Bishop Fabbro announces the following pastoral appointments and changes which will be effective July 2, 2019.
Episcopal Vicar Rev. Eugene Roy has been appointed Episcopal Vicar for Kent Deanery.
Rev. Raymond Lawhead will be leaving the deanery for a new appointment.
I wish to thank him for five years of dedicated ministry as Episcopal Vicar, and I am grateful to Father Roy for accepting to serve as Episcopal Vicar.
Director of Vocations Rev. Danny Santos has been appointed Director of Vocations and Seminarians.
On behalf of all of us, I would like to thank Father Patrick Beneteau for the four years he served as Director of Vocations and for his excellent work. I am grateful to Father Danny for accepting to serve as our new Director of Vocations.
Families of Parishes Rev. Dwayne Adam, Vicar General, has been appointed Pastor of LaSalle River Canard Catholic Family of Parishes, which includes Sacred Heart and St. Paul, LaSalle, and St. Joseph, River Canard.
Rev. Raymond A. Lawhead has been appointed Associate Pastor of the Family.
Rev. Gregory Bonin has been appointed Pastor of North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes, which includes Our Lady of Guadalupe, Most Precious Blood, St. Theresa, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish and San Juan Diego of Guadalupe Hispanic Catholic Community, Windsor.
Rev. David Johnston and Rev. Leonard Desjardins have been appointed Associate Pastors of the Family.
An announcement about coverage of the Sunday Spanish Mass at San Juan Diego of Guadalupe Hispanic Catholic Community will follow as soon as possible.
Rev. Christopher Gillespie has been appointed Pastor of Kent Lambton Roman Catholic Family of Parishes, which includes Our Lady Help of Christians and Holy Family, Wallaceburg, Sacred Heart, Port Lambton, and St. Michael, Dresden (to be re-established as a parish).
Rev. Gerard Bedard has been appointed Associate Pastor of the Family.
Rev. John Juhl, O.F.M. Cap., has been appointed Pastor of South Kent Catholic Family of Parishes, which includes North American Martyrs, Thamesville, St. Michael, Ridgetown, and St. Mary, Blenheim, and summer season Mass sites at Erieau and Rondeau Park.
Rev. Arockiadoss Velanganni, O.F.M. Cap., has been appointed Associate Pastor of the Family.
Rev. Graham Keep has been appointed Pastor of Elgin Roman Catholic Family of Parishes, which includes Our Lady of Sorrows, Aylmer, Holy Angels and St. Anne, St. Thomas, St. Mary, West Lorne, and St. Helen Church, Wallacetown.
Rev. John Johnson has been appointed Associate Pastor of the Family.
An international priest currently in the immigration process will be appointed Associate Pastor of the Family.
Rev. Robert Rocheleau has been appointed Pastor of East Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes, which includes Our Lady of the Atonement, St. John Vianney, St. Vincent de Paul and St. Anthony of Padua Hungarian Parish, Windsor.
Rev. Daniel Bombardier, Episcopal Vicar of Essex and Windsor, has been appointed Associate Pastor of the Family.
Rev. Barnabas Kiss, O.F.M., will continue to serve the Hungarian community.
Parish Administrators Rev. Richard Bester has been appointed Parish Administrator of Holy Name of Mary, St. Marys, in addition to his current appointment as Pastor of the clustered parishes of Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph, Stratford.
Rev. Patrick Beneteau has been appointed Parish Administrator of St. Anne, Tecumseh.
Rev. Benjamin Huyge has been appointed Parish Administrator of the clustered parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mount Carmel, and Precious Blood, Exeter.
Rev. Brian Jane has been appointed Parish Administrator of the clustered parishes of St. Benedict and Our Lady of Mercy, and St. Joseph Church, Sarnia.
Rev. Philip Joseph, Episcopal Vicar of Huron-Perth and Ingersoll, has been appointed Parish Administrator of the clustered parishes of St. Patrick, Dublin, and St. James, Seaforth.
Rev. Matthew Kucharski has been appointed Parish Administrator of St. John the Baptist, Amherstburg.
Rev. Mark Maloney has been appointed Parish Administrator of the clustered parishes of Our Lady Help of Christians, Watford, and St. Christopher, Forest.
Rev. Donald Pumputis has been appointed Parish Administrator of St. John the Divine, London.
Rev. Eugene Roy has been appointed Parish Administrator of Visitation, Comber.
Rev. Seejo John, appointed Parish Administrator of St. Clement, McGregor, effective January 5, 2019, will remain in this appointment.
Associate Pastors, Parochial Vicars and Chaplains Rev. Peter Amszej has been appointed Associate Pastor of the Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes.
Rev. David Butler has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Name of Mary, St. Mary’s, in addition to his current appointment as Parochial Vicar of the clustered parishes of Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph, Stratford.
Rev. Jude Ogbenna, C.S.Sp., has been appointed Associate Pastor of the Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes.
Rev. Charles Akinloye has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Justin, London.
Rev. Glen Ball has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, London.
Rev. Pio D’Oria has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Michael, London.
Rev. Anthony Eboh has been appointed Parochial Vicar of the clustered parishes of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Benedict, and St. Joseph Church, Sarnia.
Rev. Christopher Pietraszko has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Name of Mary, St. Mary’s, and the clustered parishes of Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph, Stratford.
Rev. Ray Masse has been appointed Parochial Vicar of the clustered parishes of Sacred Heart, Sarnia, and St. Michael, Brights Grove.
An international priest in the immigration process will be appointed Parochial Vicar of Corpus Christi, Windsor.
An international priest in the immigration process will be appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Trinity, Woodstock.
Rev. Anselmo Jaehee Ri, from the Diocese of Wonju, Korea, has been appointed Priest-Chaplain of St. Andrew Kim Korean Catholic Community, London.
Capuchins The Capuchins of Central Canada (O.F.M. Cap.) have entered into an agreement with our diocese to be responsible for the care of St. Andrew the Apostle, London. The Capuchins have not yet communicated who will be appointed Parish Administrator. An announcement will follow as soon as possible.
Priests retiring or being reassigned Rev. Robert Champagne will retire and will live in residence at Good Shepherd, Lakeshore.
Rev. Clare Coleman will retire and will live in residence at St. Mary, West Lorne.
Rev. Thomas Donohue will retire and will reside in Thamesville.
Rev. Leo Walsh, C.S.B., will retire and will live in residence at Assumption, Windsor.
Rev. Mateusz Sobierajski, C.S.M.A., is being reassigned by his community.
Rev. Jaison Tellis, O.C.D., is being reassigned by his community.
Rev. Bogdan Molenda, S.Chr., is being reassigned by his community.
Rev. Joseph Yonghwan Son is returning to his home Diocese of Wonju, Korea.
I thank the members of the Priest Personnel Board and offer our prayers and support to our priests, parish teams and parish families who will be affected by these pastoral changes. May God continue to bless our ministry to the people of our Diocese.