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Read: Clergy Assignments | June 9, 2022

The Most Reverend Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing, has announced the following clergy assignments, effective June 29, 2022:

Reverend Eric Weber to Pastor of Most Holy Trinity, Fowler, in addition to continuing as Pastor of Saint Mary, Westphalia.

Medical Leave:

Reverend Dennis Howard, from Pastor of Most Holy Trinity, Fowler, to medical leave of absence.

Reverend Anthony Smela, from Parochial Vicar for Saint John Vianney, Flint, to Chaplain at Powers Catholic High School, Flint.

Parochial Vicars:

Reverend Peter Lawrence to Parochial Vicar for Most Holy Trinity, Fowler, in addition to continuing as Parochial Vicar for Saint Mary, Westphalia.

Reverend Matthew Bonk, from Parochial Vicar for Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish and Saint John Church and Student Center, East Lansing, to Parochial Vicar for Saint John Vianney, Flint.

Senior Priest:

Reverend David Rosenberg to senior priest status.

Newly Ordained Priests:

Reverend Tyler Arens, upon priestly ordination, to become Parochial Vicar for Saint Mary, Star of the Sea, Jackson.

Reverend Peter Ludwig, upon priestly ordination, to become Parochial Vicar for Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish and Saint John Church and Student Center, East Lansing.

Transitional Deacon Assignments:

Reverend Mr. Corey Bilodeau, upon diaconal ordination, to serve as Deacon at Saint Mary Magdalen Parish, Brighton.

Reverend Mr. Shea Kettner, upon diaconal ordination, to serve as Deacon at Saint Joseph Parish, Howell.

Our Lady, Queen of the Clergy, pray for them.

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Assignments will affect a number of parishes this July

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger

Bishop Thomas Zinkula has announced assignment changes that affect 18 priests, two deacons and one parish life coordinator. Changes are effective July 1 unless otherwise stated.

• Father Nicholas Akindele, 50, will become pastor of Holy Family and St. Alphonsus par­ishes in Daven­port. He will also serve as adjunct judicial vicar for the marriage tribunal. He currently serves as defender of the bond for the tribunal and as parochial vicar of Holy Family and St. Alphonsus parishes and St. Peter Parish-Buffalo. He will be relieved of his assignment in Buffalo.

• Father Kevin Anstey, 37, will take a leave of absence. He currently serves as pastor of St. Anthony Par­ish-Knoxville and Sacred Heart Parish-Melcher.

• Father Paul Appel, 44, will become pastor of Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish-Clinton and continue to serve as judicial vicar, vice chancellor and delegate of the bishop in matrimonial matters for the Diocese of Davenport. He graduated from St. Ambrose Uni­versity-Daven­port and completed his theology studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary-Mundelein, Illinois. He also completed canon law studies at The Catholic University of America-Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2003 by Bishop William Franklin at Sacred Heart Cathedral-Davenport. Father Appel has served at St. Paul the Apostle Parish-Davenport, Our Lady of Victory Parish-Davenport, Ss. Mary & Mathias Parish-Muscatine and St. Joseph Parish-Columbus Junction. He also served at St. James Parish-Washington, St. Alphonsus Parish-Davenport, St. Peter Parish-Buffalo and St. Mary Parish-Davenport. He will be relieved of his current assignments as pastor at St. Peter-Buffalo and St. Alphonsus and Holy Family parishes-Davenport.

• Deacon Steve Barton will serve as the new parish life coordinator at St. Andrew Parish-Blue Grass. He will be relieved of his current assignment as deacon at Holy Family Parish-Davenport. He was ordained a deacon in 2017.

• Father Robert Cloos, 64, will serve as pastor at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish-Lost Nation, Assumption and St. Patrick Parish-Charlotte, Immaculate Conception Par­ish-Petersville, Ss. Mary & Joseph Parish-Sugar Creek and St. Patrick Parish-Delmar. He graduated from Western Colorado State University. Prior to the priesthood, he served in the U.S. Air Force and Navy Reserves and worked as an accountant, electrician and in maintenance. He completed his theology studies at Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2014 by Bishop Martin Amos at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Father Cloos served at Ss. Mary & Mathias Parish-Muscatine, Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish-Clinton and St. Mary Parish-Iowa City. He will be relieved of his current assignment as pastor of St. Peter Parish-Cosgrove and St. Mary Parish-Oxford.

