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Summary of 2022 Priest Assignment Changes for the Diocese of Orange

Summary of Priests Assignment Changes

Bishop Vann is pleased to announce the following appointments, effective July 1, 2022

PASTORS / RECTOR

REV. STEVEN CORREZ From Parochial Vicar, St. Joachim Church, Costa Mesa To Pastor, St. Mary Church, Fullerton and Director of Deaf Ministry, Garden Grove

REV. MSGR. STEPHEN DOKTORCZYK From Vicar General, Moderator of the Curia, Pastoral Center, Garden Grove To Pastor, St. Martin de Porres Church, Yorba Linda, and Vicar General for Legal and Canonical Affairs, Pastoral Center, Garden Grove

REV. ANTONIO LÓPEZ-FLORES From Pastor, St. Anne Church, Santa Ana To Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente

REV. MARTIN HIEP NGUYEN From Parochial Administrator, La Purísima Church, Orange To Pastor, La Purísima Church, Orange

REV. PATRICK ALLEN MOSES From Pastor, Holy Family Church, Orange To Pastor, St. Timothy Church, Laguna Niguel

REV. PASCAL BAO NGUYEN, O.PRAEM. From St. Michael’s Abbey of the Norbertine Fathers, Silverado To Pastor, St. John the Baptist Church, Costa Mesa Effective Aug. 1, 2022

REV. SY UY NGUYEN From Pastor, St. Martin de Porres Church, Yorba Linda To Pastor, Holy Family Church, Orange

REV. SERGIO RAMOS From Parochial Administrator, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim To Pastor, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim

VERY REV. BAO QUOC THAI From Pastor, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin To Rector, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove

REV. PAUL THAI TRINH From Parochial Administrator Extended, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Irvine To Pastor, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Irvine

PASTORS RENEWED OR EXTENDED

REV. JOSEPH BARCLAY KNERR From Pastor, St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach To Pastor Extended, St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach

REV. DENNIS KRIZ, OSM From Pastor, St. Philip Benizi Church, Fullerton To Pastor Renewed, St. Philip Benizi Church, Fullerton

REV. THOMAS PAUL NAVAL From Pastor, Santiago de Compostela Church, Lake Forest To Pastor Renewed, Santiago de Compostela Church, Lake Forest

REV. TUYEN VAN NGUYEN From Pastor, Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster To Pastor Renewed, Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster

REV. JOSEPH TUAN NGOC PHAM From Pastor, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana To Pastor Renewed, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana

ADMINISTRATORS / DIRECTORS

REV. SAÚL ALBA-INFANTE From Parochial Vicar, San Antonio de Padua Church, Anaheim Hills To Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana

REV. MARIO ALONSO JUÁREZ From Parochial Vicar, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove To Parochial Administrator, St. Anne Church, Santa Ana

REV. KHOI TAN PHAN From Parochial Vicar, Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster To Parochial Administrator, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin

REV. ZBIGNIEW FRASZCZAK, SVD From Director, St. John Paul II Polish Center, Yorba Linda To Director Renewed, St. John Paul II Polish Center, Yorba Linda

ADMINISTRATOR EXTENDED

REV. KENNETH ALLEN SCHMIT From Parochial Administrator Extended, St. John Vianney Chapel, Balboa Island To Parochial Administrator Extended, St. John Vianney Chapel, Balboa Island

PAROCHIAL VICARS

REV. VENANCIO L. AMIDAR From Parochial Vicar, St. Catherine of Siena Church, Laguna Beach To Parochial Vicar, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim

REV. MARTIN P. BUI From Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph Church, Placentia To Parochial Vicar, St. Nicholas Church, Laguna Woods

REV. MICHAEL JOSEPH FITZPATRICK From further studies, at the Teresianum in Rome with residence at the Casa Santa Maria, Rome, Italy To Parochial Vicar, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine

REV. WILLIAM BREWER GOLDIN From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente To Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Huntington Beach

REV. BENJAMIN DIEP HOANG From Parochial Vicar, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana To Parochial Vicar, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove

REV. GASTON MENDIOLA ARROYO From Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Huntington Beach To Parochial Vicar, La Purísima Church, Orange

REV. BRANDON ROBERT LÓPEZ From Parochial Vicar, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park To Parochial Vicar, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo

REV. NICOLAS TOAN NGUYEN From Parochial Vicar, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim To Parochial Vicar, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton

REV. PHUONG VAN NGUYEN From Parochial Vicar, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove To Parochial Vicar, St. Nicholas Church, Laguna Woods

REV. THANH-TAI PETER NGUYEN From Parochial Vicar, Ss. Simon & Jude Church, Huntington Beach To Parochial Vicar Part-time, Christ Our Savior Church, Santa Ana and Parochial Vicar Part-time, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana

REV. TUAN JOHN NGUYEN From Parochial Vicar, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton To Parochial Vicar, San Antonio de Padua Church, Anaheim Hills

REV. TONY KEY PARK From Parochial Vicar, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine To Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach

REV. ANTONIO PALOS, OAR From St. Augustine Priory, Oxnard To Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe (3rd & Grand) Church, Santa Ana Effective March 27, 2022

