Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia, announces the following appointments effective July 1, 2013, unless otherwise noted:

 

PASTORS EMERITI

Reverend Joseph A. Amalfitano, Immaculate Conception Parish, Marcus Hook
Father Amalfitano is retiring and his residence is to be determined.

Reverend Monsignor David H. Benz, Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish, Philadelphia
Monsignor Benz is retiring and will reside at a private residence.

Reverend Monsignor Richard T. Bolger, Saint David Parish, Willow Grove
Monsignor Bolger is retiring and will reside at Regina Coeli Residence for Priests, Warminster.

Reverend John P. Collins, Saint Louis Parish, Yeadon
Father Collins has been reassigned as a Parochial Vicar with the status of Senior Priest

Reverend Gasper A. Genuardi, Saints Cosmas and Damian Parish, Conshohocken
Father Genuardi is retiring and will reside at a private residence.

Reverend Francis A. Gwiazda, Saint Laurentius Parish, Philadelphia
Father Gwiazda is retiring and will reside at Villa Saint Joseph, Darby.

Reverend Charles J. McElroy, Saint Mary Parish, Schwenksville
Father McElroy is retiring and his residence is to be determined.

Reverend George B. Moore, Saint Benedict Parish, Philadelphia
Father Moore is retiring and will reside at Saint Athanasius Parish, Philadelphia.

Reverend Monsignor Thomas J. Owens, Saint Alphonsus Parish, Maple Glen
Monsignor Owens is going on health leave with residence at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Reverend John J. Sibel, Holy Saviour Parish, Linwood
Father Sibel has been reassigned as a Parochial Vicar with the status of Senior Priest

 

RETIREMENT

Reverend Charles J. Kennedy, Parochial Vicar, Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, with primary responsibility for La Milagrosa Spanish Chapel
Father Kennedy will continue to reside at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

Reverend Paul G. Obrimski, Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Philadelphia
Father Obrimski will continue to reside at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Philadelphia.

Reverend John D. Silcox, Parochial Vicar with the status of Senior Priest, Saint Dorothy Parish, Drexel Hill, and Pastor Emeritus Saint Laurence Parish, Upper Darby
Father Silcox will reside at a private residence.

Reverend Charles J. Sullivan, Parochial Vicar with the status of Senior Priest, Saint Michael the Archangel Parish, Levittown, and Pastor Emeritus, Saint Bernard Parish, Philadelphia
Father Sullivan will reside at Resurrection of Our Lord Parish, Philadelphia.

 

DIOCESAN AND SEMINARY OFFICES

Reverend Patrick J. Brady, to Dean of the Permanent Diaconate Division, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook

Reverend Sean P. Bransfield, from Assistant Judicial Vicar, Office of the Metropolitan Tribunal, Vice Chancellor, and Assistant to the Archbishop, to Dean of Formation, College Division, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook

Reverend Christopher R. Cooke, from Parochial Administrator, Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Norristown, to Director, Spirituality Year Program, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, with residence at the Seminary

Reverend Thomas F. Dailey, O.S.F.S., to the Faculty of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, for the Academic Year 2013-2014, as the John Cardinal Foley Chair of Homiletics and Social Communications, with residence at the Seminary.

Reverend Stephen P. DeLacy, from School Minister, Pope John Paul II High School, Royersford, to Director, Vocation Office for Diocesan Priesthood, with residence at Saint John the Baptist Parish, Philadelphia

Reverend Augustine M. Esposito, O.S.A., to the Faculty of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook

Reverend Monsignor James J. Graham, from Pastor, Saint Denis Parish, Havertown, to Archdiocesan Judge, Office of the Metropolitan Tribunal, with residence at Saint Jerome Parish, Philadelphia

Reverend Bernard E. Shlesinger III, Diocese of Raleigh, to Director of Spiritual Formation, Theology Division, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, with residence at the Seminary

 

PASTORS

Reverend Louis P. Bellopede, from Pastor, Saint Madeline Parish, Ridley Park, to Pastor, Saint Mary Parish, Schwenksville

