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Archbishop William Lori announced clergy appointments for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Archbishop William Lori announces clergy appointments

May 16, 2023
By 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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