Additional 2026 Clergy Pastoral Appointments
Date posted on September 2, 2026
The Most Reverend Joseph Dabrowski, CSMA, Bishop of Hamilton, announces the following clergy appointments effective, Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at twelve o’clock noon, unless otherwise noted.
Pastors
| Father Ranjan D’Sa, OCD | St. Gregory Parish, Cambridge (October 1, 2026) |
| Father Jerome Mascarenhas, OCD | St. Patrick Parish, Burlington (August 27, 2026) |
| Father Godwin Pinto, OCD | St. Aloysius Parish, Kitchener (August 27, 2026) |
Associate Pastors
| Father Vivek Trindade | Regina Mundi Parish, Hamilton (September 15, 2026) |
| Father Rajesh D’Souza, OCD | St. Aloysius Parish, Kitchener (August 27, 2026) |
| Father Janusz Jajesniak, OMI | St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Hamilton (September 1, 2026) |
Other
| Bishop Wayne Lobsinger | Episcopal Vicar for Consecrated Life and Permanent Deacons |
| Father Ed Henhoeffer | Member, College of Consultors (July 23, 2026) |
| Father Greg Merkley | Member, Communications Committee (August 27, 2026) |
| Father Valentine Onwunjiogu | Member, Communications Committee (August 27, 2026) |
| Father Pawel Stankiewicz | In residence, St. Joseph Parish, Brantford, pending future appointment (August 26, 2026) |
| Father Christopher Amojo, CM | Bishop’s Delegate, Charismatic Renewal (August 26, 2026) |
| Father Andrzej Madej, OMI | In residence, St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Hamilton (July 29, 2026-July 31, 2027) |
| Father Frank Sharma, OCD | Chaplain, Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood and School Sisters of Notre Dame, in residence, St. Dominic Parish, Oakville (September 15, 2026) |
| Father Piotr Wojakiewicz, CSMA | Chaplain, Serra Club of Halton (September 1, 2026) |
Leaving the Diocese
We thank Father Sunil D’Souza, OCD (August 27, 2026), Father Israel Gonsalves, OCD (October 1, 2026), Father Melvin Pinto, OCD (August 27, 2026) and Father Dominic Thomas, CMI (August 25, 2026), for their service to the Diocese of Hamilton.
Please pray for God’s blessing upon these new appointments.
Sincerely in Christ,
Most Rev. Joseph Dabrowski, CSMA
Bishop of Hamilton
Rev. Msgr. Murray Kroetsch, VG, PH
Chancellor