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Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including new pastors

April 22, 2021
By Archdiocese of Baltimore
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News

Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following appointments:

RETIREMENT

Rev. Msgr. William Burke
From Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, Baltimore, to Retirement. Effective July 1.

Rev. Frank Brauer
From Pastor, Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier, Hunt Valley, to Retirement. Effective July 1.

Rev. Michael Orchik
From Pastor, Shrine of the Little Flower, Baltimore, to Retirement and Chaplain, St. Martin’s Home, Catonsville. Effective July 1.

PASTOR

Rev. Andrew Aaron
From Pastor, Holy Family, Davidsonville, to Pastor, St. Philip Neri, Linthicum Heights, and St. Clement I, Lansdowne. Effective July 1.

Rev. Michael DeAscanis
From Pastor, St. Philip Neri, Linthicum Heights, and St. Clement I, Lansdowne, to Pastor, St. Louis, Clarksville, and St. Francis of Assisi, Fulton. Effective July 1.

Rev. J. Kevin Farmer
From Pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Frederick, and St. Joseph-on-Carrollton-Manor, Buckeystown, to Pastor, Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier, Hunt Valley. Effective July 1.

Rev. Michael Jendrek
From Pastor, St. Ignatius Parish, Ijamsville, to Pastor, Holy Family, Davidsonville. Effective July 1.

Rev. John Lombardi
From Pastor, St. Peter, Hancock, and St. Patrick Mission, Little Orleans, to Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, Baltimore, and Shrine of the Little Flower, Baltimore. Effective July 1.

Rev. Patrick Okeahialam, C.S.Sp.
To Pastor, St. Edward, Baltimore, and St. Gregory the Great, Baltimore. Effective May 3.

Rev. John Williamson
From Pastor, Catholic Community of Ascension, Halethorpe, and St. Augustine, Elkridge, to Pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Frederick, and St. Joseph-on-Carrollton-Manor, Buckeystown. Effective July 1.

ADMINISTRATOR

Rev. Canisius Tah
From Associate Pastor, St. Charles Borromeo, Pikesville, to Administrator, St. Charles Borromeo, Pikesville. Effective April 11.

ASSOCIATE PASTOR

Rev. John Rapisarda
To Associate Pastor, St. Joseph, Fullerton. Effective March 21.

Rev. Jose Naralely, O.SS.T.
To Associate Pastor, St. Lawrence Martyr, Hanover, and Resurrection of Our Lord, Laurel. Effective April 1.

DEACONS

Deacon Roger Carrier
Extern Deacon of the Diocese of Springfield, Mass., to Diaconal Ministry, St. John the Evangelist, Frederick, and St. Joseph-on-Carrollton-Manor, Buckeystown. Effective May 1.

Deacon Robert Snyder
Extern Deacon of the Diocese of Allentown, Pa., to Diaconal Ministry, St. Katharine Drexel, Frederick. Effective May 1.

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