Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including pastor assignment and retirement December 1, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following appointments: Pastor Rev. Zachary Crowley From Administrator to Pastor, Pastorate of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, West River, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Edgewater. Effective Dec. 1, 2025. Retirement Rev. David Kruse From Sabbatical to Retirement. Effective Oct. 15, 2025. Associate Pastor Rev. Matteo Dal Bianco Montagna, Extern Priest of the Diocese of Huari, Peru (Mato Grosso) From Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Baltimore, to Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Philip Neri Parish, Linthicum, and St. Clement I Parish, Lansdowne. Effective Nov. 1, 2025. Rev. Fransiskus Feri, C.I.C.M. To Associate Pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Columbia. Effective Oct. 1, 2025. Special Ministry Rev. Gemechu Raga, C.M. To Chaplain, St. Michael’s Villa/Daughters of Charity, Emmitsburg. Effective Sept. 1, 2025. Rev. Harry Arnone, C.M. From, Chaplain, St. Michael’s Villa/Daughters of Charity, Emmitsburg, to Chaplain, National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg. Effective Nov. 1, 2025. Deacon Manuel Aliaga-Garfias To Ministry on the Deacon Formation Team with continued Diaconal Ministry at the Pastorate of St. Gabriel Parish, Woodlawn, and St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Pikesville. Effective Sept. 1, 2025. Deacon Frederick Bauerschmidt To Ministry on the Deacon Formation Team with continued Diaconal Ministry at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, and the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland. Effective Sept. 1, 2025. Deacons Deacon Thomas Higgins From Diaconal Ministry, St. Lawrence Parish, Hanover, and Resurrection of Our Lord Parish, Laurel, to ministry in the Diocese of Nashville, Tenn. Effective Nov. 15, 2025. Deacon Paul Stoyell-Mullholland Extern Deacon of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, from Diaconal Ministry, St. Philip Neri Parish, Linthicum, and St. Clement Parish, Lansdowne, to ministry in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind. Effective Nov. 15, 2025. Also See Prison ministry changes lives inside and outside prison walls Deacon Carlos Morales, who served Church in Puerto Rico and Maryland, dies at 82 Brother Vincent Joseph Vivian, former director at Shrine of St. Anthony, dies Archbishop Lori announces latest appointments, including an administrator in Towson With 66 seminarians in formation, Archdiocese of Baltimore sees vocations surge Culture of Life Studies Program’s 2026 pro-life essay contest now open through Nov. 7 Copyright © 2025 Catholic Review Media Print
