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Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including pastors, associate pastors, and special ministry assignments


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PASTOR

Rev. Msgr. J. Bruce Jarboe

From Pastor, St. Ann Parish, Hagerstown, and Pastorate of St. Joseph Parish, Hagerstown; St. James Parish, Boonsboro, and St. Augustine Parish, Williamsport, to Pastor, St. Ann Parish, Hagerstown. Effective Aug. 1.

Rev. Obinna Nwabor, C.S.Sp.

From Administrator, St. Ursula Parish, Parkville, to Pastor, St. Ursula Parish, Parkville. Effective July 1.

Rev. Hamilton Okeke

From Administrator, St. Agnes Parish, Catonsville, to Pastor, St. Agnes Parish, Catonsville. Effective July 1.

Rev. Jean Marie Phongo, C.I.C.M.

To Pastor, Pastorate of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Pikesville, and St. Gabriel Parish, Woodlawn. Effective Aug. 1.

Rev. Evan Ponton

From Administrator, St. Leo Parish, Little Italy, to Pastor, St. Leo Parish, Little Italy. Effective July 1.

ORDINANDI

Rev. Robert Bart III

To Associate Pastor, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland. Effective July 1.

Rev. Stephen Kirby

To Associate Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Cockeysville. Effective July 1.

Rev. Alexander Kulik

To Associate Pastor, Catholic Community of South Baltimore. Effective July 1.

Rev. Connor Schmidt

To Associate Pastor, Pastorate of Church of the Resurrection and St. Paul Parish, Ellicott City. Effective July 1.

Rev. J. Russell Sullivan

To Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Frederick, and St. Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor Parish, Buckeystown. Effective July 1.

ASSOCIATE PASTOR

Rev. Santiago Fernando Cortez Matos, C.Ss.R.

To Associate Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Annapolis. Effective May 1.

Rev. Matthew DeFusco

From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Frederick, and St. Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor Parish, Buckeystown, to Associate Pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Severna Park. Effective July 1.

Rev. J. Kevin Farmer

From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of Church of the Resurrection and St. Paul Parish, Ellicott City, to Associate Pastor, Pastorate of Our Lady of the Chesapeake Parish, Lake Shore, and St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Rivera Beach. Effective July 1.

Rev. Bertrand Hebert, O.P.

To Associate Pastor, Ss. Philip and James, Charles Village, and Canonist to the Metropolitan Tribunal. Effective June 1.

Rev. James Lancelotta

From Associate Pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, Towson, to Associate Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Fullerton. Effective July 1.

Rev. Isaac Makovo

From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Joseph Parish, Hagerstown; St. James Parish, Boonsboro; and St. Augustine Parish, Williamsport, to Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Stephen Parish, Bradshaw, and Holy Spirit Parish, Joppa. Effective July 1.

Rev. Felix Mmuoh

From Associate Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Fullerton, to Associate Pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, Towson. Effective July 1.

Rev. Nicholas Mwai

From Associate Pastor, St. Matthew Parish, Northwood, and Catholic Chaplain, Johns Hopkins Bayview, to Associate Pastor, St. Margaret Parish, Bel Air. Effective July 1.

Rev. Thomas O’Donnell

From Studies in Rome to Associate Pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Severna Park. Effective July 1.

Rev. Stephen Ositimehin, Extern Priest of the Diocese of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria

From Associate Pastor, St. Bernardine Parish, Edmondson Village, to Associate Pastor, St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Frederick, and Catholic Chaplain, Frederick Memorial Hospital. Effective July 1.

Rev. David Ray

From Associate Pastor, St. Ann Parish Hagerstown, and Pastorate of St. Joseph Parish, Hagerstown; St. James Parish, Boonsboro; and St. Augustine Parish, Williamsport, to Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Joseph Parish, Hagerstown; St. James Parish, Boonsboro; and St. Augustine Parish, Williamsport. Effective July 1.

Rev. Ryan Schmeltzer, O.F.M., Cap.

To Associate Pastor, Our Lady of the Mountains Parish, Cumberland. Effective July 13.

Rev. Jeremy Smith

From Associate Pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Severna Park, to Associate Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Hagerstown. Effective July 1.

Rev. Curtis Zuckerman, F.S.S.P.

To Associate Pastor, Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore. Effective July 1.

STUDIES

Rev. Kenneth Lukong

From Associate Pastor, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, to Doctoral Studies at The Catholic University of America. Effective July 1.

SPECIAL MINISTRY

Rev. John Bilenki

From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of Our Lady of the Chesapeake Parish, Lake Shore, and St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Rivera Beach, and Part-Time Chaplain, Mount St. Joseph High School, Irvington, to Full-Time Chaplain, Mount Saint Joseph High School. Effective July 1.

Rev. Zachary Watson

From Associate Pastor, St. Francis de Sales Parish, Abingdon, and Part-Time Chaplain, The John Carroll School, Bel Air, to Full-Time Chaplain, The John Carroll School, Bel Air. Effective July 1.

MINISTRY OUTSIDE THE ARCHDIOCESE

Deacon Kevin Hostutler

From Diaconal Ministry, Pastorate of St. Louis Parish, Clarksville, and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Fulton, to Ministry in the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio. Effective July 1.

RETIREMENT

Rev. Lawrence Adamczyk

From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Philip Neri Parish, Linthicum, and St. Clement I, Lansdowne, to Retirement. Effective July 1.

Rev. Marc Lanoue

From Leave of Absence to Retirement. Effective July 1.

Deacon Lawrence Teixeira

From Diaconal Ministry, St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, Hanover, and Resurrection of Our Lord Parish, Laurel, to Retirement. Effective May 1.

Deacon Herman Wilkins

From Diaconal Ministry, St. Margaret Parish, Bel Air, to Retirement. Effective Aug. 1.

Rev. Samuel Young

From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Stephen Parish, Bradshaw, and Holy Spirit Parish, Joppa, and Catholic Chaplain, Franklin Square Hospital, to Retirement while continuing as Catholic Chaplain, Franklin Square Hospital. Effective July 1.

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