Official Announcement of new priest assignments
ARCHBISHOP WILLIAM E. LORI ANNOUNCES:
RETIREMENT
Reverend Edward C. Connelly
from Pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Crofton, to Retirement, effective July 1.
Reverend Paul Henry
from Special Ministry to Retirement, effective July 1.
PASTOR
Reverend Mark Bialek
from Administrator of Church of The Resurrection of Our Lord, Laurel, to Pastor of Church of The Resurrection of Our Lord, Laurel, effective July 1.
Reverend William Franken
from Pastor of Our Lady of Hope Parish, Dundalk, to Pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish, Aberdeen, effective July 1.
Reverend George Gannon
to Pastor of St. Rita Parish, Dundalk, while remaining Pastor of Sacred Heart of Mary Parish, effective July 1.
Reverend Edward Hendricks
from Sabbatical to Pastor of the Mountain Maryland Four Parishes (St. Michael Parish, Frostburg; St. Joseph Parish, Midland; St. Ann Parish, Grantsville; St. Peter Parish, Westernport), effective July 1.
Reverend Silvester Kim
from Administrator of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Hampden, to Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, effective July 1.
Reverend T. Austin Murphy Jr.
from Archdiocesan Director of Vocations to Pastor of St. Luke Parish, Edgemere, and Our Lady of Hope Parish, Dundalk, effective July 1.
Monsignor Richard Murphy
from Sabbatical to Pastor, St. Timothy Parish, Walkersville, effective Sept. 1.
Reverend James Sorra
from Administrator of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Overlea, to Pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Overlea, effective July 1.
Reverend Carl Zdancewicz, O.F.M. Conv.
to Pastor of Church of the Annunciation, effective immediately.
ADMINISTRATOR
Reverend J. Kevin Farmer
from Administrator of St. Luke Parish, Dundalk, to Administrator of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Frederick, effective July 1.
Reverend Michael Foppiano
from Associate Pastor of St. John the Evangelist, Severna Park, to Administrator of St. Agnes and St. William of York Parishes, effective July 1.
Reverend Paul Sparklin
from Hospital Chaplaincy at Johns Hopkins Medical Institution to Administrator of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Crofton, effective July 1.
Deacon W. Frederick Passauer
from Deacon of Mountain Maryland Four Parishes to Administrator of St. Bernadette Parish, Severn, effective July 1.
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Reverend Louis Bianco
from Associate Pastor of St. John Parish, Westminster, to Associate Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Fullerton, effective July 1.
Reverend Gregory Ferri
from Hospital Chaplaincy at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center to Area Associate Pastor at St. Mary Parish, St. Joseph Parish, St. Ann Parish, Hagerstown; St. Augustine Parish, Williamsport; and St. James Parish, Boonsboro, effective July 1.
Reverend Raymond L. Harris
from Medical and Education Leave of Absence to Associate Pastor of St. Agnes and St. William of York Parishes and Metropolitan Tribunal, effective July 1.
Reverend Marc Lanoue
from Associate Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Glyndon to Associate Pastor of St. Louis Parish, Clarksville, effective July 1.
Reverend G. Eugene Nickol
from Administrative Leave to Associate Pastor of St. Mark Parish, Catonsville, effective July 1.
Reverend Gregory Rapisarda
from Associate Pastor of St. Louis Parish, Clarksville to Area Associate Pastor in the Dundalk Cluster (St. Luke, St. Rita, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Hope and Sacred Heart of Mary Parishes), Chaplain ministry at Johns Hopkins Bayview, effective July 1.
NEWLY ORDAINED
Reverend Stephen D. Cotter
to Associate Pastor of St. Ursula Parish, effective July 1.
Reverend Jaime Garcia Vasquez
to Associate Pastor of St. John Parish, Westminster, effective July 1.
Reverend Isaac K. Makovo
to Associate Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Severna Park, effective July 1.
Reverend Steven P. Roth
to Associate Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Towson, effective July 1.
SPECIAL MINISTRY
Reverend Michael DeAscanis
from Pastor of St. Agnes and St. William of York Parishes to Archdiocesan Director of Vocations, effective July 1.
Monsignor James W. Hannon
from Associate Director of the Archdiocesan Division of Clergy Personnel to Director of the Archdiocesan Division of Clergy Personnel, effective July 1.
Reverend Roque Lim
from Associate Pastor at St. Joseph Parish, Fullerton, to Hospital Chaplaincy at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, effective July 1.
Reverend Juan Vasquez Rubio, O.SS.T
from Hispanic Ministry at St. Gabriel and St. Clare Parishes to Hospital Chaplaincy at Franklin Square Hospital and Hispanic Ministry at St. Clare Parish, effective July 1.
SABBATICAL
Monsignor Jay F. O’Connor
from Director of the Archdiocesan Division of Clergy Personnel to Sabbatical, effective July 1.
Monsignor Richard Murphy
from Pastor of St. John the Evangelist, Frederick, to Sabbatical from July 1 thru August 31, 2012.
MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Reverend James Reusing
from Pastor of St. Timothy Parish, Walkersville, to Medical Leave of Absence, effective July 1.
DEACONS
Reverend Mr. Angel Marrero
from studies at St. Mary Seminary and University to Pastoral Deacon Internship at the Dundalk Cluster (St. Luke, St. Rita, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Hope and Sacred Heart of Mary Parishes), effective July 1.
Deacon Clifford Britton
from Diaconal Service at St. Gabriel Parish to Diaconal Service at St. Michael Parish, Poplar Spring, effective immediately.
Deacon Thomas Yannuzzi
to Diaconal Service at St. Augustine Parish, Elkridge, while continuing Diaconal Service at Church of the Ascension, Halethorpe, effective July 1.