REV. CHRISTOPHER TUAN PHAM From Parochial Vicar, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove To Parochial Vicar, Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster

REV. JUAN BERNARDO NAVARRO SANCHEZ From Parochial Vicar, La Purísima Church, Orange To Parochial Vicar, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove

REV. NICOLAUS DUY THAI From Human Formation Faculty Member, Mt. Angel Seminary, Portland, Oregon To Parochial Vicar, St. Martin de Porres Church, Yorba Linda

REV. BENJAMIN PHILIP TRAN From Parochial Vicar, St. Anthony Claret Church, Anaheim To Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente

REV. MARTIN DUC TRAN From Parochial Vicar, St. Nicholas Church, Laguna Woods To Parochial Vicar, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park

REV. ERIC JUN VIRAY, A.M. From Alagad ni Maria Religious Community, Philippines To Parochial Vicar, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park

REV. ANTHONY HIEN VU From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach To Parochial Vicar, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana

SENIOR PRIESTS

REV. ALFRED STEPHEN BACA From Director, Office of Evangelization & Faith Formation, Pastoral Center, Garden Grove To Senior Priest, St. Anne Church, Seal Beach

REV. EFRAÍN FLORES From Pastor, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana To Senior Priest, St. Anthony Claret Church, Anaheim

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

VERY REV. E. SCOTT BORGMAN From Judicial Vicar, Office of Canonical Services, Garden Grove In-residence, St. Martin de Porres Church, Yorba Linda To Formation Director, Mount Angel Seminary, St. Benedict, Oregon Effective Aug. 1, 2022 Remaining as Judicial Vicar, Office of Canonical Services, Garden Grove

VERY REV. ANGELOS SEBASTIAN From Pastor, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo To Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, Pastoral Center, Garden Grove, while remaining Pastor, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo

REV. CHRISTOPHER SMITH From Rector, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove To Rector Emeritus and Episcopal Vicar for Special Projects

REV. PAUL HOA DUY VU From Parochial Vicar Part-time, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana and Part-time Adjutant Judicial Vicar, Canonical Services, Garden Grove To sabbatical from October to December 2022 while remaining Director, Korean Martyrs Catholic Center, Westminster

CHAPLAINCY REV. MARK JON CRUZ, A.M. From Alagad ni Maria Religious Community, Philippines To Chaplain, Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana

INCARDINATION REV. THOMAS DE DANG NGUYEN From Parochial Vicar, La Purísima Church, Orange To Retired Priest Status. In current residence, La Purísima Church, Orange

REV. ENRIQUE JOSÉ SERA From Pastor, St. Mary Church, Fullerton To Pastor Emeritus in private residence

REV. CHRISTOPHER SMITH From Rector, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove To Rector Emeritus in current residence

REV. MSGR. JOHN URELL From Pastor, St. Timothy Church, Laguna Niguel To Pastor Emeritus in private residence

LEAVE OF ABSENCE / SICK LEAVE

REV. JOSEPH EVAN DROESSLER From In-Residence, St. Hedwig Church, Los Alamitos To In-Residence, Ss. Simon & Jude Church, Huntington Beach

RETURN TO RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES

REV. ANTHONY BAUTISTA, A.M. From Chaplaincy, Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana To Alagad ni Maria Religious Community, Philippines

REV. JUVY CRISOSTOMO, A.M. From Parochial Vicar, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park To Alagad ni Maria Religious Community, Philippines

REV. ALFREDO DE DIOS, OAR From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe (3rd & Grand) Church, Santa Ana To Religious Order – St. Augustine Priory, Oxnard Effective March 27, 2022

REV. AUGUSTINE R. PUCHNER, O.PRAEM. From Pastor, St. John the Baptist Church, Costa Mesa To extended time of pastoral service at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Effective Aug. 1, 2022

REV. JOSEPH AROCKIASAMY ARPUTHASAMY, O.S.M. From Chaplain, Servite High School, Anaheim To Order of Friar Servants of Mary Religious Community in India. Effective June 27, 2022  

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Published 12:46 pm Monday, May 2, 2022

By Orange Leader

The Rev. David L. Toups, after meeting with the Clergy Personnel Board, announced the following clergy appointments, effective July 1:

• Father Joseph P. Daleo, currently pastor of St. Mary, Orange, retires from active ministry.

• Father Antony Paulose, C.M.I., from pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption, Beaumont, to pastor of St. Mary, Orange.

• Father Ross E. Waggoner from pastor of Our Lady of Victory, Sour Lake, and Our Lady of Sorrows, China, to pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes, Vidor.

Others across the Diocese of Beaumont include:

Father Kevin L. Badeaux from pastor of St Joseph, Port Arthur, to pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption, Beaumont.

ather Joseph R. Sigur from parochial vicar of St. Michael, Jasper, and Our Lady of the Pines, Woodville, to pastor of St Joseph, Port Arthur.

Father Eugen Nkardzeze, priest of the Diocese of Kumbo (Cameroon), to parochial vicar, St. Charles Borromeo, Nederland.

