Church in his opinion will someday accept homosexual sex as legitimate, and that he disagrees with the paragraph in the Catechism. Father Resen has relocated to El Paso, Texas, where his mother lived. Jacob Kolawole at St. Michael, Wheaton, Rev. 17. All assignments are effective Friday, July 30. Father Christian Melendez. Bishop Mark announced the following on May 14, 2021: REVEREND MATTHEW B. BAUM, appointed Rector of Saint John Gualbert Cathedral, Johnstown, and Pastor of Saint Patrick Parish, Johnstown, effective June 7, 2021. 0000002629 00000 n Father Lopez was ordained as a priest of the diocese in 2008. Fr. Father Nguyen, 52, a priest from the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph served for a year as parochial vicar of St. Patrick's in Rouses Point and St. Mary's in Champlain. 0000000916 00000 n Upon completion of the licentiate in canon law, he will be appointed a diocesan judge with the Tribunal. @2019 - All Rights Reserved. The Voice of Tennessee Catholic Life since 1937. Editor's note: This list was updated Sept. 10, 2021. 0000044731 00000 n Nestor Raul Lopez, IIC, at St. Mary, West Chicago, Rev. Nicholas Baker Bonacum House Lincoln Phone: 402-483-0391 Rev. Prior to St. Alphonsus, among Father Harveys assignments were as pastor of Notre Dame Parish in Greeneville and as associate pastor of St. John Neumann in Farragut, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Chattanooga, Notre Dame, Good Shepherd in Newport, and St. Henry in Rogersville. He truly thinks the Catholic Church is going to change its teaching to his way of thinking. So, they went to their bishop, Bishop J. He has been Pastor of Sacred Heart Lawrenceburg since 2008. Sign upfor our free e-newsletter or manage your e-subscriptions. Fr. Kibby call me again. Seminarians; Deacon Candidates. Father Delphinus Mutajuka is appointed Pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Loretto and St. Joseph Church in St. Joseph, both in Lawrence County. He previously has served at parishes in Japan, Illinois and Missouri and was a Chaplain to the Illinois and Missouri state police agencies. Michael Groth changes to halftime at Benet Academy while continuing at Ss. Born March 18, 1947; ordained Jan. 26, 1973; dismissed from the priesthood of the Diocese of Nashville March 1, 1989. Reverend Kristopher Cowles, from Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sioux Falls, to Priest Director of the St. Thomas More Newman Center, Vermillion. The Most Reverend Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing, has announced the following clergy assignments and transfers, to take effect Thursday, July 1, 2021, unless otherwise noted: Pastors. I have spoken to a few priest friends and they are under the impression that Bishop Spalding is in the dark concerning our letters. He has previously served as Associate Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Murfreesboro, a hospital chaplain, and as chaplain at Father Ryan High School. Fr. 5, Pathways to Help Earthquake Survivors in Middle East, WSCC 2023 Catholic Advocacy Bulletin, No. Father Paul Nguyen is released from the office of Associate Pastor of St. Edward Church and is appointed Associate Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Clarksville. Father Cardona was ordained as a priest of the Diocese of Nashville in 2019. Mark Spalding has announced assignments for priests, including new pastors or administrators for nine churches in the Diocese of Nashville and the appointment to a new position for the diocese. Steve was an invited speaker to the Leadership Clarksville Religion and Social Diversity Day last December. Father James Fischler, CICM, as administrator of Our Lady of Grace Church in La Coste (until Dec. 31, 2021, in addition to his assignment as pastor of St. Louis Church in Castroville and archdiocesan vicar for Clergy.) Fr. While St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary is technically separate from the US District, the priests service US District chapels - their roster is . Father Stewart has served at Holy Family since ordination on June 30, 2018. We all came away frustrated. Father Menezes was ordained as a priest of the diocese in 2014. Father Day was ordained a Passionist priest in 1972. Father Kirangu was ordained in 2003 in his native Kenya. Father Paul Nguyen is released from the offices of Pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Loretto and Pastor of St. Joseph Church in St. Joseph and is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Edward Church in Nashville. HTN0)MW !5HHpK8?pV%3>nr`p9L_ kZXk{@_bl(6*gBsl9Vl65G8?zbXd8v})l:rQ|K9z>s#my5?rfAWCB_FHeIqU|jY|E(U/% 6AEJ#U[*N#I(" o] b4i> ~M.f-Dv8 qIeH?+ 7yB!"0L&kq(FdP;V.zl2D/B2Ld46*}DzO]0? Father Appreh was ordained a priest in in 1996 in his native Ghana. E-Register here. So she reached out to Fr. Father Delphinus Mutajuka is released from the office of Associate Pastor of St. Edward Church in Nashville and is named Administrator of Sacred Heart Church in Loretto and Administrator of St. Joseph Church in St. Joseph. Msgr. All assignments are effective Friday, July 30. Suscribe to the eRegister, our electronic news bulletin, and keep up with the breaking news from the Tennessee Register. Copyright 2023 Crisis Magazine. In the Diocese of Nashville, he also has served at St. Philip the Apostle Church in Franklin and as Chaplain of the Serra Club of Williamson County. Steve and I met in his office to discuss the matter. Father Resen has served as pastor at Holy Trinity Parish in Jefferson City since 2014. Already-concerned parishioners like Scott Audet, Dan Calderon, and Patty Holland reached a real turning point at an April 2018 adult faith and RCIA session in the parish, led by Wolf. Reverend Grant Lacey, from Pastor St. Peter the Apostle, Platte, and St. Ann Parish, Geddes, to University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry at Mount Marty University and Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton. And let the perpetual light shine upon them." Jump to a specific year: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 . He previously has served as Associate Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Cookeville and St. Joseph Church in Madison and as Administrator of Holy Rosary Church in Nashville. Steve became very upset. Dario Acevedo has been appointed Sacramental Minister at St. Peter Parish, Worcester while remaining Chaplain for the Brazilian Community at St. Anna Parish . Clarksville is firmly within the Bible belt, and many denominations call this area home. He has served as Administrator of both churches for the past year. Previously, he served as Associate Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church and St. Edward Church, a hospital chaplain, and Chaplain of Father Ryan High School. Gervan Menezes to take on two new assignments. I said that the Catechism clearly states that homosexual activity is always disordered behavior. \u endstream endobj 35 0 obj <>stream Father Edwin Lozada, of the Diocese of Pereira, Colombia, continues as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Moses Lake, where he began service in December 2021. Mark Arnzen, pastor St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish, Santa Clara Rev. Calderon sought to address them in a subsequent meeting with Wolf that included a handful of other parishioners. Father Nguyen was ordained as a priest of the diocese in 2014. Effective July 1, 2021, the Most Reverend Donald E. 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