After consultation with the Priests Assignment Commission, Bishop Boyea announces the following pastoral appointments were effective Wednesday, June 25, 2014, unless otherwise noted:
Reverend Chas Canoy – returning from graduate studies to Administrator, St John the Evangelist Parish, Jackson;
Reverend Peter Clark – from Pastor, St Mary Parish, Williamston to Senior Priest
Reverend Tucker Cordani – currently in residence at St Mary Parish Charlotte – St Ann Oratory, Bellevue, to Parochial Vicar of St Thomas Aquinas Parish - St John Church and Student Center, East Lansing;
Reverend Louis Ekka – from Administrator of St Agnes Parish, Fowlerville to Administrator of St Mary Queen of the Angels Parish, Swartz Creek;
Reverend John Fain – from Administrator to Pastor of St Therese of Liseiux Parish, Lansing.
Reverend David Hudgins – from Pastor of St Joseph Parish, Adrian to graduate studies in Rome;
Reverend Robert Irish – from Administrator to Pastor, Catholic Community of St Jude, DeWitt;
Reverend Gary Koenigsknecht – to Parochial Vicar of Holy Family Parish, Grand Blanc
Reverend Todd Koenigsknecht – to Parochial Vicar of St Thomas the Apostle Parish, Ann Arbor;
Reverend Daniel Kogut – from part-time parochial vicar of St Mary Queen of the Angels Parish, Swartz Creek to full time chaplain at Fr Luke M Powers High School and assistance with chaplaincy ministry at Flint Newman Center, Flint.
Reverend Kurian Kollapallil, msfs – from Parochial Vicar of St John the Evangelist Parish, Fenton to Parochial Vicar of St John the Evangelist Parish, Jackson;
Reverend Timothy MacDonald – from Administrator to Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Michigan Center, while retaining responsibilities as Pastor of Queen of the Miraculous Medal Parish, Jackson. Also appointed Vicar Forane of Jackson Vicariate;
Reverend James Mangan - from Parochial Vicar of St Patrick Parish, Brighton to Sacred Theology studies at the Pontifical University of St Thomas in Rome, with residence at the Casa Santa Maria.
Reverend Bosco Padamattummal – from Parochial Vicar of St Francis of Assisi Parish, Ann Arbor to Administrator of St Mary Parish, Manchester;
Reverend Jonathan Perrotta – from Parochial Vicar of Holy Family Parish, Grand Blanc to Parochial Vicar of Church of the Resurrection, Lansing;
Reverend Robert Pienta – from parochial vicar at St John the Evangelist Parish, Jackson to pastor of St Joseph Shrine, Brooklyn:
Reverend Vincent Richardson – to Parochial Vicar of St Patrick Parish, Brighton;
Reverend James Rolph – to Parochial Vicar of St John the Evangelist Parish, Fenton;
Reverend Mark Rutherford – from Parochial Vicar of Resurrection Parish, Lansing to Administrator of St Mary Parish, Williamston; also, with permission to pursue studies for a licentiate in Canon Law at Catholic University of America during summer terms;
Reverend James Shaver – from Pastor, St John the Evangelist Parish, Jackson to Senior Priest and at the same time relieved as Vicar Forane of Jackson Vicariate;
Reverend Nathanial Sokol – from Pastor of St Mary Queen of the Angels Parish, Swartz Creek to Pastor of St Agnes Parish, Fowlerville;
Reverend Anthony Strouse – from Parochial Vicar of St Thomas Aquinas Parish and St John Church and Student Center to Administrator of St Joseph Parish, Adrian (with continuing studies in Liturgy at Mundelein Seminary during summer terms).
Reverend Mathias Thelen – from Administrator, St Mary Parish, Westphalia to graduate studies and faculty of Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit.
Reverend Thomas Wasilewski – from Parochial Vicar of St Joseph Parish, Adrian and St Joseph Shrine, Brooklyn to Parochial Vicar of St Francis of Assisi Parish, Ann Arbor;
Reverend Eric Weber – completion of term at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit to Pastor of St Mary Parish, Westphalia;
Reverend Daniel Westermann – to Parochial Vicar of St Thomas Aquinas Parish - St John Church and Student Center, East Lansing.