Father Polycarp Otieno, F.M.H., from parochial vicar of St. Jude Thaddeus, Beaumont, to pastor of Our Lady of Victory, Sour Lake, and Our Lady of Sorrows, China.

Father Michael J. Minifie currently parochial administrator of Cristo Rey, Beaumont, is appointed pastor of the same parish.

Father Phillip H. Tran, priest of the Archdiocese of Miami, currently parochial administrator of St. Louis, Winnie, and Our Lady of Light, Anahuac, is appointed pastor of both parishes.

Father Alain Millien, priest of the Diocese of Hinche (Haiti), to parochial vicar, Cristo Rey, Beaumont.

Father David Kyaw Kyaw Lwin, M.S., priest of the Missionaries of La Salette in Myanmar, to parochial vicar of St. Michael, Jasper and Our Lady of the Pines, Woodville.

Deacon Senovio Sarabia Jr. currently serving at St Joseph, Port Arthur, is assigned to Our Lady of Assumption, Beaumont.

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Six new priests for Diocese of Orange First class to be ordained at recently dedicated Christ Cathedral

On a jewel of a day, with Christ Cathedral glittering in the morning sun, six new priests became the first class to be ordained at the flagship cathedral for the Diocese of Orange.    

A packed church enthusiastically greeted the new ordinands, whose Saturday, July 27 entrance into the priesthood was delayed so they could be properly welcomed at the new cathedral, which was dedicated just 10 days earlier. 

Erialdo Ramirez Alfaro, Scott Allen, Michael Nguyen, Daniel Seo, Joseph Squillacioti and Martin Vu represent the largest incoming group in recent years. 

Of the six incoming priests, three were assigned as parochial vicars to local parishes where they had already begun their assignments. Alfaro, 29, is serving at St. Cecilia Church, Tustin; Vu, 29, is with Santiago de Compostela Church, Lake Forest; and Seo, 29, is at Holy Family parish in Orange, where he celebrated a morning mass the day after his ordination. 

Allen, 34, Nguyen, 28, and Squillacioti, 43, return to Rome, where they will undertake postgraduate studies. Allen is attending the Pontifical North American College, where he will concentrate on Thomistic studies, or the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas. Nguyen will continue in canon law at Casa Santa Maria, and Squillacioti will also attend Casa Santa Maria, where he is pursuing advanced classes in liturgical studies. 

Full story at OC Catholic .

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I have to wonder why all the advanced studies in Rome. That must total mucho $$$. How many Orange Diocese priests are in these advanced studies??

Same thing crossed my mind, especially for newly minted priests in a diocese that surely needs them to pastor souls.

OC is trying too hard to pump the new cathedral. Flagship cathedral? Give me a break.

Agreed. I wondered what a “flagship” Cathedral is. I hope that big, glass, angular, defunct Protestant buildings isn’t it.

God bless these men in their ministries and life in Christ!

What kind of priests? Today, the Church’s institutional destruction has been caused by intolerance to what Christ, and His Church, taught. The NewChurch has often created NewPriests that simply do not know much about, or believe, in the Real Presence, the evil of homosexual sex, the importance of the entire Church’s history, not just since VII. Pray for these men.

Those who defend the Church, as I often do here, are often attacked just as Trump is often attacked by the progressive leftists who hate America. Those who only see the imperfections of the Church simply have no love for the Church, for God’s people, as Christ the Bridegroom loves her. People, love the traditional institutions of our society: love America, love the Church–because they are being attacked and trashed just as “SC” routinely attacks the Church here. If you don’t like the Church, “get out” (thank you Donald Trump!).

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Updates on the Diocese of Orange Priests Assignment

As a service to all FFRGOC members/officers and parishioners here is a link showing the changes of where your/our priests are assigned in the Diocese of Orange . Please follow the link provided below as conferred with our FFRGOC President Helen Alonso.

This change is effective July 1, 2023 as released by Bishop Vann of the Diocese of Orange.

https://www.rcbo.org/newsroom-archive/summary-of-2023-priest-assignment-changes-for-the-diocese-of-orange/

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Bishop Salvatore R. Matano has announced the following priest-personnel assignments, which become effective June 28, 2022, unless otherwise noted:

Father Augustine Chumo renewed for a second six-year term as pastor, Immaculate Conception, Ithaca.

Father Simon Atta Denchira from the Diocese of Obuasi, Ghana, to parochial vicar, St. Louis, Pittsford.

Father Michael G. Fowler renewed for a second six-year term as pastor, St. Agnes, Avon; St. Paul of the Cross, Honeoye Falls; and St. Rose, Lima.

Father Joseph W. Marcoux to continue as pastor, St. Catherine of Siena, Ithaca, after completing his second six-year term.

Father Michael A. Mayer from parochial vicar, Blessed Sacrament, St. Mary and St. Boniface, Rochester, to parochial vicar, St. Marianne Cope Parish, Henrietta.

Father Malachy Nwosu from parochial vicar, St. Marianne Cope, Henrietta, to parochial administrator, St. Christopher, North Chili.

Father John Orenge Omboga from the Diocese of Ngong, Kenya, to parochial vicar, Blessed Sacrament, St. Mary and St. Boniface, Rochester.

