2025 Clergy Pastoral Appointments
Date posted on April 7, 2025
The Most Reverend Douglas Crosby, OMI, Bishop of Hamilton, announces the following clergy appointments effective, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at twelve o’clock noon, unless otherwise noted.
Retirements
| Father Robert Love | Retires as Pastor, Holy Family Parish, New Hamburg |
Pastors
| Father Joseph Akanbi | St. Andrew Parish, Oakville |
| Father Jeff Bergsma | St. Anne Parish, Kitchener |
| Msgr. Cornelius O’Mahony | St. Margaret Mary Parish, Hamilton |
| Father Peter Robinson | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Freelton |
| Father John Schnurr | St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Owen Sound – serving St. Stanislaus Mission, Chatsworth; St. Mark Mission, Lions Head; St. Vincent Mission, Meaford; St. Thomas Mission, Tobermory; St. Thomas Mission, Wiarton; St. Mary Mission, Hepworth; and Holy Family Mission, Sauble Beach |
| Father Anton Sebamalai | St. Joseph Parish, Port Elgin |
| Father Francisco Sordo | St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Burlington |
| Father Jerzy Tomon | Sacred Heart Parish, Paris |
| Father Allen Varlaki | Incarnation of Our Blessed Lord Parish, Hamilton |
| Father Paul M. Vellimoozhayil | St. Matthew Parish, Oakville |
| Father Christopher Amojo, CM | St. Michael Parish, Oakville |
| Father Aleksander Mazur, SAC | Blessed Sacrament Parish, Kitchener |
| Father Joseph Okoko, i.v.Dei | St. Pius X Parish, Brantford |
| Father Lourdu Subramani, SMA | St. Joseph Parish, Guelph |
| Comboni Father (to be presented) | St. Agnes Parish, Waterloo |
Administrators
| Father Fernand Pierre | Holy Family Parish, New Hamburg |
Associate Pastors
| Father Carlos Diaz | St. Michael Parish, Oakville |
| Father Richard Dordunu | Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Stoney Creek |
| Father William Meehan | Holy Cross Parish, Georgetown |
| Father Paul Niesiobedzki | Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate Parish, Guelph |
| Father Pawel Stankiewicz | St. Francis Xavier Parish, Stoney Creek |
| Father John Iyekowa, OSA | St. Pius X Parish, Brantford |
| Father Dominic Thomas, CMI | St. John the Baptist Parish, Burlington |
| Father Kazimierz Tyberski, OMI | St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Hamilton (March 22, 2025) |
Newly Ordained (May 3, 2025)
| Father Moices Caballero | St. Joseph Parish, Guelph |
| Father JoonBin Lim | St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Hamilton |
Other
| Father Tomy Chittinapilly | Hospital Ministry, in residence St. Matthew Parish, Oakville |
| Father Arpee Urquico | Studies |
| Father Rafal Tomon | Returning to his home Diocese in Poland |
| Father Lukasz Kopaniak, SAC | Returning to his Religious Community |
| Father Adam Wroblewicz, CR | Returned to his Religious Community (Feb. 26, 2025) |
Please pray for God’s blessing upon these new appointments.
Sincerely in Christ and Mary Immaculate,
Sincerely in Christ and Mary Immaculate,
(Most Rev.) Douglas Crosby, OMI
Bishop of Hamilton
Very Rev. Msgr. Murray Kroetsch, VG, PH
Chancellor