CLERGY
APPOINTMENTS
His Excellency, Bishop Martino, announces
the following appointments, effective as
noted:
PASTORS EMERITI
Effective July 9, 2008
Reverend Mark J. Bochinski,
from Pastor, Church of Saints Peter and
Paul, Avoca, to Pastor Emeritus, Church of
Saints Peter and Paul, Avoca.
Reverend Joseph M. Brozena,
from Pastor, Church of Saint Michael, Old
Forge, to Pastor Emeritus, Church of Saint
Michael, Old Forge.
Monsignor Francis J. Castellano,
from Pastor, Church of Mater Dolorosa,
Williamsport, to Pastor Emeritus, Church of
Mater Dolorosa, Williamsport.
Reverend William J. Flynn, S.S.,
from Pastor, Church of Corpus Christi,
Montdale, to Pastor Emeritus, Church of
Corpus Christi, Montdale.
PASTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Effective July 9, 2008
Monsignor David A. Bohr,
from Sabbatical to Pastor, Cathedral of
Saint Peter, Scranton.
Reverend Michael M. Bryant,
from Sabbatical to Administrator, Church of
the Nativity of Our Lord, Scranton.
Reverend Joseph R. Kakareka,
from Pastor, Churches of Saint Mary, Our
Lady of Perpetual Help, Mocanaqua, and
Ascension of the Lord, Mocanaqua, and Saint
Martha, Fairmount Springs, to Administrator,
Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Avoca.
Reverend Louis T. Kaminski,
to Administrator, Church of Saint Michael,
Old Forge. Father Kaminski continues as
Pastor of the Churches of Saint Mary, Old
Forge, and Saint Lawrence O’Toole, Old
Forge.
Reverend Shane L. Kirby,
from Secretary to the Bishop of Scranton to
Administrator, Churches of Saint Luke,
Jersey Shore, and Immaculate Conception,
Bastress.
Reverend Stephen A. Krawontka,
from Assistant Pastor, Churches of Saint
Joseph, Hazleton, and Saint Stanislaus,
Hazleton, to Administrator, Churches of
Saint Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Mocanaqua, and Ascension of the Lord,
Mocanaqua, and Saint Martha, Fairmount
Springs.
Reverend James E. McGahagan,
from Pastor, Church of the Exaltation of the
Holy Cross, Hanover Township, to
Administrator, Churches of Saint Patrick,
Wilkes-Barre, and Saint Boniface,
Wilkes-Barre.
Reverend Edward L. Michelini,
from Assistant Pastor, Church of Saint John
the Evangelist, Pittston, to Administrator,
Church of Mater Dolorosa, Williamsport, and
Chaplain, Saint John Neumann Regional
Academy, Williamsport.
Reverend W. Jeffrey Paulish,
from Assistant Pastor, Churches of Saint
Mary, Old Forge, and Saint Lawrence O’Toole,
Old Forge, to Administrator, Church of Saint
Elizabeth, Bear Creek.
Reverend Gregory W. Pendergraft, F.S.S.P.,
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, to
Pastor, Church of Saint Michael, Scranton,
effective July 1, 2008.
Reverend Paul Lourduraj Pudhota,
from Assistant Pastor, Churches of Saint
Peter, Wellsboro, and Saint John Neumann,
Blossburg, to Administrator, Church of the
Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Hanover
Township.
Reverend James B. Shimsky,
from Assistant Pastor, Church of Saint
Frances X. Cabrini, Carverton, to
Administrator, Church of Saint Frances X.
Cabrini, Carverton.
Reverend Daniel A. Toomey,
from Pastor, Church of Saint Frances X.
Cabrini, Carverton, and Chaplain,
Misericordia University, Dallas, to
Administrator, Church of Corpus Christi,
Montdale.
Reverend Jeffrey J. Walsh,
V.E., from Episcopal Vicar, Eastern Pastoral
Region, to Administrator, Church of Saint
Rita, Gouldsboro. Father Walsh will take up
further studies in the fall.
ASSISTANT PASTORS
Effective July 9, 2008
Reverend David W. Bechtel,
to Assistant Pastor, Church of Saint
Matthew, East Stroudsburg.
Reverend Balaraj V. Chencetty,
Diocese of Nellore, India, to Assistant
Pastor, Church of Saint Patrick, Scranton.
Reverend Dennis Gordon, F.S.S.P.,
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, to
Assistant Pastor, Church of Saint Michael,
Scranton, effective July 1, 2008.
Reverend Victor Leon, O.S.J.,
Oblates of Saint Joseph, to Assistant
Pastor, Church of the Nativity of Our Lord,
Scranton. Father Leon will reside at Saint
Joseph Oblate Seminary, Pittston.
Reverend Michael S. McCormick,
from Assistant Pastor, Church of the
Nativity of Our Lord, Scranton, to Assistant
Pastor, Churches of Saint Joseph, Hazleton,
and Saint Stanislaus, Hazleton.
Reverend Connell A. McHugh,
from Chaplain, Holy Redeemer High School,
Wilkes-Barre, to Assistant Pastor, Churches
of Saint John Bosco, Conyngham, and Good
Shepherd, Drums.
