Clergy Assignments for 2009

Bishop Announces Priests’ Transfers

JUNE 5, 2009, WORCESTER, MA -- Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, S.T.D., Bishop of Worcester, announces the following changes in priest personnel assignment, which will take effect July 1, 2009:

REV. MICHAEL A. DiGERONIMO, from pastor, St. Joseph Parish and Pius X Parish in Leicester, to pastor, St. Mark Parish in Sutton.

REV. JOHN J. FOLEY, from pastor, Christ the King Parish, Worcester, to pastor, St. Anne Parish, Shrewsbury.

REV. THOMAS B. GARLICK, from pastor, St. Richard of Chichester Parish, Sterling, to pastor, St. Anne Parish in Southborough.

REV. RAYMOND M. GOODWIN, to administrator of St. Philip Parish, Grafton, while remaining pastor, St. Mary Parish, North Grafton.

REV. RICHARD A. JAKUBAUSKAS, from Chaplain of the Lithuanian Community of Worcester, to pastor, Our Lady Immaculate Parish and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Athol, St. Peter Parish, Petersham and Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Mission, Royalston.

REV. STEPHEN D. JOHNSON, from pastor, Our Lady Immaculate Parish and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Athol, St. Peter Parish in Petersham and Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Mission, Royalston to pastor, St. Joseph Parish and Pius X Parish, Leicester.

REV. THIRBURSE F. MILLOTT, from pastor, St. Anne Parish, Southborough, to pastor, Christ the King Parish, Worcester.

REV. BRIAN P. O’TOOLE, from pastor, St. Mark Parish, Sutton, to pastor, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish and Sacred Heart Parish, Gardner.

REV. DENNIS J. ROCHEFORD, to pastor, St. Ann Parish, North Oxford.

REV. JAMES M. STEUTERMAN, from pastor, St. Ann Parish, North Oxford, to pastor, St. Richard of Chichester, Sterling.

REV. EDWIN A. GOMEZ, to associate pastor, St. Louis Parish, Webster and St. Peter Parish, Worcester, with residence at St. Louis Parish.

REV. KEVIN F. HARTFORD, to Co-Chaplain of Holy Trinity Evangelization Center, Leominster, while remaining associate pastor, St. Leo Parish, Leominster.

REV. KRZYSZTOF KORCZ, from associate pastor, Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Worcester, to associate pastor, St. Anne Parish and St. Matthew Parish in Southborough, with residence at St. Anne Parish, Southborough.

REV. MICHAEL N. LAVALLEE, from associate pastor of St. John Parish, Clinton to associate pastor, St. George Parish, Worcester.

REV. JESUS MARTINEZ, to associate pastor, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish and Sacred Heart Parish, Gardner, with residence at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish.

REV. ANTHONY MPAGI, from associate pastor, St. Joan of Arc Parish, Worcester, to associate pastor, St. Peter Parish, Worcester and Chaplain to the Diocesan African Ministry.

REV. MIGUEL A. PAGAN, from associate pastor, St. Peter Parish, Worcester, to associate pastor, St. John Parish, Clinton and Co-Chaplain of Holy Trinity Evangelization Center, Leominster.

REV. RYSZARD POLEK, from associate pastor, St. Joseph Basilica Parish, Webster, to associate pastor, Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Worcester.

REV. PATRICK SSEKYOLE, newly ordained, to associate pastor, St. Joan of Arc Parish, Worcester and Assistant Chaplain to the Diocesan African Ministry.

REV. RICHARD F. TRAINOR, from residence, Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Worcester to residence, St. Peter Parish, Worcester while remaining as Minister to Priests.

REV. ANDRE E. DARGIS, from pastor, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish, Gardner to retirement.

REV. DONALD GOTHING, from Hispanic ministry, Holy Trinity Evangelization Center, Leominster to retirement.

REV. ANTHONY T. MARTEKA, from pastor, St. Philip Parish, Grafton to retirement.

REV. EDWARD J. MORAN, from pastor, St. Anne Parish, Shrewsbury to retirement.