Bishop Boyea announced the following pastoral appointments, effective Wednesday, June 26, 2013 unless otherwise noted:
Reverend Lehr Barkenquest, OSFS – from pastor of St Rita Parish, Clarklake, to senior priest status in the Order of St Francis DeSales, effective July 7, 2013.
Reverend James Conlon – from pastor of St Mary Parish, Westphalia, to pastor of St Francis of Assisi Parish, Ann Arbor effective August 12, 2013.
Reverend Paul Erickson – after priestly ordination to parochial vicar at St Gerard Parish, Lansing.
Reverend Dwight Ezop – from pastor of Catholic Community of St Jude, DeWitt, to pastor of St John the Evangelist Parish, Fenton.
Reverend John Fain – from parochial vicar of St Mary Cathedral Parish, Lansing and St Therese of Lisieux Parish, Lansing to Administrator of St Therese of Liseiux Parish, Lansing.
Reverend David Harvey – from pastor of St John the Evangelist Parish, Fenton, to senior priest status.
Reverend Thomas Helfrich, OSFS – to pastor of St Rita Parish, Clarklake, effective July 7, 2013.
Rev. Robert Irish - from assignment outside the diocese to pastor of Catholic Community of St Jude, DeWitt.
Reverend James McDougall – from pastor of St Francis of Assisi Parish, Ann Arbor, to senior priest status effective August 12, 2013.
Reverend Francis Mossholder – from pastor of St Mary Parish, Charlotte, to pastor of St Andrew the Apostle Parish, Saline.
Reverend Monsignor Bernard Reilly – relieved from serving as administrator of St Therese of Liseiux Parish, Lansing. Remains as Rector of St Mary Cathedral.
Reverend David Rosenberg – from parochial vicar of St Andrew, Saline, to pastor of St Mary Parish, Charlotte and St Ann Oratory, Bellevue.
Reverend William Stevenson – from pastor of St Andrew the Apostle Parish, Saline, to senior priest status.
Reverend Mathias Thelen – from parochial vicar of Queen of the Miraculous Medal Parish, Jackson and Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Michigan Center to Administrator of St Mary Parish, Westphalia until June 25, 2014 and then to graduate studies and faculty of Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit.
Reverend Pieter Van Rooyen – from parochial vicar of St Gerard Parish, Lansing to graduate study in Sacred Theology in Rome, Italy.
Reverend Eric Weber – returning to the Diocese from Faculty of Sacred Heart Major Seminary to become pastor of St Mary Parish, Westphalia as of June 25, 2014.
Reverend John Whitlock – after priestly ordination to parochial vicar at Queen of the Miraculous Medal Parish, Jackson and Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Michigan Center.