Archbishop William Lori announces clergy appointments May 16, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following for the Archdiocese of Baltimore: RETIREMENT Rev. Lawrence Johnson From Director of Pastoral Care, Stella Maris, Timonium, to Retirement. Effective Aug. 1. Rev. John Ward From Pastor, Our Lady of the Fields Parish, Millersville, to Retirement with title of Pastor Emeritus while continuing as Adjutant Judicial Vicar. Effective Oct. 1. Deacon William Nairn From Diaconal Ministry, St. Ann Parish, Hagerstown, to Retirement. Effective May 1. PASTOR Rev. Patrick Besel From Administrator, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Middle River, to Pastor, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Middle River. Effective June 1. Rev. Patrick Carrion From Pastor, St. Ignatius Parish, Ijamsville, to Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of St. Anthony-Most Precious Blood, Gardenville, and St. Dominic, Hamilton, and the Parishes of St. Francis of Assisi, Mayfield, and Shrine of the Little Flower, Belair-Edison. Effective July 1. Rev. Thomas Dymowski, O.SS.T. From Archbishop’s Delegate for Religious to Pastor, Pastorate of St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, Hanover, and Resurrection of Our Lord Parish, Laurel, while continuing as Archbishop’s Delegate for Religious for the time being. Effective July 1. Rev. Ty Hullinger From Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of St. Anthony-Most Precious Blood, Gardenville, and St. Dominic, Hamilton to Pastor, Transfiguration Parish, Pigtown. Effective July 1. Rev. Augustine Inwang, M.S.P. From Pastor, Transfiguration Parish, Pigtown, to Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Odenton. Effective July 1. Rev. Msgr. Bruce Jarboe Will continue serving as Pastor of St. Ann Parish, Hagerstown rather than move to Immaculate Conception, Towson. Rev. Msgr. Robert Jaskot From Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of St. Francis-St. Mary-Holy Family, Middletown, to Pastor, Our Lady of the Fields Parish, Millersville. Effective Oct. 1, preceded by a time of sabbatical effective July 1. Rev. John Jicha From Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of St. Joseph, Hagerstown; St. James, Boonsboro; and St. Augustine, Williamsport, to Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of St. Athanasius, Curtis Bay, and St. Rose of Lima, Brooklyn Park. Effective July 1. Rev. James Kiesel From Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Odenton, to Pastor, St. Isaac Jogues Parish, Carney. Effective July 1. Rev. John Martinez From Administrator, Pastorate of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Abingdon, and Prince of Peace Parish, Edgewood, to Pastor, Pastorate of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Abingdon, and Prince of Peace Parish, Edgewood. Effective June 1. Rev. Brian Nolan From Pastor, St. Isaac Jogues Parish, Carney, to Pastor, St. Ignatius Parish, Ijamsville. Effective July 1. Rev. John Streifel From Administrator, St. Clare Parish, Essex, to Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of St. Clare, Essex, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Essex. Effective July 1. Rev. Canisius Tah From Pastor, St. Charles Borromeo, Pikesville, to Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of St. Charles Borromeo, Pikesville, and St. Gabriel, Woodlawn. Effective July 1. ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Louis Bianco From Rector of the Cathedral of Mary, Our Queen, Homeland, to Administrator, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Hampden, while continuing as Rector of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland. Effective July 1. Rev. Scott Kady From Associate Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul, Ellicott City, to Administrator, Divine Mercy Parish, Frostburg. Effective July 1, 2023. Rev. Michael Rubeling From Associate Pastor, St. Margaret Parish, Bel Air, to Administrator, Pastorate of the Parishes of St. Francis-St. Mary-Holy Family, Middletown. Effective July 1. ASSOCIATE PASTOR Rev. Dominic Koester, O.P. To Associate Pastor, Ss. Philip and James Parish, Homewood, and Assistant Chaplain, Johns Hopkins University Newman Center. Effective June 1. Rev. Patrick McCain, Priest of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter To Associate Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Sykesville. Effective July 1. Rev. Evan Ponton From Associate Pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Severna Park, and Chaplain, Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, to Associate Pastor, Pastorate of St. Anthony-Most Precious Blood, Gardenville, and St. Dominic, Hamilton, and Parishes of St. Francis of Assisi, Mayfield, and Shrine of the Little Flower, Belair-Edison. Effective July 1. SPECIAL MINISTRY Rev. William Spacek From Chaplain, Anne Arundel County Hospitals to Chaplain, St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore. Effective May 1. Rev. Michael Depcik, O.S.F.S. To Chaplain, Archdiocesan Deaf Ministry. Effective Aug. 15. SABBATICAL Rev. Robert DiMattei Jr. From Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of St. Athanasius, Curtis Bay, and St. Rose of Lima, Brooklyn Park, to Sabbatical. Effective July 1. Rev. Monsignor Robert Jaskot From Pastor, Pastorate of the Parishes of St. Francis-St. Mary-Holy Family, Middletown, to Sabbatical. Effective July 1. DEACONS Deacon Andrew Lacovara From Administrator, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Mayfield, and Shrine of the Little Flower Parish, Belair-Edison, to Diaconal Ministry, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Mayfield, and Shrine of the Little Flower Parish, Belair-Edison, as well as St. Ignatius, Baltimore. Effective July 1. 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