• Father Daniel Dorau, 62, will continue to serve as pastor of St. James the Less Parish-St. Paul and St. John Parish-Houghton and will become pastor of St. Mary Parish-West Point and St. Boniface Parish-Farm­ington. He graduated from Loras College-Dubuque. Prior to the priesthood, he worked in information technology. He completed his theological studies at Sacred Heart Seminary-Hales Corners. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2017, by Bishop Amos at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Father Dorau previously served at Our Lady of Victory Parish-Davenport, Divine Mercy Parish-Burlington-West Burlington and St. Mary Parish-Dodgeville.

• Father Ross Epping, 32, will remain as chaplain of St. Ambrose University-Davenport and will become pastor of St. Peter Parish-Buffalo. He will be relieved of his assignment as director of vocations. He graduated from St. Ambrose University and the University of St. Mary of the Lake-Mundelein Seminary-Mundelein, Illinois. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2016 by Bishop Amos at Sacred Heart Cathedral. He previously served at St. John Vianney Parish-Bettendorf, Assumption High School-Davenport, Immaculate Conception Parish-Colfax and St. Mary Parish-Grinnell.

• Father Jacob Greiner, 40, will continue to serve as pastor of Our Lady of Victory Parish-Davenport and as director of seminarians and will assume responsibilities as director of vocations.

• Father Louis Hammond, 55, will become chaplain at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City on April 18. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1992 by Bishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong, Bishop of Kumasi, at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral-Cape Coast, Ghana. He has degrees from St. Peter Seminary-Cape Coast; University of Ghana-Accra and Ghana Law School. He has served at St. Joseph Parish-Elmina; St. Joseph Parish-Apam, Assumption of Mary Parish-Agona Nyakrom; Queen of Peace Parish-Madina, Accara; St. Patrick Parish-Southhold, New York state; St. Paul Parish-Mankessim; St. Paul Parish-Assin Jakai; St. Francis de Sales Cathedral-Cape Coast; and as chaplain to Catholic students at non-Catholic high schools in Ghana.

• Father Dennis Hoffman, 62, will become pastor of St. Anthony Parish-Knoxville and Sacred Heart Parish-Melcher. He graduated from Loras College-Dubuque. Prior to seminary, he worked with the American Red Cross Disaster Services. He completed his theology studies at Sacred Heart School of Theology-Hales Corners. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1990 By Bishop Gerald O’Keefe at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Father Hoffman has served at St. Paul the Apostle Parish-Davenport, St. Patrick Parish-Iowa City, All Saints Parish-Keokuk, St. John Parish-Houghton, St. James Parish-St. Paul, St. Mary Parish-Pella and Immaculate Conception Parish-Colfax. He will be relieved of his current assignment as pastor of St. Boniface Parish-Farmington and St. Mary Parish-West Point.

• Father William Kneemiller, 71, retired effective April 1. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia. Before entering the priesthood he was a self-employed contractor specializing in commercial painting. He also did real estate work. He completed his theology studies at St. Paul Seminary at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1999 by Bishop Franklin at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Father Kneemiller served at St. Paul the Apostle Parish-Davenport and as a military chaplain in Iraq. He served at Sacred Heart Parish-Lost Nation, St. James Parish-Toronto and Sacred Heart Parish-Oxford Junction. He served in Afghanistan as a chaplain and served at St. Joseph Parish-Hills, St. Mary Parish-Lone Tree, St. Mary Parish-Nichols and Ss. Philip & James Parish-Grand Mound. He retired as chaplain at the Kahl Home-Davenport.

• Father Ken Kuntz, 71, will retire but continue to serve as a member of the College of Consultors. He graduated from St. Ambrose College-Dav­enport and completed his theology studies at St. Paul Sem­inary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1977 by Bishop O’Keefe at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Father Kuntz served at St. Joseph Parish-DeWitt, St. Anne Parish-Welton, St. John Vianney Parish-Bettendorf, St. Andrew Parish-Blue Grass, St. Peter Parish-Buffalo, St. Mary Parish-Iowa City and St. Michael Parish-Holbrook. He currently serves as pastor at Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace-Clinton.

• Father John Lamansky, 31, will become parochial vicar at Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish-Clinton and serve as chaplain of Prince of Peace Catholic Scho­ols there. He graduated from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, completed advanced studies at Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois; and completed theology studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2018 by Bishop Thomas Zinkula at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Father Lamansky will be relieved of his assignment as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish-Bettendorf.

