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Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments

October 9, 2020
By Archdiocese of Baltimore
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Appointments, Local News, News

Archbishop William E. Lori announces:

Retirement
Rev. Stephen Sutton from Associate Pastor, St. Ignatius, Hickory, to Retirement. Effective July 1.

Episcopal Vicar
Rev. Msgr. Jay O’Connor from Pastor, Our Lady of the Fields, Millersville, and Interim Eastern Vicar to Episcopal Vicar for the Eastern Vicariate. Effective Sept. 1.

Pastor
Rev. David Cottingham, C.S.Sp. from Administrator, St. Edward Parish, Baltimore, to Pastor, St. Edward Parish. Effective July 1.

Rev. Joshua Laws from Administrator, Catholic Community of South Baltimore, to Pastor, Catholic Community of South Baltimore. Effective July 1.

Rev. Isaac Makovo from Administrator, Parishes of St. Agnes, Catonsville, and St. William of York, Baltimore, to Pastor, Parishes of St. Agnes and St. William of York. Effective July 1.

Rev. John Ward from Pastor, Parishes of St. Francis de Sales, Abingdon, and Prince of Peace, Edgewood, to Pastor, Our Lady of the Fields, Millersville. Effective Sept. 1.

Administrator

Rev. Ian Bozant, F.S.S.P. from Associate Pastor, Shrine of St. Alphonsus, Baltimore, to Administrator, Shrine of St. Alphonsus. Effective Aug. 10.

Rev. Jaime Garcia-Vazquez from Associate Pastor, Parishes of St. Francis de Sales, Abingdon, and Prince of Peace, Edgewood, to Administrator, Parishes of St. Francis de Sales and Prince of Peace. Effective Sept. 1.

Special Ministry

Rev. Michael Foppiano from Pastor, St. Mark, Fallston, to Director of Deacon Personnel while continuing as Pastor of St. Mark. Effective July 15.

Deacons

Deacon James Cyr from Leave of Absence to Diaconal Ministry, Parishes of St. John the Evangelist, Frederick, and St. Joseph on Carrollton Manor, Buckeystown. Effective July 1.

Deacon David Ludwikoski from Diaconal Ministry, Pastorate of St. Casimir, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, and St. Brigid, Baltimore, to Diaconal Ministry, Our Lady of Victory, Arbutus. Effective July 1.

Deacon Edward Whitesell from Diaconal Ministry, Parishes of St. Philip Neri, Linthicum, and St. Clement I, Lansdowne, to Diaconal Ministry, Parishes of St. Agnes, Catonsville, and St. William of York, Baltimore. Effective July 1.

Deacon Kevin Reid from Deacon Liaison to the Deacon Life and Ministry Board and Diaconal Ministry, Catholic Community of South Baltimore, to Pastoral Ministry to Retired Deacons and Hospital Ministry at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Effective July 15.

Deacon Robert Shephard from Prison Ministry and Diaconal Ministry, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, to Associate Director of Deacon Personnel while continuing in current ministries. Effective July 15.

Hospital Ministry

Rev. Ambrose Onwuegbuchulem Extern Priest from Nigeria, to Catholic Chaplain of University of Maryland Medical Center (Downtown Campus). Effective Aug. 12.

Rev. Rodney Eugene Extern Priest from Haiti, to Catholic Chaplain of Greater Baltimore Medical Center and Gilchrist Hospice, Towson, and assisting the Catholic Chaplain at Johns Hopkins Hospital (Downtown) with residence at Immaculate Conception, Towson. Effective Sept. 1.

Leave of Absence

Rev. John Rapisarda to Leave of Absence. Effective Aug. 1.

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