Father Michael G. Upson from parochial administrator, St. Christopher, North Chili, to senior status.

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Diocese of Manchester adds three names to list of priest accused of abuse

Apr. 10—The Diocese of Manchester has added three names to its online list of dozens of priests credibly accused of child sexual abuse going back to 1950, church officials announced this week.

The three new entries represent the first additions to the Diocese's Restoring Trust website since it was launched in 2019, a spokesperson for the Diocese said.

The Restoring Trust website provides the year each priest was ordained, his parish assignments and his status, which ranges from criminal conviction to being defrocked to "assigned to a life of prayer and penance."

The list includes 76 names of priests, 51 of whom are dead. Most of the referenced cases have been concluded. Two are listed as pending.

The information and additional resources are available at catholicnh.org/restoringtrust .

The Rev. George Desjardins has been added under the category "Cases Concluded" for a recently received report of abuse that took place more than 40 years ago, officials said. Desjardins, who has has been retired since 2002, is prohibited from ministry.

Desjardins served at St. Peter, Farmington (beginning May 29, 1959); St. Anthony, Manchester (June 12, 1959); Sacred Heart, Lebanon (Sept. 7, 1966); St. John the Baptist, Manchester (Oct. 4, 1968); Holy Redeemer, West Lebanon (April 2, 1973); Sacred Heart, Manchester (April 23, 1974); St. George, Manchester (June 20, 1985). After retirement in 2002, though not assigned by the diocesan bishop, he is reported to have assisted at Sacred Heart Parish, Concord; St. John the Evangelist Parish, Concord, and St. John Regional School, Concord.

The Rev. Matthew Schultz has been listed on the Manchester diocese's website under the category "Cases in Process" — these are cases involving living Diocesan priests for which the canonical proceedings are not complete. Schultz is prohibited from ministry.

"Out of respect for those involved and because the case is still in process, no further information will be disclosed at this time," the Diocese said in a statement.

Schultz was assigned to St. Michael, Exeter (beginning June 21, 2017); Gate of Heaven, Lancaster (June 27, 2018); Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Rochester (July 13, 2022); and St. Leo, Gonic (July 13, 2022). Although not assigned by the diocesan bishop, he is reported to have assisted at Mount Royal Academy North in Lancaster.

The Rev. André Thibodeau has been listed on the diocese as a deceased priest accused of sexual abuse of a minor for a report received after his death. He died in 2015.

Ordained in 1971, Thibodeau was assigned to St. Paul, Franklin (beginning June 8, 1971); St. Mary, Manchester (June 11, 1975); St. Augustine, Manchester (March 10, 1976); Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Manchester (March 29, 1982); St. Theresa, Henniker (Jan. 15, 1987); St. Mary, Hillsboro (June 21, 2000); and as chaplain at St. Teresa Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (June 2, 2008).

"Law enforcement has been notified of the reports concerning all three priests," the Diocese said in a statement. "Whenever it becomes aware of a report of sexual abuse of a minor by a priest, deacon, diocesan employee, or volunteer, the Diocese ensures that the New Hampshire Attorney General's office is notified, even if the misconduct took place many years ago."

Anyone with information pertaining to sexual abuse in the Church is encouraged to make a report to law enforcement. For information on how to report abuse, to request counseling or other services, or to learn more about how the Diocese of Manchester works to create a safe environment in all its ministries, visit catholicnh.org/safety .

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Here’s a list of all the new priest assignments for the Archdiocese of Denver, including pastor and parochial vicar reassignments, parish administrators, chaplains and retirements. These appointments are effective July 1, 2024, unless noted otherwise.

Pastors Renewed for an Additional Six Years (or one year) at the Same Parish

Father Faustinus Anyamele,  Our Lady of the Mountains, Estes Park

Father Scott Bailey,  Risen Christ Parish , Denver

Father Joseph Cao,  Curé d’Ars Parish, Denver

Father James E. Fox,  Good Shepherd Parish, Denver (one year)

Father Felicien Mbala,  St. Andrew Parish, Wray and St. John the Evangelist Parish, Yuma

Father Michael O’Brien, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Julesburg and St. Peter Mission Church, Crook

Father Mario Ramirez,  Our Lady of Peace Parish, Greeley

Father James Spahn,  St. John Paul II Parish, Thornton

Father Jason Wunsch,  St. Gianna Beretta Molla Parish, Denver and DIA Interfaith Chapel, Denver

Pastors Changing Parishes and New Pastor Assignments for Six Years:

Father Felipe Colombo,  St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Aurora

Father Chris Considine,  St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Boulder

Father John Croghan,  St. Michael Parish, Craig; Holy Family Parish, Meeker; and St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Rangely

Father Peter Mussett,  Notre Dame Parish, Denver

Father Herman Nsubuga,  Parochial Administrator of St. Joseph Parish, Akron; St. Mary Parish, Brush; and St. John the Evangelist Mission Church, Stoneham

Father Stephen Siebert,  St. Helena Parish, Fort Morgan; St. Francis of Assisi Mission Church, Weldona; Our Lady of Lourdes Mission Church, Wiggins