Reverend Monsignor Federico A. Britto, from Pastor, Saint Cyprian Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor of the newly merged Saint Cyprian Parish, Philadelphia (formerly Saint Cyprian Parish and Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish)

Reverend Dennis J. Carbonaro, from Pastor, Our Lady of Consolation Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Strafford

Reverend Paul A. Castellani, from Pastor, Saint Philomena Parish, Lansdowne, to Pastor of the newly merged Saint Philomena Parish, Lansdowne (formerly Saint Cyril of Alexandria Parish, East Lansdowne, and Saint Philomena Parish)

Reverend Richard P. Connors, from Parochial Vicar, Nativity B.V.M. Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor, Saint David Parish, Willow Grove

Reverend Joseph M. Corley, from Pastor, Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Darby, to Pastor of the newly merged Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Darby (formerly Blessed Virgin Mary Parish and Saint Louis Parish, Yeadon)

Reverend James M. Cox, from Pastor, Saint Madeleine Sophie Parish, Philadelphia, and Pastor, Holy Cross Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor, Annunciation B.V.M. Parish, Havertown

Reverend Joseph L. Farrell, from Pastor, Saint Leo Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor of the newly merged Our Lady of Consolation Parish, Philadelphia (formerly Our Lady of Consolation Parish and Saint Leo Parish)

Reverend Kevin J. Gallagher, from Director, Vocation Office for Diocesan Priesthood, to Pastor, Saint Denis Parish, Havertown

Reverend James E. Goerner, from Pastor, Saint Laurence Parish, Upper Darby, to Pastor, Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Norristown

Reverend William E. Grogan, from Pastor, All Saints Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor of the newly merged Holy Cross Parish, Philadelphia (formerly Holy Cross Parish, Saint Madeleine Sophie Parish, and Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish)

Reverend Gregory J. Hickey, from Pastor, Saint John Fisher Parish, Boothwyn, to Pastor, Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Parish, Stowe

Reverend Thomas M. Higgins, from Pastor, Holy Innocents Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor of the newly merged Holy Innocents Parish, Philadelphia (formerly Holy Innocents Parish, Mater Dolorosa Parish, Saint Joachim Parish, and Saint Joan of Arc Parish)

Reverend John J. Kelly, from sabbatical, to Pastor, Saint Madeline Parish, Ridley Park

Reverend Daniel M. Kredensor, from Faculty, Archbishop Carroll High School, Radnor, to Pastor of the newly merged Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish, Philadelphia (formerly Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish and Our Mother of Sorrows Parish)

Reverend John J. Large, from Pastor, Mater Dolorosa Parish, Philadelphia, and Pastor, Saint Joan of Arc Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor, Saint Paul Parish, Philadelphia

Reverend Stephen F. Leva, from Pastor, Saint Timothy Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor, Saint Alphonsus Parish, Maple Glen

Reverend Robert B. McDermott, from Dean of Formation, College Division, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, to Pastor of the newly merged Saint John Fisher Parish, Boothwyn (formerly Saint John Fisher Parish, Holy Saviour Parish, Linwood, and Immaculate Conception Parish, Marcus Hook)

Reverend Thomas A. Nasta, from Pastor, Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Parish, Stowe, to Pastor of the newly merged Saint John Cantius Parish, Philadelphia (formerly Saint John Cantius Parish and All Saints Parish)

Reverend Joseph F. Okonski, from Pastor, Saint Athanasius Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor of the newly merged Saint Athanasius Parish, Philadelphia (formerly Saint Athanasius Parish and Saint Benedict Parish)

Reverend Michael S. Olivere, from Pastor, Divine Mercy Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor, Saint Timothy Parish, Philadelphia

Reverend Sean F. O’Neill, from Pastor, Incarnation of Our Lord Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor of the newly merged Saint Laurence Parish, Upper Darby (formerly Saint Alice Parish and Saint Laurence Parish)

Reverend Monsignor Wilfred J. Pashley, from Pastor, Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Philadelphia, and Pastor, Saint Barbara Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor of the newly merged Saint Barbara Parish, Philadelphia (formerly Saint Barbara Parish and Saint Rose of Lima Parish)

