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Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including eight retirements


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Archbishop William E. Lori announced the following appointments:

RETIREMENT

Rev. Msgr. James Barker
From Pastor, St. Ignatius Parish, Hickory, to Retirement with the title of Pastor Emeritus. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Keith Boisvert
From Pastor, St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Frederick, to Retirement with the title of Pastor Emeritus. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Msgr. John Dietzenbach
From Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul, Ellicott City, to Retirement with the title of Pastor Emeritus. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. William Foley
From Director of Senior and Retired Priests to Retirement. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. William Franken
From Pastor, St. Joan of Arc Parish, Aberdeen, to Retirement with the title of Pastor Emeritus.  Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Thomas Gills
From Pastor, St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Oakland, to Retirement with the title of Pastor Emeritus. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Robert DiMattei Jr.
From Sabbatical to Medical Retirement. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Gonzalo Cadavid-Rivera
From Defender of the Bond, Archdiocesan Metropolitan Tribunal, to Medical Retirement. Effective July 1, 2024

SPECIAL MINISTRY

Rev. Steven Roth
From Director of Vocations to Associate Vicar for Clergy and Director of Vocations. Effective May 1, 2024.

Rev. Gerard Bowen
From Pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Columbia, to Director of Senior and Retired Priests. Effective July 1, 2024. 

Rev. James Bors
From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Riviera Beach, and Our Lady of the Chesapeake Parish, Lake Shore, to Priest-Secretary to the Archbishop. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Justin Gough
From Associate Pastor, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, to Chaplain, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg. Effective July 1, 2024.

PASTOR

Rev. Andrew Aaron
From Pastor, Pastorate of St. Philip Neri Parish, Linthicum, and St. Clement I Parish, Lansdowne, to Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul, Ellicott City. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. James Boric
From Administrator, St. Mary Parish, Hagerstown, to Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Hagerstown. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Andrew DeFusco
From Pastor, St. Andrew by the Bay Parish, Annapolis, to Pastor, St. Ignatius Parish, Hickory. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Ferdinand Ezenwachi, Extern Priest of the Diocese of Abakaliki, Nigeria
From Administrator, Pastorate of Our Lady of Grace Parish, Parkton, and St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hunt Valley, to Pastor, Our Lady of Grace Parish, Parkton. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Jaime Garcia-Vasquez
From Administrator, Pastorate of St. Joseph Parish, Hagerstown; St. Augustine Parish, Williamsport; and St. James Parish, Boonsboro, to Pastor, Pastorate of St. Joseph Parish, Hagerstown; St. Augustine Parish, Williamsport; and St. James Parish, Boonsboro. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Richard Gray
From Pastor, Pastorate of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, West River, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Edgewater, to Pastor, Pastorate of St. Philip Neri Parish, Linthicum, and St. Clement I Parish, Lansdowne. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Scott Kady
From Administrator, Divine Mercy Parish, Frostburg, to Pastor, Divine Mercy Parish, Frostburg. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Francis Ouma
From Pastor, St. Patrick Parish, Havre de Grace, to Pastor, Pastorate of St. Patrick Parish, Havre de Grace, and St. Joan of Arc Parish, Aberdeen. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Ramel Portula, C.I.C.M. (Missionhurst)
To Pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Columbia. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Michael Rubeling
From Administrator, Pastorate of St. Mary-St. Francis-Holy Family Parishes, Middletown, to Pastor, Pastorate of St. Mary-St. Francis-Holy Family Parishes, Middletown. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Mariano Vicchi, I.V.E.
From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Joseph Parish, Emmitsburg; St. Anthony Shrine, Emmitsburg; and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Thurmont, to Pastor, Pastorate of St. Joseph Parish, Emmitsburg; St. Anthony Shrine, Emmitsburg; and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Thurmont. Effective June 1, 2024.

ADMINISTRATOR

Rev. Zachary Crowley
From Associate Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Glyndon, to Administrator, Pastorate of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, West River, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Edgewater. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Msgr. Richard Hilgartner
From Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Cockeysville, to Administrator, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hunt Valley, while continuing as Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Cockeysville. Effective July 1. 2024.

Rev. Tyler Kline
From Priest-Secretary to the Archbishop to Administrator, St. Andrew by the Bay Parish, Annapolis. Effective July 1, 2024.

ASSOCIATE PASTOR

Rev. Binoy Akkalayil, O.SS.T.
To Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, Hanover, and Resurrection of Our Lord Parish, Laurel. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Sonny Aryanto, C.I.C.M. (Missionhurst)
To Associate Pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Columbia. Effective Aug. 1, 2024.

Rev. John Bilenki
From Studies in Rome to Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Jane Frances Parish, Riviera Beach, and Our Lady of the Chesapeake Parish, Lake Shore. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Jaismon Francis, S.A.C.
To Associate Pastor, St. Leo the Great Parish, Little Italy. Effective April 27, 2024.

Rev. Robert Katafiasz
From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of Our Lady of Hope Parish, Dundalk, and St. Luke Parish, Edgemere, to Associate Pastor, St. Louis Parish, Clarksville, and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Fulton. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Joseph Kim, Extern Priest of the Archdiocese of Boston
From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Abingdon, and Prince of Peace Parish, Edgewood, to Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. John Parish, Westminster, and St. Joseph Parish, Taneytown. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Kenneth Lukong
From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Louis Parish, Clarksville, and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Fulton, to Associate Pastor, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Jude McPeak
From Associate Pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, Towson, to Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Stephen Parish, Bradshaw, and Holy Spirit Parish, Joppa. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Ambrose Onwuegbuchulem, Extern Priest of the Diocese of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
From Associate Pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Columbia, to Associate Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Glyndon. Effective Aug. 1, 2024.

Rev. David Ray
From Associate Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Cockeysville, to Regional Associate Pastor and Hospital Ministry, St. Mary Parish, Hagerstown; and the Pastorate of St. Joseph Parish, Hagerstown; St. Augustine Parish, Williamsport; and St. James Parish, Boonsboro. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Adrian Roelly, C.Ss.R.
To Associate Pastor, Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Parish, Highlandtown. Effective April 17, 2024.

Rev. Ernest Udoh, Extern Priest of the Diocese of Uyo, Nigeria
From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Essex, and St. Clare Parish, Essex, and Catholic Chaplain, Franklin Square Hospital, to Associate Pastor, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Middle River. Effective July 1, 2024.

Rev. Samuel Young
From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Stephen Parish, Bradshaw, and Holy Spirit Parish, Joppa, to Catholic Chaplain (part-time), Franklin Square Hospital, while continuing part-time as Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Stephen Parish, Bradshaw, and Holy Spirit Parish, Joppa. Effective July 1, 2024.

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