
2021 Clergy Appointments
The Most Reverend Douglas Crosby, OMI, Bishop of Hamilton, announces the following clergy appointments effective, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at twelve noon, unless otherwise noted.
Retirements
Father Donald Sanvido |
Retires as Pastor, St. John Brebeuf Parish, Erin |
Father Louis Lenssen, CRSP |
Retires as Pastor, St. James Parish, Oakville |
Father George Nowak, CR |
Retires as Pastor, St. Agatha Parish, St. Agatha |
Father James McSharry |
Retires as Associate, St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Owen Sound |
Pastors
Father David Avila |
St. Mary of the Purification Parish, Mount Forest, serving St. Peter Mission, Ayton and St. Thomas Mission, Harriston |
Father Ross Campbell |
St. Francis Xavier Parish, Stoney Creek |
Father Mariusz Durbajlo |
St. Clement Parish, Cambridge |
Father Michael Francis |
St. Luke Parish, Hamilton (effective April 30, 2021) |
Father Stephen Gilbert |
St. John the Evangelist Parish, Arthur, serving Sacred Heart Mission, Kenilworth and St. Mary Immaculate Mission, Palmerston |
Father Piotr Golinski |
St. Joseph Parish, Brantford |
Father Edward Henhoeffer |
St. Mary of the Visitation Parish, Cambridge |
Father Michael King |
St. Mary Parish – Paroquia de Santa Maria, Hamilton |
Father Robert Love |
Holy Family Parish, New Hamburg |
Father Peter Tuyen Nguyen |
St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Burlington |
Father Gordian Okpuruka |
St. John de Brebeuf Parish, Erin, serving St. Peter Mission, Oustic |
Father Emmanuel Olusola |
St. Mary Immaculate Parish, Elora and St. Martin of Tours Parish, Drayton |
Father John Schnurr |
St. Ann Parish, Ancaster |
Father Joe Selvanayagam |
St. Patrick Parish, Cambridge |
Father Arpee Urquico |
St. Margaret Mary Parish, Hamilton |
Father Maria Joseph Ahilan, CRSP |
St. James Parish, Oakville (to be confirmed) |
Father Joseph Okoko, i.v.Dei. |
Sacred Heart Parish, Paris |
Father Saju Oreethaparambil, CSsR |
St. Charles Garnier Parish, Hamilton |
Father Paul Patrick, OMI |
St. Gabriel Parish, Burlington |
Father Jerry Punnassery, CMI |
Mary Mother of God Parish, Oakville (effective April 30, 2021) |
Father Krzysztof Szkubera, CR |
Sacred Heart Parish, Kitchener |
Administrators
Father Alberto Ferreira |
Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Cambridge and |
Father Tim Uniac, CR |
St. Agatha Parish, St. Agatha |
Associate Pastors
Father Paul Edmondstone |
St. Ann Parish, Ancaster |
Father Patras Masih |
St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Hamilton |
Father Gregory Merkley |
St. Mary of the Assumption Parish and the Missions, Owen Sound |
Father Gregorz Ogorzalek |
St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Burlington |
Father Patrick Ohl |
St. Matthew Parish, Oakville |
Father Peter Robinson |
St. Francis Xavier Parish, Stoney Creek |
Father Hayden Starczala |
Holy Rosary Parish, Milton |
Father Vivek Trindade |
St. Benedict Parish, Milton |
Father Henryk Krajewski, CR |
Sacred Heart Parish, Kitchener |
Father Lech Wycichowski, CR |
St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Hamilton |
Father Stanley Zaryczny, CR |
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Kitchener |
Other
Father James Petrie |
Episcopal Vicar for Priests (effective June 30, 2021) |
Father Piotr Jurzyk |
Incardinated into the Diocese of Hamilton (effective March 25, 2021) |
Father Joseph Gregory Michel |
Incardinated into the Diocese of Hamilton (effective March 25, 2021) |
Father Paul Mathew Vellimoozhayil |
Incardinated into the Diocese of Hamilton (effective March 25, 2021) |
Father Jacek Kryn, SAC |
To be determined |
Father Raphael Ma, CR |
Vocation Ministry (in residence at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Kitchener) |
Father Adam Wroblewicz, CR |
Reassigned by his Superior to Resurrection Manor. |
We thank Father Naveed Arif, OP, Father Venil D’Souza, OCD, Father Janusz Roginski, SAC, and Father Issac Tharayil, CMI, who will be leaving the Diocese after a number of years of service.
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