Reverend Peter N. Quinn, from Pastor, Saint Alice Parish, Upper Darby, to Pastor, Divine Mercy Parish, Philadelphia

Reverend Jeffrey M. Stecz, from Pastor, Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish, Philadelphia, and Pastor, Our Mother of Sorrows Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor, Saint Agnes Parish, Sellersville

Reverend Joseph J. Zingaro, from Pastor, Saint John Cantius Parish, Philadelphia, to Pastor of the newly merged Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Philadelphia (formerly Holy Name of Jesus Parish and Saint Laurentius Parish)

Reverend Charles Zlock, from Rector, Saint Joseph’s-in-the-Hills Retreat House, Malvern, to Pastor, Saint Monica Parish, Berwyn

 

PAROCHIAL ADMINISTRATOR

Reverend J. Thomas Heron, to Parochial Administrator, Saints Cosmas and Damian Parish, Conshohocken, while continuing as Pastor, Saint Matthew Parish, Conshohocken

Reverend Joseph J. Kelley, to Parochial Administrator, Saint Edmond Parish, Philadelphia, while continuing as Pastor, Saint Monica Parish, Philadelphia

 

RELEASE TO RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY

Reverend William A. Trader, has been relieved of his assignment as Pastor, Saint Monica Parish, Berwyn, to begin a period of discernment with the Norbertines at Daylesford Abbey

 

SENIOR PRIESTS

Reverend John P. Collins, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Louis Parish, Yeadon, to Parochial Vicar with the status of Senior Priest, Holy Family Parish, Philadelphia

Reverend Augusto Concha, from Parochial Vicar with the status of Senior Priest, Saint Mark Parish, Bristol, with responsibility for the Spanish Community at Immaculate Conception Parish, Levittown, to part time Parochial Vicar with the status of Senior Priest, Saint William Parish, Philadelphia, and part time Parochial Vicar with the status of Senior Priest, Saint Helena Parish, Philadelphia, with residence at Saint William Parish

Reverend John J. Sibel, Pastor Emeritus, Holy Saviour Parish, Linwood, to Parochial Vicar with the status of Senior Priest, Saint Matthew Parish, Conshohocken

 

SPECIAL MINISTRY

Reverend Joseph F. Gleason, from Director of Spiritual Formation, Theology Division, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, to Chaplain, Lankenau Hospital and Bryn Mawr Hospital, and Chaplain to the Sisters of Mercy at McAuley Convent, Merion Station, while remaining in residence at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary

Reverend Monsignor Joseph T. Marino, from Pastor, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Strafford, to Rector, Saint Joseph’s-in-the-Hills Retreat House, Malvern

Reverend Dominic Tran Minh Duc, from Pastor, Saint Cyril of Alexandria Parish, East Lansdowne, to Chaplain, Vietnamese Apostolate in Delaware County, with residence at Saint Laurence Parish, Upper Darby

PAROCHIAL VICARS

Reverend Timothy J. Buckley, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Agnes Parish, Sellersville, to Parochial Vicar, Saint Mary Magdalen Parish, Media

Reverend Gerald P. Carey, from Pastor, Saint Paul Parish, Philadelphia, to Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Morton

Reverend Edward J. Casey, from President, Archbishop Carroll High School, Radnor, to Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Philadelphia

Reverend Anthony J. Cossavella, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Agnes Parish, West Chester, to Parochial Vicar, Saint Andrew Parish, Drexel Hill

Reverend Anthony R. Hangholt, from Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Buckingham, to Parochial Vicar, Saint Philip Neri Parish, Lafayette Hill

Reverend Robert A. Ianelli, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Philip Neri Parish, Lafayette Hill, to Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Buckingham

Reverend Harold B. McKale, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Bede the Venerable Parish, Holland, to Parochial Vicar, Nativity B.V.M. Parish, Philadelphia

Reverend James C. Rodia, O.Praem., from Parochial Vicar, Saint Monica Parish, Philadelphia, to Parochial Vicar, Saints Peter and Paul Parish, West Chester

