Clerical assignments
Bishop Robert Gruss announced the following clerical and parish assignments, effective July 1:
Bishop Robert Gruss announced the following clerical and parish assignments, effective July 1:
Retiring to senior priest status:
Father Loren Kalinowski retiring as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Mount Pleasant.
Father John Cotter retiring as pastor of St. Michael Parish, Maple Grove, and Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish, St. Charles.
Father Donald Eppenbrock retiring as sacramental minister of Ave Maria Parish, Lexington.
Pastors:
Father Stephen Blaxton to pastor of St. Brigid of Kildare Parish, Midland.
Father Andrew Booms to pastor of Sacred Heart Parish of Mount Pleasant and St. Mary University Parish of Mount Pleasant.
Father Andrzej Boroch to pastor of St. Peter Parish, Chesaning, and St. Cyril Parish, Bannister.
Father Christopher Coman to pastor of Holy Family Parish, Saginaw, and Christ the Good Shepherd Parish, Saginaw.
Father Edwin Dwyer to pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Ithaca.
Father Thomas Fleming to pastor of St. Jude Thaddeus Parish, Essexville.
Father Marc Hopps to pastor of St. Gabriel Parish, Auburn
Father Robert Kelm to pastor of St. Michael Parish, Maple Grove, and Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish, St. Charles.
Father Prentice Tipton to pastor of Prince of Peace Parish, Linwood.
Parochial Administrators:
Father Baltha Raj Bandaru to return to his home diocese in India.
Father Amal Raj Madanu to parochial administrator of Holy Family Parish, Sandusky.
Father Sunil Kumar Pallela to parochial administrator of Holy Apostles Parish, Ruth, and St. Isidore Parish, Parisville/Palms.
Parochial Vicars:
Father Matthew Gembrowski to parochial vicar of Sacred Heart Parish, Mount Pleasant, and St. Mary University Parish, Mount Pleasant.
Father Bala Showry Madanu to parochial vicar of Ave Maria Parish, Lexington.