Pastoral Appointments
for 2013
Effective December 5, 2013Father J. Christopher Nguyen, from Administrator to Pastor, St. Matthias the Apostle Church, Magnolia Effective November 19, 2013Father Tru Thanh Ha, I.C.M., St. Le Thi Thanh Retreat House/ICM Vocation House, Waller Effective November 15, 2013Father Anthony C. Ekanem, M.S.P., pastor, St. Philip Neri Church, Houston Effective October 15, 2013Father Juan C. Rojas-Ramos, C.S.B., parochial vicar, Most Holy Trinity Church, Angleton Effective October 8, 2013Father Hoang Huy Bui, administrator, St. Edward Church, Spring Effective October 7, 2013Father David J. Zapalac, C.S.B., Vicar Forane (Dean), Southern Deanery Effective September 18, 2013Father Jones Jayaraj, Clinical Pastoral Education program at Methodist Hospital in the Medical Center Effective September 1, 2013Father Jose Carmen Hernandez Angulo, c.s., pastor, St. Leo the Great Church, Houston Effective August 1, 2013Father Francis D. Asomkase, S.S.J., from administrator to pastor, Holy Family Church, McNair Effective July 22, 2013Father Thomas V. Ponzini, pastor, Sacred Heart Church, Manvel Effective July 15, 2013Father Francis M. Macatangay, administrator, St. Joseph Church, Houston Effective July 10, 2013Father Jose Mundadan, parochial vicar, St. Cecilia Church, Houston Effective July, 6, 2013Father Jerry Jung, Director, Holy Cross Chapel, Houston Effective July 1, 2013Father Eugene Cacogo, D.S., pastor, St. Matthew the Evangelist Church, HoustonFather Antonio A. Castro, pastor, St. Mary Church, La Porte Father C. James Courville, administrator, St. Helen Church, Pearland Father Stephen Dardis, L.C., Legionaries Community, Spring Father Thomas J. Dolce, administrator pro-tem, St. Thomas More Church, Houston Father Stephen Ellis, L.C., Legionaries Community, Spring Father Paul G. Felix, pastor, Annunciation Church, Houston Father Gerald G. Goodrum, administrator, St. Juan Diego Church, Pasadena Father Eurel S.P. Manzano, personal secretary to the Cardinal Father Timothy Mulcahey, L.C., Legionaries Community, Spring Father Faustinus Okeyikam, M.S.P., pastor, St. Peter the Apostle Church, Houston Father Sebastine Soja Okoye, first priestly assignment, parochial vicar, Prince of Peace Church, Houston Father William Oliver, granted medical leave Father Stephen J. Payne, Chaplain, Archdiocesan Correctional Ministry Father Victor C. Perez, parochial vicar, St. Jerome Church, Houston Father Gary A. Rickles, pastor, St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Church, Texas City Father Michael Sullivan, L.C., Legionaries Community, Spring Father Sabastian A. Umouyo, M.S.P., pastor, St. Martin de Porres Church, Barrett Station Father Lawrence C. Wilson, administrator, Shrine of the True Cross Church, Dickinson Effective June 30, 2013Monsignor James L. Golasinski, granted retirement Effective June 24, 2013Father Joseph A. Doran, administrator, St. Pius V Church, Pasadena Effective June 20, 2013Father Frederico J.G. Ablog, S.S.S., in residence, St. Joseph Church, Baytown Effective June 1, 2013Father Duy Nguyen, S.C.J., parochial vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, HoustonEffective May 31, 2013Monsignor Jack M. Dinkins, granted retirementEffective May 1, 2013Father Luis V. Evardoni, D.S., Hospital Chaplain, Archdiocesan Catholic Chaplain CorpsEffective April 15, 2013Father Oscar Castro, pastor, St. Mark the Evangelist Church, HoustonEffective April 1, 2013Father Khoa Nguyen, O.F.M., Spiritual Director, St. Mary Seminary, HoustonEffective February 12, 2013Father Nichols O. Pasadilla, Senior Priest, St. Martha Church, PorterEffective February 7, 2013Father John Breslin, SMM, in residence, St. Charles Borromeo Church, HoustonEffective February 1, 2013Father Vincent Vuong-Quoc Nguyen, from administrator to pastor, St. Clare of Assisi Church, HoustonEffective January 14, 2013Father Carlos V. de la Torre, parochial vicar, St. Theresa Church, Sugar LandEffective January 3, 2013Father James H. Kuczynski, M.S., pastor, Mary Queen Church, Friendswood |