Father Eric Vigil,  St. Mary Parish, Breckenridge; Our Lady of Peace Mission Church, Silverthorne; and Copper Mountain Interfaith Chapel

Parochial Vicars

Father Guillermo Bustillos,  Our Lady Mother of the Church, Commerce City

Monsignor Emile Dibongue,  St. Cajetan Parish, Denver

Father Cristóbal Reynaldo Gadea Velásquez,  St. Andrew Parish, Wray and St. John the Evangelist Parish, Yuma

Father Geronimo Gonzalez,  St. Bernadette Parish, Lakewood and St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Denver

Father Juan Adrian Hernandez,  Holy Cross Parish, Thornton and Chaplain, Frassati Catholic Academy, Thornton

Father Witold Kaczmarzyk, St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial

Father David Kuzenza,  Queen of Peace Parish, Aurora

Father Cyrille Mbemba,  St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Aurora

Father Jesus Murillo-Ferro, L.C.,  St. Theresa Parish, Frederick

Father Jessfyr Alexander Picado Fuentes,  Holy Trinity Parish, Westminster and Our Lady of the Visitation Mission Church, Denver

Father Gerardo Puga,  St. Mary Parish, Rifle and Sacred Heart Mission Church, Silt

Father Michael Rapp,  St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton

Father Reinaldo Rojas, St. Michael Parish, Craig; Holy Family Parish, Meeker; and St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Rangely

Father Frederick Sserugga,  St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Edwards; St. Patrick Parish, Minturn; St. Mary Mission Church, Eagle; Vail Interfaith Chapel, Vail; and Beaver Creek Interfaith Chapel, Beaver Creek

Father Michael Tran,  St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton

Father John Paul Almeida,  Part-time Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Boulder; St. Rita Mission Church, Nederland; and to the  Missio Ad Gentes of the Neocatechumenal Way, Denver

Other Assignments/Departures

Father Edward Bentley, L.C.,  prison ministry. He is assigned residence at All Souls Parish, Englewood.

Father José A. Caballero is assigned residence at  St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Aurora.

Father Nathan Cromly is assigned residence at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Denver  and is serving as  President of the St. John Institute, Englewood.

Father John Ezratty, M.C.,  Formator, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver

Father Anthony Davis departs  St. Stephen the Protomartyr Parish, Glenwood Springs for the Archdiocese of the Military Services as a  Navy Chaplain.

Father Juan Madrid departs Holy Cross Parish, Thornton and  Frassati Catholic Academy , Thornton for  Itinerancy with the Neocatechumenal Way

Father Tomislav Tomic departs  Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Boulder and   St. Rita Mission Church, Nederland for  Itinerancy with the Neocatechumenal Way

Father David Nix is reassigned as  Diocesan Hermit

Father Jeevan D’Almeida, O.C.D. departs  St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton

Father Israel Gonsalves, O.C.D. departs  St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial

Father Rohan Miranda, O.C.D. departs  St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial

Father Ivan Monteiro, O.C.D. departs  St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial

Father Ronald Sequeira, O.C.D. departs  St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton

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Father Marek Ciesla, S.Chr.

Father Terrence Kissell

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Assignments affect 17 priests, 2 deacons in the Diocese of Davenport

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger

Diocesan Administrator Father Ken Kuntz announced new assignments effective July 1 involving 17 priests and 2 deacons in the Diocese of Davenport. Because pastor assignments require the approval of the bishop and the diocese currently is without a bishop, priests assigned to lead parishes will serve as parochial administrators.

Among the changes, 3 priests will retire, 1 priest returns from canon law studies, 2 religious order priests have been assigned outside the diocese by their community and 1 priest has already begun an assignment as chaplain at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics-Iowa City.

Father Nick Adam , 73, is retiring. He was born in Fairfield and ordained to the priesthood May 29, 1976 by Bishop Gerald O’Keefe at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Richland. Father Adam served at St. Thomas More Parish-Iowa City, St. Patrick Parish-Clinton, Sacred Heart Parish-Kinross, St. Joseph Parish-Wellman, Holy Trinity Parish-Richmond, St. Mary of the Visitation Parish-Ottumwa, St. Alphonsus Parish-Mount Pleasant, St. Mary Parish-Grinnell, and Ss. Joseph & Cabrini Parish-Richland. He currently serves as pastor of St. Mary Parish-Fairfield (since 2013) and as parochial administrator of St. Alphonsus Parish-Mount Pleasant (since January 2024).

Father Nicholas O. Akindele , 52, a native of Nigeria, Africa, remains an adjutant Judicial Vicar for the diocesan Marriage Tribunal and as pastor of Holy Family Parish-Davenport. He is relieved of his present assignment as pastor of St. Alphonsus Parish, Davenport.

Father Timothy Armbruster, C.PP.S. , is being assigned outside the Davenport Diocese by his community, Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Currently, he serves as pastor of St. Mary Parish-Centerville and St. Patrick Parish-Melrose.