Reverend Richard J. Smith, from Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Morton, to Parochial Vicar, Saint Monica Parish, Philadelphia

Reverend John F. Wackerman, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Andrew Parish, Drexel Hill, to Parochial Vicar, Saint Joseph Parish, Downingtown

EDUCATION APOSTOLATE

Reverend Brian M. Kean, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Joseph Parish, Downingtown, to Faculty, Archbishop Carroll High School, Radnor, with residence at Sacred Heart Parish, Havertown

Reverend Christopher D. Lucas, from School Minister, Conwell-Egan High School, Fairless Hills, to School Minister, John W. Hallahan High School, Philadelphia, with residence to be determined

Reverend Stephen H. Paolino, from School Minister, John W. Hallahan High School, Philadelphia, to School Minister, Archbishop Wood High School, Warminster, with residence at Saint Catherine of Siena Parish, Horsham

Reverend Jeffrey M. Rott, from Parochial Vicar, Saints Simon and Jude Parish, West Chester, to School Minister, Pope John Paul II High School, Royersford, with residence at Saint Mary Parish, Schwenksville

Reverend Matthew J. Tralies, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish, Warrington, to School Minister, Conwell-Egan High School, Fairless Hills with residence at Immaculate Conception Parish, Levittown

 

RESIDENCE

Reverend John E. Donia, School Minister, Archbishop Ryan High School, from Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Philadelphia, to Saint Martha Parish, Philadelphia

 

PERMANENT DEACONS 

Deacon Charles R. Amen, from Saint Louis Parish, Yeadon, to Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Darby

Deacon Felipe Cruz, from Incarnation of Our Lord Parish, Philadelphia, to Saint William Parish, Philadelphia

Deacon John J. DuBois, from Holy Saviour Parish, Linwood, to Saint John Fisher Parish, Boothwyn

Deacon Robert P. Gohde, from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Buckingham, to Saint Albert the Great Parish, Huntingdon Valley

Deacon Claude B. Granese, from Saint Jude Parish, Chalfont, to Saint Titus Parish, Norristown, effective May 31, 2013

Deacon Jose Hernandez, from Incarnation of Our Lord Parish, Philadelphia, to Saint Martin of Tours Parish, Philadelphia

Deacon James L. Mahoney, from Saint Benedict Parish, Philadelphia, to Saint Athanasius Parish, Philadelphia

Deacon Richard G. Nightingale, from Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish, Philadelphia, to Saint Cyprian Parish, Philadelphia

Deacon James T. Owens, from Director, Office for Permanent Deacons, to Associate to the Vicar for Clergy for Permanent Deacons

Deacon Edward M. Purnell, from Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish, Philadelphia, to Holy Cross Parish, Philadelphia

 

NEWLY ORDAINED PERMANENT DEACONS

Deacon Robert Lyle Benner, to Saint Agnes Parish, Sellersville

Deacon Daniel Bingnear, to Saint John Fisher Parish, Boothwyn

Deacon William C. Bradley, to Saint Raymond of Penafort Parish, Philadelphia

Deacon Anthony J. Cincotta, to Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Glen Mills

Deacon Donald P. DiCarlo, to Saint Thomas of Villanova Parish, Rosemont

Deacon James J. Elliott, to Saint Patrick Parish, Kennett Square

Deacon Matthew J. Hrobak, to Saint John the Baptist Parish, Philadelphia

Deacon Ronald F. Kelley, to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Morton

Deacon Patrick J. Kelly, to Saint Joseph Parish, Collingdale

Deacon Louis Libbi, to Saints Peter and Paul Parish, West Chester

Deacon Donald O. Nichols, to Saint Mary Parish, Schwenksville

Deacon Louis Quaglia, to Saint Charles Borromeo Parish, Bensalem

Deacon John J. Rodgers, to Saint Colman Parish, Ardmore

Deacon Raymond N. Scipioni, to Saint Charles Borromeo Parish, Bensalem

Deacon William V. Williams, to Sacred Heart Parish, Havertown