Reverend Gregory A. Reichlen,
to Assistant Pastor, Churches of Saint
Thomas Aquinas, Archbald, and Saint Mary of
Czestochowa, Eynon.
Reverend Arbogaste Satoun,
from Chaplain, Marywood University,
Scranton, to Assistant Pastor, Churches of
the Immaculate Conception, West Pittston,
and Holy Redeemer, Harding/Falls.
Reverend John J. Victoria,
to Assistant Pastor, Churches of the
Immaculate Conception, Scranton, and Christ
the King, Dunmore.
Reverend Bryan B. Wright,
from Chaplain, Notre Dame High School, East
Stroudsburg, to Assistant Pastor, Churches
of Saint Peter, Wellsboro, and Saint John
Neumann, Blossburg.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
Reverend James J. Alco,
from Assistant Pastor, Churches of the
Sacred Heart-Saint John, Wilkes-Barre, and
Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Wilkes-Barre, to
Residence, Saint Joseph Oblate Seminary,
Pittston, for reasons of health.
Reverend Albert Bellantonio,
from Assistant Pastor, Churches of Saint
Ann, Tobyhanna, and Saint Matthew, East
Stroudsburg, to Assistant to the Coordinator
of Hispanic Ministry for Monroe County.
Monsignor John A. Bergamo,
to Chaplain, Notre Dame Elementary, Middle
and High Schools, East Stroudsburg.
Monsignor Bergamo will continue as Pastor,
Church of Saint Matthew, East Stroudsburg,
and Judicial Vicar of the Diocesan Tribunal.
Reverend Eric L. Bergman,
to Chaplain, Holy Cross High School,
Dunmore. Father Bergman will remain
Chaplain of the Saint Thomas More Society of
Saint Clare Church, Scranton.
Reverend David R. Betts,
from Leave of Absence for reasons of health,
to Residence, Churches of Sacred Heart-Saint
John, Wilkes-Barre, and Saint Stanislaus
Kostka, Wilkes-Barre.
Reverend Brian J. T. Clarke,
from Assistant Pastor, Churches of Saint
Thomas Aquinas, Archbald, and Saint Mary of
Czestochowa, Eynon, to Chaplain, Holy
Redeemer High School, Wilkes-Barre. Father
Clarke will reside at Saint Ignatius
Rectory, Kingston.
Reverend Brian J. W. Clarke,
to Vice Chancellor, Diocese of Scranton,
effective June 30, 2008. Father Clarke will
reside at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Rectory, Scranton, and will continue
graduate studies in the fall.
Reverend Charles P. Connor,
from Pastor, Cathedral of Saint Peter,
Scranton, to further studies.
Monsignor Michael J. Delaney,
from Leave of Absence for reasons of health,
to Residence, Church of Saint John the
Evangelist, Pittston.
Reverend Anthony J. Generose,
to Assistant Judicial Vicar and Assistant
Vicar for Consecrated Life, Diocese of
Scranton, effective June 30, 2008. Father
Generose will reside at Visitation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Rectory, Dickson City,
and will continue graduate studies in the
fall.
Monsignor Joseph P. Kelly,
to Episcopal Vicar for Hispanic Ministry.
Monsignor Kelly will continue as Executive
Director of Catholic Social Services and
Administrator, Church of the Holy Rosary,
Wilkes-Barre.
Reverend Joseph R. Kopacz, V.G.,
to Chaplain, Monsignor McHugh Elementary
School, Cresco, and Coordinator of Hispanic
Ministry, Monroe County. Father Kopacz will
continue as Pastor, Church of Saint Mary of
the Mount, Mount Pocono.
Reverend Leo J. McKernan,
from Pastor, Church of Saint Elizabeth, Bear
Creek, to Diocesan Preacher for Called to
Holiness and Mission. Father McKernan
will reside at Saint Leo Rectory, Ashley.
Reverend Thomas J. Petro,
from Pastor, Churches of Saint Luke, Jersey
Shore, and Immaculate Conception, Bastress,
to further studies.
Reverend Andrew R. Sinnott,
from Pastor, Churches of Saint Patrick,
Wilkes-Barre, and Saint Boniface,
Wilkes-Barre, to Episcopal Vicar, Eastern
Pastoral Region. Father Sinnott will reside
at Saint Mary of the Mount Rectory, Mount
Pocono.
Reverend Brian F. Van Fossen,
from Chaplain, Saint John Neumann Regional
Academy, Williamsport, to Chaplain, Marywood
University, Scranton. Father Van Fossen
will reside at Saint Mary of Mount Carmel
Rectory, Dunmore.
Reverend Christopher T. Washington,
from Assistant Pastor, Church of Saint
Matthew, East Stroudsburg, to Secretary to
the Bishop of Scranton, and Assistant
Director for Worship. Father Washington
will reside at Saint Peter’s Cathedral
Rectory, Scranton.
Reverend Donald J. Williams,
from Residence, Church of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus, Forest City, to Chaplain,
Misericordia University, Dallas. Father
Williams will reside at Saint Frances X.
Cabrini Rectory, Carverton.