• Father Francis Mensah, 39, will become pastor of St. Peter Parish-Cosgrove and St. Mary Par­ish-Oxford and serve as defender of the bond for the marriage tribunal for the Diocese of Davenport. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Matthias Kobina Nketsiah in 2010 in Cape Coast, Ghana. He has degrees from St. Paul Seminary-Accra, and St. Peter Seminary-Cape Coast, the Pontifical Urbaniana University-Rome, Pontifical Gregorian University-Rome and Pontifical Lateran University-Rome. He has served at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana; at a senior high school in Agona Swedru, Ghana; in radio evangelization in Ghana; and as a parochial collaborator at St. Barbara Parish in the Diocese of Rome.

• Father Francis Odoom, 45, will return to his home Archdiocese of Cape Coast, Ghana. He was ordained in 2005. In the Diocese of Davenport he served at Assumption & St. Patrick Parish-Charlotte, Immaculate Conception Parish-Petersville, Ss. Mary & Joseph Parish-Sugar Creek, St. Patrick Parish-Delmar, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish-Lost Nation, Ss. Philip & James Parish-Grand Mound and Sacred Heart Parish-Oxford Junction. He also studied at St. Ambrose University-Davenport.

• Father Joseph Phung, 64, will continue to serve as pastor of Holy Family Parish-Fort Madison, and will become pastor of St. Joseph Parish-Montrose. He previously served as pastor of the Montrose parish from 2016-2020.

• Trevor Pullinger will serve as coordinator of Catechesis and Adult Lay Formation for the Diocese of Davenport. He will be relieved of his current assignment as parish life coordinator of St. Joseph Parish-Montrose.

• Father Timothy Regan, 72, will retire, but continue serving in half-time chaplain ministry at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics effective May 1. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and completed his theology studies at Pope John Paul XXIII National Seminary in Weston, Massachusetts. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1991 by Bishop O’Keefe at St. Anthony Church-Knoxville. Father Regan served at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish-Bettendorf, Holy Trinity Parish-Keota, Sacred Heart Parish-Lost Nation, St. James Parish-Toronto and Sacred Heart Parish-Oxford Junction. He served as priest chaplain at Genesis Health System in Davenport and served at St. Paul the Apostle Parish-Davenport. He currently serves as chaplain at University Hospitals in Iowa City.

• Father John Stack, 60, will become parochial vicar at Holy Family Parish-Fort Madison and St. Joseph Parish-Mon­trose. He graduated from St. Ambrose University and completed his theology studies at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary-Mundelein. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1988 by Bishop O’Keefe at Our Lady of Victory Church-Davenport. Father Stack served at Holy Family Parish-Davenport, All Saints Parish-Keokuk, St. Joseph Parish-East Pleasant Plain and St. Frances Xavier Parish-Richland. He served as chaplain at Mercy Medical Center-Clinton, The Alverno and for the Sisters of St. Francis-Clinton. He served at Church of the Visitation Parish-Camanche, Sacred Heart Parish-Lost Nation, St. James Parish-Toronto, Sacred Heart Parish-Oxford Junction, Assumption & St. Patrick Parish-Charlotte, Ss. Mary & Joseph Parish-Sugar Creek, St. Joseph Parish-DeWitt, Ss. Phillip & James Parish-Grand Mound and St. Alphonsus Parish-Mount Pleasant. He will be relieved of his assignment as parochial vicar of Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish-Clinton.

• Deacon Terry Starns will retire. He currently serves as parish life coordinator at St. Andrew Par­ish-Blue Grass. He was ordained to the diaconate in 1992.

• Father Christopher Young, 61, remains as delegate for the bishop in matrimonial matters for the Diocese of Davenport, delegate of the bishop for the community celebrating the Pro-conciliar Liturgy, and serves at Holy Family and St. Alphonsus parishes-Davenport. He will be relieved of ministry at St. Peter Parish-Buffalo and St. Anthony Parish-Davenport.

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New Clergy Assignments Effective July 1, 2022

May 16, 2022

In order to serve the people of God and following extensive consultation with the Clergy Personnel Board over the last few months, Bishop Oscar Cantú  has made the following new clergy assignments effective July 1, 2022 unless otherwise indicated.

Office of Pastor

Father James Okafor – from Administrator to Pastor of Saint Frances Cabrini Parish in San Jose

Office of Parochial Vicar

Father Edgar Elamparo – from parochial vicar of Holy Spirit Parish in San Jose to parochial vicar of Saint John the Baptist in Milpitas.

Father Michael Gazzingan – from parochial vicar of Saint Joseph Parish, Mountain View to parochial vicar of Saint Nicholas/Saint William Parish in Los Altos.  Father Gazzingan will begin assignment on August 1, 2022, after a three-month medical leave.

