2025 Additional Clergy Pastoral Appointments
Date posted on June 24, 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.
Retirement
| Father Ilija Petkovic | Retires as Pastor, Holy Trinity Parish, Oakville |
Pastors
| Father Jeff Bergsma | St. Agnes Parish, Waterloo |
| Father Stipe Gale | Holy Trinity Parish, Oakville (August 27, 2025) |
| Father Ivica Majstorovic, OFM | Queen of Peace Croatian Parish, Norval |
| Father Gianluca Roso, MCCJ | Remaining at St. Anne Parish, Kitchener |
Administrator
| Father Vinko Nenadic | Holy Trinity Parish, Oakville (June 25-August 27, 2025) |
| Father Stipe Rotim, O.F.M. | Queen of Peace Croatian Parish, Norval (April 21-June 25,2025) |
Associate Pastor
| Father Michael Uso-Ereyi | St. Andrew Parish, Oakville |
Other
| Father Stanley Nwokeji | Chaplain, St. Joseph’s Villa, Dundas |
Permanent Diaconate
| Deacon Philip Fernandez | St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Kitchener |
| Deacon Michael Foulger | St. John the Baptist Parish, Guelph |
| Deacon Joseph Gigliotti | Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Stoney Creek |
| Deacon Taek Jong (TJ) Han | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Waterloo (April 30, 2025) |
Seminarians
| Mr. John Obinna Emelle | Pastoral Year, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Stoney Creek |
| Mr. Jangho Hong | Pastoral Year, St. Mary of the Visitation Parish, Cambridge |
| Mr. Joseph Mendonca | Pastoral Year, Holy Cross Parish, Georgetown (May 2025 – August 2026) |
| Mr. Kyle Davidson | Holy Rosary Parish, Burlington (Summer Placement May 2025) |
| Mr. Adrian Dieleman | St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Hamilton (Summer Placement May 2025) |
| Mr. Tim Kulakowsky | Annunciation of Our Lord Parish, Hamilton (Summer Placement May 2025) |
| Mr. Joshua Osoria-Bote | St. John Parish, Kitchener (Summer Placement May 2025) |
| Mr. Rishi Persaud | Holy Rosary Parish, Guelph (Summer Placement May 2025) |
| Mr. Brandon Rego | St. Anthony Daniel Parish, Kitchener (Summer Placement May 2025) |
| Mr. Donovan Trentin | St. Mary Immaculate Parish, Elora (Summer Placement May 2025) |
We thank Father Robert Kavelj, O.F.M. (April 21, 2025), Father Mussie Keflezghi, MCCJ, Father Domenico Guarino, MCCJ, Father Shajymon Mandapathikunnel Luka, CSC (July 1, 2025), and Father Vinko Nenadic (August 27, 2025) for their service to the Diocese of Hamilton.
Please pray for God’s blessing 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