Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced the following clergy appointments. All these actions are effective Sept. 1, 2020; unless otherwise noted.
[Ed. -- The bishops or priests are listed according to their respective assignments; PHASE is the phase of Disciples in Mission when the collaborative was formed; clergy not incardinated in the archdiocese of Boston are indicated by the initials of their religious congregation or by their archdiocese of incardination]
Pastors
Most Reverend Robert P. Reed at Sacred Heart and St. Patrick, Watertown [PHASE - IV]; Bishop Reed remains as auxiliary bishop; vicar general; regional bishop-West; secretary for Catholic Media, president, iCatholic Media and director of Catholic TV.
Father Robert J. Blaney at Most Precious Blood, Dover, and St. Theresa of Lisieux, Sherborn [PHASE - VIII]
Father Kenneth V. Cannon at St. Albert the Great and St. Francis Xavier, Weymouth [PHASE - III]
Father John J. Connolly at St. Theresa of Avila and St. John Chrysostom, West Roxbury [PHASE - VIII]
Father William D. Devine at St. Thomas Aquinas, Bridgewater [PHASE - VIII] (June 1, 2020)
Father James M. DiPerri at Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, Waltham [PHASE - VIII] (June 1, 2020)
Father David C. Lewis at St. Ann and St. Adelaide, Peabody [PHASE - VIII]
Father Alejandro Lopez-Cardinale [Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela] at St. Benedict, Somerville [PHASE - VIII] (June 1, 2020)
Father Joseph M. Mazzone at Most Precious Blood, Hyde Park; St. Anne, Readville; and St. Pius Tenth, Milton [PHASE - II]
Msgr. Timothy J. Moran at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Marblehead [PHASE - VIII]
Father Christopher K. O'Connor at St. John the Evangelist, Winthrop (eff. June 1, 2020); Father O'Connor is also appointed administrator of Holy Rosary, Winthrop, and chaplain of Our Lady of the Airways, Logan International Airport, Boston.
Father Bryan K. Parrish at St. Joseph, Needham
Father Oscar J. Pratt at St. Katharine Drexel, Boston (June 7, 2020)
Father John J. Ronaghan at St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Christopher, Dorchester [PHASE - VIII]
Father Gerald A. Souza at Our Lady of Fatima, Sudbury, and St. Bridget, Maynard [PHASE - VIII] (June 1, 2020); Father Souza is also appointed Rector of St. Anselm, Sudbury.
Father Ronald L. St. Pierre at Holy Family, Amesbury, and Star of the Sea, Salisbury [PHASE - II] (June 1, 2020)
Father Carlos D. Suarez at Immaculate Conception and St. James, Stoughton [PHASE - II]
Father Adriano Tezone, CS, at St. Anthony of Padua [Italian], Everett (July 1, 2020); Father Tezone remains as administrator at St. Anthony of Padua [Italian], Somerville.
Father Sinisa Ubiparipovic St. Joseph, Medway, and St. Thomas the Apostle, Millis [PHASE - VIII]
Pastors (reappointed for additional term on June 1, 2020)
Father James M. Achadinha at Holy Family and Our Lady of Good Voyage [Portuguese], Gloucester [PHASE - II]
Father Paul T. Clifford at St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare, Braintree [PHASE - II]
Father Kevin J. Deeley at St. Michael, North Andover [PHASE - II]
Father Christopher J. Hickey at St. Mary of the Sacred Heart, Hanover, and St. Helen, Norwell [PHASE - II]
Father Timothy J. Kelleher at Blessed Sacrament and St. Margaret, Saugus [PHASE - II]
Father Michael W. MacEwen at St. Patrick and St. Linus, Natick [PHASE - II]
Father Louis R. Palmieri at Sacred Heart, St. Mary, and St. Ann, Quincy [PHASE - II]
Father Nicholas A. Sannella at Holy Trinity and Immaculate Conception and St. Anthony of Padua [Portuguese], Lowell [PHASE - II]; Father Sannella remains as administrator at Holy Family, Lowell.