Father John Hoang – from parochial vicar of Saint John Vianney Parish to parochial vicar of Holy Spirit Parish in San Jose.

Father Seth Kupo – from parochial vicar of Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish in Palo Alto to parochial vicar of St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Morgan Hill.

Deacon Joseph Nguyen – who will be ordained priest on May 28, 2022 – appointed parochial vicar of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph in San Jose.

Father Eddie Obero – from parochial vicar of Saint John the Baptist Parish in Milpitas to parochial vicar of Saint Joseph Parish in Mountain View.

Father Rolando Santoianni – from parochial vicar of Saint Athanasius Parish in Mountain View to parochial vicar of Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish in Palo Alto.

Father Pedro Tejeda – from parochial vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in San Jose to parochial vicar of Saint Maria Goretti Parish in San Jose.

Father Victor Trinidad – from parochial vicar of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph in San Jose to parochial vicar of Saint Clare Parish in Santa Clara.

Father Daniel Urcia – from chaplain of Archbishop Mitty High School to parochial vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in San Jose.

Father Anthony M. Uytingco – from parochial vicar of Saint Nicholas/ Saint William Parish in Los Altos to parochial vicar of Saint Lawrence the Martyr Parish in Santa Clara.

Special Assignment

Father Angelbert Chikere – from parochial vicar of Saint Lawrence the Martyr Parish in Santa Clara to full-time Director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace in the Department of Evangelization

Father Neil Francis Kalaw – from parochial vicar of Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Morgan Hill to Chaplain of Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose with residence at Saint Cyprian Parish in Sunnyvale.

Parish Deacon

Deacon Raul Mendoza – parish deacon at Most Holy Trinity Parish in San Jose

Deacon Reynaldo Reyes – parish deacon at Saint Athanasius Parish in Mountain View

Deacon Ruben Solorio – parish deacon at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in San Jose.

Mr. Ken Wright – who will be ordained deacon on May 21, 2022 – parish deacon at Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Morgan Hill

Father Johannes Busch will be on a temporary leave as parochial vicar of Saint Maria Goretti Parish in San Jose to work in his home Diocese of Mainz, Germany.

Father Jonathan Cuarto – parochial vicar of Saint Clare Parish in Santa Clara will go on a temporary leave of absence effective April 10, 2022.  He will be available for a new assignment on August 1, 2022.

Father Michael Gazzingan is on medical leave effective immediately until July 31, 2022.

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Priest information.

Bishop Peter F. Christensen

May 25, 1985, cathedral of st. john the evangelist, 1501 s federal way, suite 400, test, boise, id 83705, 208-350-7505, [email protected].

Ajaero, SMMM, Father Goodluck

July 22, 2017, parochial vicar: st. paul's, nampa, 511 w roosevelt ave.,, nampa, id 83686, 208-466-7031, [email protected].

Amadi, SMMM, Father Antony

July 22, 2006, pastor: sts. peter and paul, grangeville, 625 lake st., grangeville id 83530, grangeville id 83530, 208-983-0403, [email protected].

Avila, MSP, Father Abraham

June 22, 2001, monastery of the ascension, jerome, 541 e. 100 south, jerome, id 83338, jerome, id 83338, 208-308-6763, [email protected].

Blankinship Jr., Father Calvin L. (Retired)

June 6, 1996, 2627 n. morrow ave., boise, id 83713, boise, id 83713, 208-739-3002, [email protected].

Brady, Father Justin

June 9, 2005, pastor: st. paul's, nampa, 1515 8th st. south,, nampa, id 83651, [email protected].

Byrne, SJ, Father Peter

June 14, 1975, pastor: sacred heart, desmet, p.o. box 306,, desmet, id 83824, 208-274-5871, [email protected].

Camacho, Father José de Jesús

Dec. 25, 1975, parochial vicar: st. mary’s, boise, 6840 w. cascade dr.,, boise, id 83704, 208-429-9196, [email protected].

Camargo, Father Carlos E. (Retired)

Oct. 5, 2006, 77 otis st.,, wintrop, ma, 02152, 857-250-9649, [email protected].

Carmona, Father Henry (Retired)

July 20, 1978, 1501 s. federal way, suite 400, 208-342-1311, [email protected].

Chinedu, SMMM, Father Emmanuel

July 26, 2014, parochial vicar: holy apostles, meridian, p.o. box 708,, meridian, id 83680, 208-888-1182, [email protected].

