
2019 Additional Clergy Appointments
The Most Reverend Douglas Crosby, OMI, Bishop of Hamilton, announces the following clergy appointments, effective June 26, 2019 unless otherwise indicated.
Pastors
Father Francesco Cucchi |
Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Hamilton |
Father Piotr Machnacki, SAC |
Pastor, St. Anthony Parish, Oakville |
Administrators
Father Lajos Angyal |
Pastoral Administrator, St. Stephen of Hungary Parish, Hamilton (June 1, 2019) |
Msgr. Murray Kroetsch |
Administrator, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Cambridge and Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Kitchener (June 10, 2019) |
Associate Pastors
Father Patras Samuel |
Associate Pastor, Assumption Parish, Stoney Creek (May 1, 2019) |
Father Claude Perera, OMI |
Associate Pastor, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Stoney Creek (Sept. 30, 2019) |
Other Ministries
Father Lawrence Parent |
Bishop’s Delegate, Catholic Foundation of Waterloo Region (April 15, 2019) |
Father Jaimes Ponce |
Marriage Tribunal (July 2, 2019) |
Father David Reitzel |
Bishop’s Delegate, Catholic Youth Organization |
Father David Wynen |
Dean, Hamilton Deanery |
Father Daniel Lobsinger, CR |
Chaplain, Youth Teams of Our Lady (June 2019) |
Transitional Deacons
Reverend Mr. Paul Edmondstone |
Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King, Hamilton (summer) |
Reverend Mr. Robin Mendonҫa |
Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph (summer) |
Reverend Mr. Francisco Sordo |
St. Joseph Parish, Guelph (summer) |
Reverend Mr. Pawel Stankiewicz |
St. Pius X Parish, Brantford (summer) |
Reverend Mr. Hayden Starczala |
St. Clement Parish, Cambridge (summer) |
Permanent Deacons
Reverend Mr. Victor Kubrak |
Retired, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Waterdown (June 23, 2019) |
Reverend Mr. Terry Murphy |
Retired, St. Dominic Parish, Oakville (June 3, 2019) |
Reverend Mr. John Moss |
Coordinator, Diocesan Liturgy Office (September 1, 2019) |
Seminarians
Mr. Carlos Diaz |
St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Hamilton (Pastoral Internship) |
Mr. Damian Frederick |
St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Owen Sound (Pastoral Internship) |
Mr. Daniel Naim |
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Stoney Creek (Pastoral Internship) |
Mr. Kevin Upendran |
St. Ann Parish, Ancaster (Pastoral Internship) |
Mr. John Ha |
Vocation Centre, Kitchener (Summer Placement) |
Mr. William Meehan |
Holy Cross Parish, Georgetown (Summer Placement) |
Mr. Mauricio Munoz |
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Kitchener (Summer Placement) |
Other
Father Czeslaw Kolasa, SAC |
Leaving the Diocese (June 13, 2019) |
Please pray for God's blessings upon these new appointments.
Sincerely in Christ and Mary Immaculate,
(Most Rev.) Douglas Crosby, OMI
Bishop of Hamilton
Very Rev. Msgr. Murray Kroetsch, VG, PH
Chancellor