Team Ministry
Father Peter F. Quinn [Moderator] and Father Joseph M. Rossi [Member]St. Anne, Littleton, and St. Catherine of Alexandria, Westford [PHASE - II] (June 1, 2020)
Father Anthony M. Cusack [Moderator] and Father Matthew J. Conley [Member] St. Mary of the Nativity, Scituate [PHASE - VIII]
Administrators
Father William Acevedo [Archdiocese of Santo Domingo] at St. Patrick, Lowell (June 16, 2020)
Father John S. Chen at St. Eulalia, Winchester
Father Paolo Cumin, FSCB, at Sacred Heart, East Boston (Aug. 1, 2020); Father Cumin remains as first assistant at Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage, South Boston.
Father Timothy E. Kearney at Sacred Heart and St. Patrick, Watertown [PHASE - IV]
Father Wellington Oliveira at St. Patrick, Brockton (July 1, 2020)
Father Phong Q. Pham [Diocese of Thanh Hoa] at St. Clement, Somerville (Aug. 1, 2020)
Parochial Vicars
Father Joseph R. Almeida at St. Patrick, Lowell (July 1, 2020)
Father Christopher J. Boyle at Gate of Heaven and St. Brigid, South Boston [PHASE - III] (July 15, 2020)
Father David A. Brogan at St. John the Evangelist and St. Paul, Wellesley, [PHASE - III] (June 1, 2020)
Father Marcelino D'Arthenay [Diocese of Maturin] at Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston
Father Andreas R. Davison at St. Elizabeth and St. Mary of the Hills, Milton [PHASE - VI] and as part-time staff member of the Metropolitan Tribunal
Father Jason R. Giombetti at St. Thomas Aquinas, Bridgewater [PHASE - VIII] (eff. June 1, 2020)
Father Pablo Gomis at St. Joseph, Lynn (Aug. 5, 2020)
Father Charles J. Higgins at St. Theresa of Avila and St. John Chrysostom, West Roxbury [PHASE - VIII]
Father Karlo J. Hocurscak at St. Agnes, Middleton, and St. Rose of Lima, Topsfield [PHASE - II] (July 15, 2020)
Father Joseph Kim at St. Joseph, Needham
Father Stephen R. LeBlanc at Mary Immaculate of Lourdes, Newton
Father James M. Ojo [Diocese of Idah] at St. John the Evangelist and St. Gerard Majella, Canton [PHASE - VI]
Father Stanley Rousseau [Diocese of Jacmel] at Divine Mercy, Quincy [PHASE - II] (Aug. 1, 2020)
Father Tounoussia Sassou [Archdiocese of Garoua] at St. Matthew the Evangelist, Billerica [PHASE - I]
Father William T. Schmidt at Holy Rosary, Winthrop, and St. John the Evangelist, Winthrop (July 7, 2020)
Father William P. Sexton at St. Mary of the Assumption, Hull, and St. Anthony of Padua, Cohasset [PHASE - VII] (July 1, 2020)
Father Raymond Van De Moortell at St. Ann and St. Adelaide, Peabody [PHASE - VIII] Father Van De Moortell remains as member of the faculty at St. John Seminary, Brighton.
Father J. Paul Wargovich at St. Mary Star of the Sea and St. John the Evangelist and St. Margaret of Scotland, Beverly [PHASE - I] (June 5, 2020)
Senior Vicar
Father Linus Mendis at St. Joseph, Medway, and St. Thomas the Apostle, Millis [PHASE - VIII]
Father Guy F. Sciacca at St. Mary Star of the Sea and St. John the Evangelist and St. Margaret of Scotland, Beverly [PHASE - I] (Sept. 14, 2020)
Newly ordained (as previously announced, all appointments were effective Aug. 12, 2020)
Father Joseph M. Hubbard at St. Michael, North Andover [PHASE - II]
Father Denis N. Nakkeeran at St. John the Baptist and St. Thomas the Apostle, Salem-Peabody
Father Matthew J. Norwood at Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christi and St. Paul, Hingham [PHASE - IV]
Father Fernando J. Vivas at St. Mary, Waltham
Father Daniel A. Zinger at Immaculate Conception and St. James, Stoughton [PHASE - II]
Senior Priests
Father Michael J. Bova Conti (Jan. 1, 2020)
Father Richard S. Bradford (Oct. 1, 2020)
Father John R. Carroll
Father Thomas A. DiLorenzo (June 1, 2020)
Father Vincent P. Doolan (Nov. 1, 2019)
Father Daniel J. Finn
Father John P. Galvin (Nov. 1, 2019)
Father Andrew T. Grelak
Father John J. Grimes
Father George G. Hogan (Aug. 1, 2020)
Father Paul E. Kilroy (Jan. 1, 2020)
Father George E. Morin (Jan. 1, 2020)
Father Charles R. Stanley
Father Mark D. Storey (April 1, 2020)
Father John T. Swencki
Father Richard A. Uftring (July 1, 2020)
Other Assignments/Announcements
Father David J. Barnes to member of the faculty at St. John Seminary, Brighton, (June 1, 2020).