Chinnabathini, Father Antony

April 29, 1996, paster: st. ann's, bonners ferry, 6712 el paso st.,, bonners ferry, id 83805, 208-451-4900, [email protected].

Cintra, Father Nelson

June 8, 2023, parochial vicar: st. john paul ii, idaho falls, 145 e. 9th st.,, idaho falls, id 83404, 208-522-4366, [email protected].

Cook, Father Robert

June 5, 2003, pastor: st. joseph, sandpoint, p.o. box 279,, sandpoint, id 83864, 208-263-3720, [email protected].

Covarrubias, Father Raul R.

June 2, 1983, 5850 n five mile rd,, 208-881-3024, [email protected].

Cruz Hernández, MSP, Father Jesús

June 29, 2019, 541 e. 100 south,, 208-957-0934, [email protected].

da Silva, Msgr. Joseph A.

May 27, 1972.

Dail , Father Nathan

June 7, 2018, director of campus ministry: st. paul's student center, bsu, 1915 w. university dr.,, boise, id 83706, 208-343-2128, [email protected] ; [email protected].

Day, Father Dennis C. (Retired)

June 2, 1976, st. john vianney retirement center, 4420 n five mile rd., unit 1,, 208-290-8229, [email protected].

Dembowski, Father Aleksander

June 3, 2021, parochial vicar: holy spirit catholic community, pocatello, 524 n. 7th ave.,, pocatello, id 83201, 208-232-1196, [email protected].

Dennis, Father Patrick J. (Retired)

1501 s. federal way,ste. 400,.

Eichman, FSSP, Father Nicholas

May 21, 2021, assistant pastor: st. joan of arc, post falls, 4772 e poleline ave.,, post falls, id 83854, 208-660-6036, [email protected].

Ezenwa, SMMM, Father Hippolytus

July 22, 2000, pastor: sacred heart, boise, 811 s. latah st.,, 208-344-8311, [email protected].

Falce, Father Joshua

Parochial vicar: all saints, lewiston, 3330 14th st.,, lewiston, id 83501, 208-743-1012, [email protected].

Faure, VS, Father Dominique

Feb. 10, 1990, verbum spei, our lady of ephesus, boise, 4450 n. five mile road,, 210-388-3704, [email protected].

Feiss, OSB, Father Hugh B.

May 11, 1966, monastery of the ascension, 208-761-9389, [email protected].

Fernandez, Father Marcellus (Retired)

Sept. 7, 1968, 1597 fairway st.,, middleton, id 83644.

Fernando, Father Roger Marcus (Retired)

Aug. 18, 1975, parochial vicar: holy apostles catholic church, meridian, [email protected].

Flick, FSSP, Father Michael

May 31, 2014, 4772 e. poleline ave.,.

Flores, Father Francisco Q.

June 8, 2000, pastor: st. john paul ii, idaho falls, 145 9th st.,, [email protected].

Fraser, Canon Donald D. (Retired)

Dec. 20, 1974, p.o. box 789,, boise, id 83701, [email protected].

Funke, Father Gerald J.

June 20, 1980, p.o. box 87,, weiser, id 83672, 208-549-0088, [email protected].

Garatea, Father Juan M. (Retired)

June 28, 1959, aldastorre 1-2 izq., 48280 lekei­tio,, bizkaia, 48280 espana, 94-684-2541, [email protected].

GarcÍa Delgado, Father Camilo

June 5, 2008, pastor: st. nicholas, rupert, p.o. box 115,, rupert, id 83350, 208-436-3781, [email protected].

GarcÍa, Father Jorge E.

Dec. 7, 1986, pastor: st. agnes in weiser, [email protected].

Gathungu, Father John

Jan. 1, 1990, chaplain for prison ministry, african ministry in boise, 4420 n. five mile rd., apt. 6,, 208-451-3797, [email protected].

Godinez, Father Francisco (Pako) H.

June 10, 2010, pastor: corpus christi, fruitland, 900 north west 7th st.,, fruitland, id 83619, 208-452-5778, [email protected].

González, Father José de Jesús

Pastor: st. jerome’s catholic church, jerome, p.o. box 169,, 208-324-8794, [email protected].

Haldane, Father Richard S. (Retired)

June 4, 1992, 121 rainbow rd.,, pollock, id 83547, 208-628-4271, [email protected].

Hasenoehrl, Father Chase R.

Pastor: st. augustine’s catholic center, moscow, 628 s. deakin st.,, moscow, id 83843, 208-882-4613, [email protected].

