Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including pastor and deacon assignments March 26, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori announced the following appointments: PASTOR Rev. H. Paul (SungLae) Kim Priest of the Archdiocese of Daegu, South Korea, to Pastor, Holy Korean Martyrs Parish, Woodlawn. Effective Feb. 1, 2025. Rev. Binoy Akkalayil Lucka, O.SS.T. From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, Hanover, and Resurrection of Our Lord Parish, Laurel, to Pastor, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hunt Valley. Effective July 1, 2025. Rev. William Keown From Pastor, St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Oakland, and Director of Deacon Formation to Pastor, St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Oakland. Effective May 1, 2025. ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Msgr. Nicholas Amato to Administrator, St. Leo the Great Parish, Little Italy. Effective March 5, 2025. SPECIAL MINISTRY Rev. Michael Foppiano From Pastor, St. Mark Parish, Fallston, and Director of Deacon Personnel to Pastor, St. Mark Parish, Fallson, and Director of the Diaconate (to include Deacon Formation). Effective May 1, 2025. DEACONS Deacon Clifford Britton From Diaconal Ministry, St. Benedict Parish, Baltimore, to Diaconal Ministry, St. Michael Parish, Poplar Springs. Effective March 1. Deacon Michael Lewandowski From Diaconal Ministry, Parishes of South Washington County, to Diaconal Ministry in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Effective March 1. RETIREMENT Deacon Paul Shelton From Diaconal Ministry, St. Matthew Parish, Northwood, to Retirement. Effective March 1. Also see ‘Traveling museum’ from Catholic Charities will visit Baltimore June 2-3 Archbishop William E. Lori has announced the appointment of new pastors and the assignments of permanent deacons Former Baltimore pathologist professes perpetual vows with Children of Mary Monsignor Joseph Lizor, oldest priest in Baltimore archdiocese and former Edgemere pastor, dies at 94 Bishop John H. Ricard, first Black bishop of Baltimore and Pensacola-Tallahassee, dies at 86 Loyola receives $500,000 grant for York Road trust-building initiative Copyright © 2025 Catholic Review Media Print
Archbishop William E. Lori has announced the appointment of new pastors and the assignments of permanent deacons
Monsignor Joseph Lizor, oldest priest in Baltimore archdiocese and former Edgemere pastor, dies at 94