Father Terrill J. Ball is retiring. He was born in New Hampton, Iowa. Prior to discerning a religious vocation, he taught in Marshalltown community schools and in the Iowa City Community School District. He was married to Mona for 39 years before she died of cancer in 2012. Prior to her death and with her support, he had begun discernment to the diaconate. Following Mona’s death, he discerned a call to the priesthood and was ordained June 1, 2019 by Bishop Thomas Zinkula at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport. He served at St. Bernadette Parish-West Branch, with assistance to parishes in the Iowa City Deanery, and as chaplain at Mercy Hospital-Iowa City. Currently he serves as chaplain at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics-Iowa City.

Father David L. Brownfield , 67, is retiring. He was born in South Bend, Indiana and ordained to the priesthood May 25, 1990 at St. Thomas More Church-Iowa City by Bishop O’Keefe. Father Brownfield served at Our Lady of Victory Parish-Davenport, St. Boniface Parish-Farmington, St. Mary Parish-String Prairie, St. Joseph Parish-East Pleasant Plain, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish-Richland, St. Joseph Parish-DeWitt and Ss. Philip & James Parish-Grand Mound. He taught at Mount St. Clare/The Franciscan University of the Prairies/Ashford University-Clinton. He served St. Ann Parish-Welton, St. Patrick Parish-Delmar, Holy Trinity Parish-Richmond, St. Mary Parish-Riverside, St. Joseph Parish-Wellman and St. Joseph Parish-Montrose. Currently he serves as pastor of All Saints Parish-Keokuk.

Father Corey C. Close , 40, was born in Northbrook, Illinois. Upon completing advanced studies in canon law, he is assigned as judge for the diocesan Marriage Tribunal and as parochial administrator of St. Alphonsus Parish-Davenport. He was ordained to the priesthood June 23, 2012 at Sacred Heart Cathedral by Bishop Martin Amos. After assisting at parishes that summer, he returned to school to complete advanced studies in marriage and family life at John Paul II Institute in Washington, D.C. He then served at Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish-Clinton, St. Mary Parish–Iowa City, Newman Catholic Student Center-Iowa City, St. Patrick Parish-Brooklyn and St. Bridget Parish–Victor.

Father Hai D. Dinh , 61, was born in Saigon, Vietnam. He will serve as parochial administrator of All Saints Parish-Keokuk. He was ordained to the priesthood May 10, 2008 at Sacred Heart Cathedral by Bishop Amos. He served at St. Paul the Apostle Parish-Davenport, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ss. John & Paul Parish-Burlington, Ss. Mary & Mathias Parish-Muscatine and St. Joseph Parish-Columbus Junction. Currently he serves as pastor at St. Joseph Parish-Hills, St. Mary Parish-Lone Tree and St. Mary Parish-Nichols.

Father Ross M. Epping , 34, was born in Rockford, Illinois. He will serve as parochial administrator at St. Mary Parish-Fairfield and St. Alphonsus Parish-Mount Pleasant. He was ordained to the priesthood June 6, 2016 at Sacred Heart Cathedral by Bishop Amos. He served at St. John Vianney Parish-Bettendorf, Assumption High School-Davenport, Immaculate Conception Parish-Colfax and St. Mary Parish-Grinnell. He served as diocesan director of vocations and currently serves as chaplain of St. Ambrose University-Davenport and pastor of St. Peter Parish-Buffalo.

Father Isaac Essel will serve as parochial administrator of St. Patrick Parish-Georgetown, St. Peter Parish-Lovilia and St. Mary Parish-Albia. No additional information was available at press time.

Father Martin G. Goetz , 57, a native of Keokuk and pastor of Sacred Heart Parish-Newton, will also serve as parochial administrator of Immaculate Conception Parish-Colfax. He was ordained to the priesthood May 29, 1992 at All Saints Church-Keokuk by Bishop O’Keefe. Father Goetz served at St. Patrick Parish-Iowa City, Our Lady of Victory Parish-Davenport and Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish-Clinton. After a leave of absence, he returned to active ministry in 2001. He served at Holy Trinity Parish-Keota, St. Mary Parish-Sigourney and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish-Keswick. He served as diocesan director of vocations, and later served at Holy Trinity Parish-Richmond, St. Mary Parish-Riverside and St. Joseph Parish-Wellman, Divine Mercy Parish-Burlington/West Burlington and St. Mary Parish-Dodgeville.

Father Ronald E. Hodges , 59, a Des Moines native, will serve as parochial administrator of St. Mary Parish-Centerville and St. Patrick Parish-Melrose. He was ordained to the priesthood June 4, 2006 at St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana. He served at St. Meinrad Monastery until moving to the Davenport Diocese where he has served at Our Lady of Victory Parish-Davenport, St. Mary Parish-Pella and St. Mary Parish-Oskaloosa.

He was incardinated in the diocese in 2013 and later took a leave of absence for health. Afterwards, he assisted at Holy Family and St. Alphonsus parishes-Davenport and St. Peter Parish-Buffalo. Currently, he serves as pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish-Colfax.

Father Dale E. Mallory , 32, who was born in Massachusetts, will serve as chaplain at St. Ambrose Uni­versi­ty-Davenport and parochial ad­min­istrator of St. Peter Parish-Buffalo. He worked several years before discerning a call to the priesthood. He was ordained to the priesthood June 4, 2022 at Sacred Heart Cathedral by Bishop Zinkula. He assisted at St. Anthony Parish-Davenport and currently serves as parochial vicar of St. Mary of the Visitation Parish-Ottumwa, St. Patrick Parish-Ottumwa and St. Mary Magdalen Parish-Bloomfield.