Father Cristiano G. Borro Barbosa [Diocese of Bauru] to member of the faculty at St. John Seminary, Brighton, and a part-time member of the Faculty at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary, Weston, (June 15, 2020).
Father Peter F. DeFazio as rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage, South Boston. Father DeFazio remains as pastor of St. Peter [Lithuanian] Parish and St. Monica Parish, South Boston.
Father William P. Joy as episcopal vicar for clergy. Father Joy remains as assistant vicar for administration and special assistant to the vicar general.
Father Walter F. Keymont to chaplain at Archbishop Williams High School, Braintree, (Aug. 1, 2020).
Father Michael B. Medas to campus minister at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
Father Gerald J. Osterman as director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of the Archdiocese of Boston, (July 8, 2020). Father Osterman remains as a senior priest.
Father Kevin Staley-Joyce to director of the Catholic Center and Priest-Campus Minister at Boston University, Boston (June 1, 2020).
Father Peter L. Stamm to member of the faculty at St. John Seminary, Brighton.
Father Joseph W. Zwosta [Diocese of Brooklyn] to member of the faculty at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, (June 30, 2020).
New parishes
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has decreed the erection of the following new parishes in the archdiocese.
Ave Maria Parish (Lynnfield) from the merger of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish and St. Maria Goretti Parish, both in Lynnfield on July 1, 2020. The following clergy are assigned: Father Paul E. Ritt, pastor; Father Anthony V. Luongo, parochial vicar; Deacon Thomas H. O'Shea, deacon.
Divine Mercy Parish (Quincy) from the merger of Sacred Heart Parish and St. Mary Parish and St. Ann Parish, all in Quincy on Aug. 1, 2020. The following clergy are assigned: Father Louis R. Palmieri, pastor; Father Stanley Rousseau [Diocese of Jacmel], parochial vicar.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish (Boston-Dorchester) from the merger of St. Matthew Parish and St. Angela Merici Parish both in Boston-Dorchester on July 1, 2020. The following clergy are assigned: Father Garcia Breneville, pastor; Father Feguens Massillon [Diocese of Les Cayes], parochial vicar; Deacon Joseph E. Dorlus, deacon.
St. Joseph-St. Francis of Assisi Parish (Medford) from the merger of St. Joseph Parish and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, both in Medford on Aug. 1, 2020. The following clergy are assigned: Father Paul V. Sullivan, pastor; Father Peter H. Shen [Diocese of Jixian], parochial vicar.
St. Martin de Porres Parish (Boston-Dorchester) from the merger of St. Ann Parish and St. Brendan Parish, both in Boston-Dorchester on July 1, 2020. The following clergy are assigned: Father Brian M. Clary, pastor.
St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Parish (Lynn) from the merger of Sacred Heart Parish and St. Mary Parish, both in Lynn on July 1, 2020. The following clergy are assigned: Father Brian L. Flynn, pastor; Father Brian P. O'Hanlon, parochial vicar; Deacon Richard P. Field, deacon.
St. Matthew the Evangelist Parish (Billerica) from the merger of St. Mary Parish and St. Andrew Parish and St. Theresa of Lisieux Parish, all in Billerica on Aug. 1, 2020. The following clergy are assigned: Father Paul J. Aveni, pastor; Father Tounoussia Sassou [Archdiocese of Garoua], parochial vicar; Deacon Phillip T. DiBello, deacon.
The Pilot staff is grateful for the ongoing collaboration of the Clergy Personnel Office. Special thanks to Sister Lucille Van Hoogmoed, PDDM, and Mr. Sean Hickey for their assistance in compiling, editing, and formatting this, now annual, report of clergy assignments.