2010 Clergy Assignments

June 25, 2010-- WORCESTER, MA – Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, S.T.D., has announced the following priest personnel changes in the Diocese of Worcester. Most are effective July 1 unless otherwise noted. They are as follows:

REV. TOMASZ J. BORKOWSKI, from pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary and Our Lady of Jasna Gora Parishes, Clinton, to Campus Ministry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute while pursuing studies at Boston College with residence at St. Rose of Lima Parish, Northborough.

REV. ROBERT D. BRUSO, from pastor of St. Anthony di Padua Parish, Fitchburg and administrator of St. Joseph Parish, Fitchburg, to pastor of the newly established St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Fitchburg.

REV. RICHARD T. CAREY, from pastor of St. Joseph Parish, North Brookfield, to retirement.

REV. H. EDWARD CHALMERS, from pastor of St. Bernard Parish, Fitchburg, to pastor of St. Stephen Parish, Worcester.

REV. WILLIAM E. CHAMPLIN, from pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Worcester, to pastor of St. Edward the Confessor Parish, Westminster.

REV. NICHOLAS DESIMONE, newly ordained to temporary associate pastor of the newly established St. Joseph Parish, Fitchburg.

REV. LOWE DONGOR, newly ordained to associate pastor of the newly established St. Joseph Parish, Fitchburg, effective August 1, 2010.

REV. JOSEPH DOLAN, from pastor of St. Camillus de Lellis Parish, Fitchburg to pastor of the newly established St. Bernard Parish, Fitchburg.

REV. THOMAS B. FLEMING, from associate pastor, Saint Joseph’s Parish, Charlton, to Emergency Response Ministry, with residence at Sacred Heart Parish, Worcester.

REV. KEVIN F. HARTFORD, from associate pastor of St. Leo Parish, Leominster and Chaplain of Holy Trinity Evangelization Center, Leominster, to pastor of St. Joseph Parish, North Brookfield.

REV. TERENCE T. KILCOYNE, from pastor of St. Edward the Confessor Parish, Westminster, to pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, Bolton and Harvard.

REV. THEODORE R. LAPERLE, from retired priest with residence at St. Bernard Parish, Fitchburg, to retired priest with residence at the newly established St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Fitchburg.

REV. FRANK J. LIISTRO, from pastor of Madonna of the Holy Rosary Parish, Fitchburg and administrator of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Fitchburg, to retirement.

REV. JOHN M. LIZEWSKI, from chaplain of Anna Maria College, with residence at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, West Boylston, to chaplain of Anna Maria College, with residence at Christ the King Parish, Worcester.

REV. ROBERT A. LOFTUS, from campus ministry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, to associate pastor of St. Bernard Parish, Fitchburg.

REV. CHESTER J. MISIEWICZ, from pastor of St. Charles Borromeo, Worcester, to pastor of the newly established Blessed Sacrament Parish, Worcester.

REV. JOSEPH M. NALLY, from pastor of St. Stephen Parish, Worcester, to Minister to Priests and temporary administrator of St. Ann Parish, North Oxford.

REV. THIEN X. NGUYEN, from pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Fitchburg, to associate pastor of St. Leo Parish, Leominster.

REV. DENNIS J. O’BRIEN, from pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, Bolton and Harvard to St. Joseph’s Abbey, Spencer.

REV. EMERITO ORTIZ, from pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Fitchburg, to pastor of the newly established St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Fitchburg.

REV. MIGUEL A. PAGAN, from associate pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Clinton, to associate pastor of the newly established St. John, Guardian of Our Lady Parish, Clinton, while remaining Chaplain of Holy Trinity Evangelization Center, Leominster.

REV. MSGR. F. STEPHEN PEDONE, from pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Worcester and Judicial Vicar/Vicar for Canonical Affairs, to continuing as Judicial Vicar/Vicar for Canonical Affairs with residence at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, West Boylston.

REV. RICHARD F. REIDY, from graduate studies in Canon Law, to pastor of St. Ann Parish, North Oxford, effective August 1, 2010.

REV. WALTER J. RILEY, from associate pastor of Christ the King Parish, Worcester, to pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Worcester, while remaining chaplain of Worcester Firefighters.

REV. PATRICK SSEKYOLE, from associate pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish, Worcester, to Emergency Response Ministry and Hospital Ministry, while remaining Assistant Chaplain to the Diocesan African Ministry, with residence at Holy Name of Jesus House of Studies in Worcester.

REV. RICHARD F. TRAINOR, from Minister to Priests and administrator of St. Ann Parish, North Oxford, to pastor of the newly established St. Joseph Parish, Fitchburg.

REV. THOMAS V. WALSH, from pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Clinton, to pastor of the newly established St. John, Guardian of Our Lady Parish, Clinton.