Father David O. Paintsil , 45, a native of Ghana, Africa, will serve as parochial administrator of St. Joseph Parish-Hills, St. Mary Parish-Lone Tree and St. Mary Parish-Nichols. He was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Peter Turkson on Nov. 12, 2005 at St. Francis Cathedral at Cape Coast. Father Paintsil has served at Mary, Queen of Peace, St. Edward and Immaculate Conception of Mary Grotto parishes, all in Cape Coast. Currently he is parochial administrator of St. Mary Parish-Iowa City.

Father Andrew D. Rauenbuehler , 32, a native of Muscatine, will serve as parochial administrator of St. Mary Parish-Iowa City. He was ordained June 5, 2021 at Sacred Heart Cathedral by Bishop Zinkula. Father Rauenbuehler currently serves as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Victory Parish-Davenport and chaplain of Assumption High School-Davenport.

Father Benjamin G. Snyder , 28, of Richland, Iowa, is assigned as parochial vicar of St. Patrick Parish-Ottumwa, St. Mary of the Visitation Parish-Ottumwa, and St. Mary Magdalen Parish-Bloomfield. He was ordained to the priesthood June 4, 2022 at Sacred Heart Cathedral by Bishop Zinkula. He is serving as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish-Bettendorf.

Father Mark V. Yates , C.PP.S. of Kansas, is being reassigned outside the Davenport Diocese by his community, Mission­aries of the Precious Blood. Currently he is pastor at St. Patrick Parish-Georgetown, St. Peter Parish-Lovilia and St. Mary Parish-Albia.

Father Christopher R. Young , 63, was born in California. He remains as diocesan delegate of the Bishop in Matri­monial Matters and delegate of the Bishop and assigned chaplain for the community celebrating the Pre-conciliar Liturgy. He is relieved of present assignments as parochial vicar of Holy Family Parish-Davenport and St. Alphonsus Parish-Davenport.

Deacon Dan E. Freeman , while remaining deacon and parish life coordinator of St. Mary Parish-Wilton, will be relieved of his assignment as deacon and interim parish life coordinator of St. Andrew Parish-Blue Grass.

Deacon Matth­ew J. Levy , will serve as deacon and parish life coordinator at St. Andrew Parish-Blue Grass. Currently he serves at Our Lady of the River Parish-LeClaire and Church of the Visitation-Camanche.

Father Bede Inekwere is the new chaplain at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics-Iowa City. His assignment took effect April 1. He was ordained to the priesthood Sept. 9, 1995 for the Okigwe Diocese of Nigeria, Africa. He served in parishes in Nigeria before arriving in the United States in 2006. Since then, he primarily served in pastoral care including at Genesis Health System-Davenport, Unity-Point Health-Des Moines and Bishop Drumm Retirement Center-Johnston, Iowa.

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High school sports | mater dei removes frank mcmanus as football coach after one season, mcmanus, who replaced longtime coach bruce rollinson, led mater dei to cif southern section and cif state championships in the 2023 season.

Frank McManus has been dismissed as head coach of Mater Dei’s football team after one season, the school announced Friday.

McManus coached the Monarchs to CIF Southern Section Division 1 and CIF State Open Division championships in the 2023 season. They went 13-1, with the loss to St. John Bosco in a Trinity League game. Mater Dei beat St. John Bosco in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship game.

He replaced Bruce Rollinson who resigned after the 2022 season , his 34th as head coach at Mater Dei. McManus had been an assistant coach under Rollinson.

Mater Dei’s release did not specify reasons for the school’s decision.

“We are saddened to announce Coach McManus’ departure from Mater Dei High School. We wish him the best in his future endeavors,” said Mater Dei president Michael Brennan.

Randy Wright, coordinator of football operations and marketing, will serve as the interim head coach with support from Khaled Holmes, who will continue in his position as associate head coach.

Brennan said there would be no additional comments from the school.

McManus did not reply to a texted request for comment.

In December, Brennan praised McManus after the Monarchs’ 35-0 victory against Serra of San Mateo in the state championship game.

“Frank did an outstanding job this year,” Brennan told The Register. “I don’t think we could have asked for anything more from a coach. He grinds it out. He works very long hours, and he really worked hard to continue to help the Mater Dei program become the best version of itself.”

“It was a huge hire,” Brennan added of McManus. “I think we did (get it right). Frank is a very special person and we’re very, very grateful to have him as our head coach, and the relationship he has with the kids is a very special relationship because they know that he loves them. … If they step a little out of line, they know that he’s correcting them because he loves them.”

The style of McManus, 47, was visibly and audibly different from Rollinson’s.

Rollinson wore a tie at games. A cap facing backwards was often part of McManus’ look on the sidelines.

Rollinson’s postgame comments were measured and slowly delivered. During a TV interview after Mater Dei beat St. John Bosco in the CIF-SS final, McManus yelled “We will lace ‘em up, in the middle of Bristol, and take anyone on,” a reference to Las Vegas’ Bishop Gorman that would be crowned as 2023 national champions by MaxPreps.com.

