Pastoral Appointments and Changes

I am pleased to announce the following pastoral appointments and changes which will be effective on 5 July 2021, unless otherwise noted.

Episcopal Vicar

Rev. Robert Rocheleau has been appointed Episcopal Vicar for the Deaneries of Essex and Windsor, in addition to his appointment as Pastor of East Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.

Retiring

Rev. Michael Parent, currently Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Windsor, is retiring in
July 2021.

Rev. Al Dufraimont, currently Pastor of Catholic Family of Parishes in Norfolk, is retiring in July 2021.

Rev. Murray Sample, currently Pastor of St. Michael, London, is retiring in July 2021.

Families of Parishes

Rev. Patrick Bénéteau has been appointed Pastor of Windsor-Lake St. Clair Catholic Family of Parishes – Windsor-Lac Ste-Claire famille de paroisses catholique. Rev. Mark Poulin, Rev. Robert Renaud and Rev. Steven Marsh have been appointed Associate Pastors.

Rev. Ross Bartley has been appointed Pastor of Northern Huron-Perth Catholic Family of
Parishes.

Rev. Mukucha Kathemo has been appointed Pastor of Lakes Erie and St. Clair Catholic Family of Parishes – Famille catholique des paroisses des lacs Érié et Ste-Claire. Rev. Terence Runstedler has been appointed Associate Pastor.

Rev. Waclaw (Wes) Chudy, C.S.M.A., has been appointed Pastor of London East Central
Catholic Family of Parishes. Rev. Adam Gabriel, C.S.M.A., and Rev. Piotr Wojakiewicz,
C.S.M.A., have been appointed Associate Pastors.

Rev. Michael Béchard has been appointed Pastor of Springbank Catholic Family of Parishes. Rev. Saleem Amir has been appointed Associate Pastor.

Rev. Brian Jane has been appointed Pastor of Sarnia Bluewater Roman Catholic Family of Parishes. Rev. Anthony Eboh, Rev. Jan Burczyk, C.S.M.A., Rev. José Montepeque and
Rev. Daniel Vere have been appointed Associate Pastors.

Rev. John Pirt has been appointed Pastor of South Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.
Rev. Glen Ball has been appointed Associate Pastor. Rev. Hai Hang Hoang, C.S.J.B., has been appointed Priest-Chaplain of St. Philiphe and St. Ane Thanh Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Community, Windsor. Rev. Anselmo Jaehee Ri will serve St. Yu Jin-Gil Korean Catholic Community, Windsor.

Rev. John Jasica has been appointed Pastor of Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes.
Rev. Robert Weaver and Rev. Dariusz Lewandowski, C.S.M.A., have been appointed Associate Pastors.

Rev. Augustine Ogundele has been appointed Pastor of Catholic Family of Parishes in Norfolk. Rev. Charles Akinloye has been appointed Associate Pastor.

Rev. Donald Pumputis has been appointed Associate Pastor of Avon-Thames Catholic Family of Parishes.

Rev. Olivet Okoro has been appointed Associate Pastor of Erie Shores South Catholic Family of Parishes.

Rev. James Higgins has been appointed Associate Pastor of East Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.

Rev. Pedro Zúñiga, F.M.M., has been appointed Associate Pastor of North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes, as well as Priest-Chaplain of San Juan Diego Spanish Catholic Community at Our Lady of Guadalupe, Windsor.

Rev. Vargees Devas has been appointed Associate Pastor of North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.

Rev. Pio D’Oria has been appointed Associate Pastor of Central Essex County Catholic Family of Parishes.

Changes and Pastoral Appointments
Rev. Matthew Bedard has been appointed Parish Administrator of St. Joseph, Corunna, St. Christopher, Forest and Our Lady Help of Christians, Watford. Rev. Zbigniew Sawicki has been appointed Parochial Vicar.

Rev. Daniel Bombardier has been appointed Parish Administrator of St. Michael, London and of St. Josephine Bakhita African Caribbean Catholic Community and Administrator of Spiritual Affairs of Christ the King University Parish, London. Rev. Paul Kim has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Michael, London, and part-time Priest-Chaplain of Christ the King University Parish, London.

Rev. Christopher Bourdeau has been appointed Parish Administrator of St. Justin and of St. Francis of Assisi - St. Martin of Tours, London. Rev. Mario Cabal, S.J., has been appointed Parochial Vicar. 

Rev. Nelson Cabral has been appointed Parish Administrator of Mary Immaculate, London, in addition to his appointment as Pastor of Holy Cross, London. Rev. Porfirio (Phil) R. P. Guimaraes has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross, London.

Rev. Robert Remark has been appointed Parish Administrator of St. Patrick, Lucan, in addition to his appointment as Pastor of Holy Family, London. Rev. Jude Ogbenna has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, London and St. Patrick, Lucan. Rev. Stevan Wlusek has been appointed Administrator of Spiritual Affairs of St. Patrick, Lucan. 

Rev. Antonio Del Ciancio has been appointed Parish Administrator of Holy Trinity, Windsor, in addition to his appointment as Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Windsor. Rev. Stanislaw Izdebski has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Trinity, Windsor.

Rev. Dariusz Jagodzinski has been appointed Parish Administrator of Sacred Heart, Ingersoll, in addition to his appointment as Parish Administrator of Holy Trinity, Woodstock and Holy Cross Polish Catholic Community, Woodstock. Rev. Sekar L. Raj, has been appointed Parochial Vicar.

Rev. Christopher Pietraszko has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Peter’s Cathedral
Basilica, London.

Designated Ministries
Rev. Thomas Janisse has been appointed Priest-Chaplain of The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, London.

Rev. Cecil Nunez, from Legazpi, Philippines, who recently served in the Diocese of Nelson, BC, has been appointed Priest-Chaplain Hospital Ministry, Windsor.

Rev. Stephen Van Massenhoven, O.F.M. Cap., has been appointed Priest-Chaplain of Brescia University College, London, effective 18 April 2021.

Reassignments
Rev. Benjamin Raze is returning to his home Diocese of Tandag, Philippines.

Rev. Antony Kolenchery, C.S.T., is returning to his Religious Community, The Little Flower
Congregation of St. Therese (C.S.T.).

Rev. Peter Amszej has been accepted into the Capuchin novitiate.

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.

Most Rev. Ronald P. Fabbro, CSB
Bishop of London