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July 23, 2019The Provincial House—headquarters and residence for the superior and other members of the province’s leadership—is in the process of moving from Brooklyn to Holy Redeemer College, a historic building in Washington, D.C. (seen at right).
A number of Redemptorists are also taking on new assignments, and the transfers are effective August 1, 2019, except where noted. See below a partial list of transfers, most involving moves from or to parish assignments.
Father Matthew Allman
Moving to St. Clement House, Belfast, Dominica; appointed superior of the community of St. Clement House
Father Dennis Billy
From Notre Dame Retreat House, Canandaigua, N.Y., to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; appointed professor at St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore
Father Blas Caceres
From St. Peter the Apostle/Shrine of St. John Neumann, Philadelphia, to Our Lady of the Hills, Columbia, S.C.
Father Peter Vinh Phuc Cao
From Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, N.Y., to Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Philadelphia
Father James Cascione
From Most Holy Redeemer/Nativity New York City, to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Father Raymond Collins
From St. Peter the Apostle/Shrine of St. John Neumann, Philadelphia, to St. Alphonsus Villa, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; appointed superior of the community of St. Alphonsus Villa
Father Andrew Costello
From St. Mary, Annapolis, Md., to San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch, N.J.
Father Phillip Dabney
From Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Mission Church), Boston, to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; appointed missionary
Father Thomas Deely
From Redemptorist Community, Esopus, N.Y., to St. Peter the Apostle/Shrine of St. John Neumann, Philadelphia
Father James Dowds
From Our Lady of Good Counsel, Brooklyn, N.Y., to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; Chaplain at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Ridgecrest, Calif.
Father Alistair Elias
From St. Clement House, Belfast, Dominica, to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.
Father Karl Esker
Transferred from Province of Campo Grande, Brazil, to Province of Baltimore and assigned to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, N.Y. Appointed superior of community of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn
Father Edmund Faliskie
From St. Clement’s, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to St. Peter the Apostle/Shrine of St. John Neumann, Philadelphia; appointed superior of community and director of Shrine of St. John Neumann
Father Patrick Flynn
From St. Mary, Annapolis, Md., to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; residing in South Africa
Father William Gaffney
From San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch, N.J., to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Father Francis Gargani
From Our Lady of Good Counsel, Brooklyn, N.Y., to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; appointed missionary
Father Eugene Grohe
From Redemptorist Community, Esopus, N.Y., to San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch, N.J.
Father Dan Hall (Denver Province)
To St. Gerard, Lima, Ohio, effective January 1, 2020
Father Robert Harrison
From St. Clement, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to St. Peter the Apostle/Shrine of St. John Neumann, Philadelphia
Father Charles Hergenroeder
From St. Mary, Annapolis, Md., to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Mission Church), Boston
Father Michael Houston
From St. Gerard, Lima, Ohio, to St. Gerard, San Antonio; ministering in the Denver Province
Father Michael A. Koncik
From Most Holy Redeemer/Nativity, New York City, to Our Lady of the Hills, Columbia, S.C.; appointed prison chaplain for the Diocese of Charleston
Father Clement Krug
Transferred from Province of Campo Grande, Brazil, to Province of Baltimore; assigned to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Father Paul Kuzhimannil (Liguori Province)
From Our Lady of Lourdes, Seaford, Del., to St. Gerard, Lima, Ohio
Father Gary Lauenstein (Denver Province)
To Immaculate Conception, Bronx, N.Y.
Father Father John Lavin
From Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Mission Church), Boston, to St. John Neumann Residence at Stella Maris, Timonium, Md.
Father Elton Letang
Nominated as parish priest of St. Anne, Massacre, Dominica
Father E. Patrick Lynch
From Our Lady of Good Counsel, Brooklyn, N.Y., to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; ministering in the Diocese of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Father James McCabe
From St. Martin of Tours, Bethpage, N.Y., to Sacred Heart, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
Father Thomas McCluskey
From Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Philadelphia, to San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch, N.J., effective November 1, 2020
Father Charles McDonald
From Immaculate Conception, Bronx, N.Y., to Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Philadelphia
Father James McDonald
From Our Lady of Good Counsel, Brooklyn, N.Y., to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; chaplain for Sisters of St Joseph of Peace, Englewood, N.J.