At a 7-on-7 passing tournament Sunday at Beckman High, McManus could be heard swearing at eighth-grade level players on his team.

The football program at Mater Dei, a Diocese of Orange coed high school in Santa Ana, has attracted notoriety beyond its consistent on-field success.

A 2021 locker room incident, a fight between two of the football program’s players in which one of the players suffered what was described as a brain injury, led to a since-settled lawsuit that accused Mater Dei and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, with which Mater Dei is affiliated, of attempting to cover up the incident.

Brennan was hired as Mater Dei president in January of 2022, replacing Fr. Walter Jenkins. Changing the culture course of Mater Dei athletics was part of his assignment.

One of Brennan’s earlier moves at Mater Dei was to install Joel Hartmann in the newly-created position of executive director of athletics. Hartmann had worked in the athletic department at Servite when Brennan was Servite principal.

Jenkins was Mater Dei president for six months. Before Jenkins left, he hired a Sacramento law firm to examine Mater Dei’s safety protocols and its athletics program. The results of that assessment have not been made public.

Staff writer Dan Albano contributed to the report.

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Bishop vann is pleased to announce the following appointments, effective july 1, 2018.

Bishop Vann is pleased to announce the following appointments, effective July 1, 2018.

P astors:   

Rev. Steve Sallot  

From Vicar General/Moderator of the Curia, Garden Grove  

To Pastor, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach  

Pastors renewed/ extended:   

Rev. Fred Bailey  

From Pastor, Santa Clara de Asis Church, Yorba Linda  

To Pastor Renewed, Santa Clara de Asis Church, Yorba Linda  

Rev. Joseph Luan Nguyen  

From Pastor, Our Lady of La Vang Church, Santa Ana  

To Pastor Renewed, Our Lady of La Vang Church, Santa Ana  

Rev. Timothy Ramaekers  

From Pastor, Corpus Christi Church, Aliso Viejo  

To Pastor Renewed, Corpus Christi Church, Aliso Viejo  

Rev. Reynold Furrell  

From Pastor, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch  

To Pastor Extended, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch  

R etired:   

Msgr. Kerry Beaulieu  

From Pastor, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach  

To Retired Priest Status, In-residence at St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim (effective date August 5, 2018)  

Msgr. Ted Olson  

From Pastor, San Francisco Solano Church, Rancho Santa Margarita  

To Retired Priest Status in private residence  

A dministrators:   

Rev. Duy Le  

From Parochial Vicar, San Francisco Solano Church, Rancho  

Santa Margarita  

To Administrator, San Francisco Solano Church, Rancho Santa Margarita  

Parochial V icars:   

Rev. Frederick Atentar , A.M.  

From Chaplain, Rosary Academy, Fullerton/CHOC Hospital  

To PV, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress  

Rev. Juvy Crisostomo, A.M.  

From Philippines  

To PV, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park  

Rev. Randy Guillen  

From Parochial Vicar, La Purisima Church, Orange  

To PV, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, La Habra  

Rev. Marco Hernandez Quintanilla, O.F.M.  

From Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana  

To PV, St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point  

Rev. Benjamin Diep Hoang  

From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, La Habra  

To PV, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana  

Rev. Matthias Kim  

From Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Church, Fullerton  

To PV, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana  

Rev. John Duy Nguyen  

From Parochial Vicar, St. Norbert Church, Orange  

To PV, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch  

Rev. Martin Hiep Nguyen  

From Parochial Vicar, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park  

To PV, La Purisima Church, Orange  

Rev. Nicolas Nguyen  

To PV, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim  

Rev. David Otto  

From Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana  

To PV, St. Mary Church, Fullerton  

Rev. Sergio Ramos  

From Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Huntington Beach  

Rev. Mark A Riomalos , A.M.  

From Chaplain, CSUF, Fullerton  

To PV, Holy Family Cathedral, Orange  

Rev. Charles Tran  

From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach  

To PV, St. Norbert Church, Orange  

Rev. Armando Virrey  

From Parochial Vicar, St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point  

To PV, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana  

Rev. Anthony Hien Vu  

From Parochial Vicar, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana  

To PV, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach  

C haplaincy:   

Rev. Mark Jon Cruz, A.M.  

From Chaplain, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, RSM  

To Chaplain Renewed, Santa Margarita High School, RSM  

Rev. Aaron Galvizo , A.M.  

To Chaplain, CSUF Newman Center, Fullerton  

Special A ssignments:   

Rev. Christian “Ian” Bustonera , A.M.  

From Parochial Vicar, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress  

To Local Superior of Alagad ni Maria (A.M.), Anaheim  

Rev. John Moneypenny  

From Director of Vocations, Garden Grove  

To Director of Vocations-Extended, Garden Grove  

Rev. Juan Bernardo Navarro Sanchez  

From Further Studies, Madrid, Spain  

To Consultant to the Office of the Bishop on Evangelization/Department of Parish Faith Formation, Garden Grove; In-residence at St. Boniface Church, Anaheim.   

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