Hein, OSB, Father Kenneth

Aug. 16, 1969, 541 e 100 south,, 208-324-2377, [email protected].

Ihim, Father Remigius

July 19, 1997, hospital chaplain, boise, id, 83705, 208-576-2825, [email protected].

Irwin, BCC, Father Robert C.

Dec. 8, 1995, chaplain: saint alphonsus regional medical center, 1055 n curtis rd.,, 208-367-2767, [email protected].

Jaramillo, Father Oscar

June 8, 1990, retired: sacred heart, boise, 211 e. 1st st.,, emmett, id 83617, 208-365-4320, [email protected].

Kamphuis, VS, Father Johannes

June 2, 2007, 4450 n five mile road,, 208-809-6120, [email protected].

Keller, Father Thomas F.

May 13, 1984, 2191 goodrich rd.,, council, id 83612, 208-739-8007.

Kish, Father Leslie P. (Retired)

June 5, 1997, 6985 eadie cotton rd.,, baker, fl 32531, 850-537-2612, [email protected].

Kucera, Father John

June 8, 2017, pastor: st. mary’s catholic church, boise, 2612 w. state st.,, boise, id 83702, 208-344-2597, [email protected].

LaChance, Father Roger S. (Retired)

May 27, 1967, 4420 n. five mile road, unit 8.,, 208-691-4657, [email protected].

Lautz, OSB, Father Boniface

May 26, 1960, [email protected].

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Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento

Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Reynaldo Bersabal as auxiliary bishop of Sacramento. Bishop-elect Bersabal is a priest of the Diocese of Sacramento and currently serves as pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi parish in Sacramento, California.

WASHINGTON - Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Reynaldo Bersabal as auxiliary bishop of Sacramento. Bishop-elect Bersabal is a priest of the Diocese of Sacramento and currently serves as pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi parish in Sacramento, California. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on April 20, 2024, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

The following biographical information for Bishop-elect Bersabal has been drawn from preliminary materials provided to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops:

Father Bersabal was born October 15, 1964, in the Philippines. He was ordained to the priesthood on April 29, 1991.

Bishop-elect Bersabal’s assignments in the Philippines after ordination include: parochial vicar at Our Lady of Snows parish (1991); parish administrator at Our Lady of Guadalupe parish (1992); and parish priest at St. Francis Xavier parish (1995). Father Bersabal was incardinated into the Diocese of Sacramento on April 7, 2004. His assignments in the diocese include: parochial vicar at St. James parish in Davis (1999-2001); parochial vicar at St. Anthony parish in Sacramento (2002-2003); pastor at St. Paul parish in Sacramento (2003-2008); pastor at St. John the Baptist parish in Folsom (2008-2016); and pastor at St. James parish in Davis (2016-2022). Since 2022, he has served as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi parish in Sacramento.

Bishop-elect Bersabal’s priestly ministry in the Philippines has included: assessor of marriage cases for the metropolitan tribunal of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro City (1996); chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro City (1998); and archdiocesan director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the Philippines (1998). Since his incardination into the Diocese of Sacramento, Bishop-elect Bersabal’s ministry has included: interim director of the Newman Catholic Center in Davis (2000); assistant diocesan vocation director (2000-2002); dean of the southern suburbs/city deanery (2004-2008); member and treasurer of the diocesan presbyteral council  (2007-2010); dean of the Gold Country deanery (2011-2014); dean of the Yolo Deanery (2020-2022); member of the diocesan priests personnel board (2023-present); liaison for the Filipino presbyterate (2012-present); member of the diocesan liturgical commission (2023-present); and a member of the diocese’s independent review board (2023- present). He speaks English, Spanish, and Tagalog.

The Diocese of Sacramento is comprised of 46,597 square miles in the State of California and has a total population of 3,786,209 of which 1,056,698 are Catholic.

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Read: Clergy Assignments | March 25, 2024

The Most Reverend Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing, has today announced the following clergy assignments:

Fr. Peter Ludwig will be released to complete his Licentiate Degree in Rome as of July 3, 2024. He is currently serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas and St. John, East Lansing.

Deacon Joshua Fons will be assigned as Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick Parish, Brighton, as of July 3, 2024.

Deacon Riley O’Shea will be assigned as Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas and St. John, East Lansing, as of July 3, 2024.

Both Deacon Fons and Deacon O'Shea are due to be ordained to the sacred priesthood on June 8, 2024. Deo volente.

Our Lady, Queen of the Clergy, pray for them.

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