Father Sean McGillicuddy
From Most Holy Redeemer/Nativity, New York City, to Immaculate Conception, Bronx, N.Y.; appointed superior of community and nominated as pastor of Immaculate Conception, Bronx
Father John McKenna
From Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, N.Y., to St. Mary, Annapolis, Md.
Father John McLoughlin
From St. Clement Mission House/Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Ephrata, Pa., to St. Gerard, Lima, Ohio; nominated as pastor of St. Mary, Bluffton, Ohio
Father Jacky Merilan
Nominated as parish priest of St. Joseph, Dominica
Father Anthony Michalik
From St. Peter the Apostle/Shrine of St. John Neumann, Philadelphia, to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Mission Church), Boston
Father Kevin Moley
From Our Lady of Guadalupe, Newton Grove, N.C., to St. Clement Mission House/Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Ephrata, Pa.; appointed superior of community of St. Clement Mission House, Ephrata
Father Fabio Marin Morales
Nominated as pastor of St. Joseph’s, Kannapolis, N.C.
Father Francis Mulvaney
From Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, N.Y., to Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Philadelphia; appointed superior of community and nominated as pastor of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Father John Murray II
From Our Lady of the Hills, Columbia, S.C., to St. Clement Mission House/Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Ephrata, Pa.; nominated as pastor of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Ephrata
Father Kevin Murray
From Seelos House, Palmiste, St. Lucia, to St. Benedict, Georgetown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; appointed superior of community and nominated as parish priest of St. Benedict, Georgetown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, effective November 1, 2020
Father Peter Ba Quoc Linh Nguyen
From St. Peter the Apostle/St. John Neumann Shrine, Philadelphia, to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; appointed province vocation director
Father John Olenick
From Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Philadelphia, to Seelos House, Palmiste, St. Lucia; appointed superior of Seelos House Community and nominated as parish priest of Our Lady of the Assumption, Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, effective November 1, 2020
Father Rodney Olive
From Our Lady of the Hills, Columbia, S.C., to St. Alphonsus “Rock” Liguori Church, St. Louis; ministering in the Denver Province
Father Glenn Parker
From St. Alphonsus Villa, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., to St. James, Concord, N.C.
Father Alvaro Riquelme
From St. James, Concord, N.C., to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Newton Grove, N.C.; nominated as pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Newton Grove
Father George Rosario
From Sacred Heart, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., to Our Lady of the Hills, Columbia, S.C.
Father Michael Sergi
Appointed superior of community and nominated as pastor of St. Gerard’s, Lima, Ohio
Father Francis Skelly
From Immaculate Conception, Bronx, N.Y., to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Father Gerard St. Hilaire
From Seelos House, Palmiste, St. Lucia, to St. Benedict, Georgetown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; appointed province vocation director, effective November 1, 2020
Father Denis Sweeney
From St. Martin of Tours, Bethpage, N.Y., to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; appointed province vocation director
Father James Szobonya
From St. Gerard, Lima, Ohio, to St. Clement Mission House/Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Ephrata, Pa.
Father Ciya Thomas (Liguori Province)
From St. Martin of Tours, Bethpage, N.Y., to Immaculate Conception, Bronx, N.Y.; graduate studies
Father John Tizio
From St. Mary, Annapolis, Md., to St. Clement Mission House/Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Ephrata, Pa; appointed associate pastor at St. James, Lititz, Pa.
Father Peter Vang Cong Tran
From St. James, Concord, N.C., to St. Mary, Annapolis, Md.; appointed Vietnamese missionary
Father Joseph Duc Hung Tran
From Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Philadelphia, to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Father Thomas Travers
From Redemptorist Community, Esopus, N.Y., to Notre Dame Retreat House, Canandaigua, N.Y.
Father Arthur Tuttle
From St. Clement, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to St. Clement Mission House/Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Ephrata, Pa.
Father Clement Vadakkedath (Liguori Province)
From Our Lady of Lourdes, Seaford, Del., to St. Mary, Annapolis, Md.
Father David Verghese
From Our Lady of Good Counsel, Brooklyn, N.Y., to St. Alphonsus Villa, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
Father James Wallace
From San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch, N.J., to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; appointed missionary
Father Richard Welch
From Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, N.Y., to Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C.; ministering in the Archdiocese of New York
Father Patrick Woods
From St. Martin of Tours, Bethpage, N.Y., to St. Mary, Annapolis, Md.; appointed superior of community and nominated as pastor of St. Mary, Annapolis
