The Most Reverend Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing, has announced the following clergy assignments, effective July 3, 2024:
Pastors
Rev. Matthew Bonk, from parochial vicar, St. John Vianney Parish (with St. Mary Church), Flint, to pastor of St. John Vianney Parish (with St. Mary Church), Flint.
Rev. Gerald Gawronski, from parochial vicar, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Ann Arbor, to pastor of St. Mary Parish, Manchester.
Rev. Brian Lenz, from chaplain, Lumen Christi School, Jackson, with residence at St. John the Evangelist, Jackson, to pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Flushing, and Good Shepherd, Montrose.
Rev. Peter Lawrence, from parochial vicar, St. Mary Parish, Westphalia, to pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Milan.
Administrators
Rev. Prabhu Lakra, priest of the Diocese of Gumla, India, from parochial vicar, St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Flushing, and Good Shepherd, Montrose, to administrator of St. Mary and St. Joseph Parish, Durand/Gaines.
Rev. Bosco Padamattummal, priest of the Diocese of Kottapuram, India, from administrator, St. Mary Parish, Manchester, to administrator of St. Rita Parish, Clarklake.
Rev. Jonathan Perrotta, from pastor, St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Flushing, and Good Shepherd, Montrose, to administrator of Holy Spirit Parish, Brighton.
Administrator and Senior Status
Rev. Thomas Firestone, from pastor, St. John Vianney Parish (with St. Mary Church), Flint, to senior priest status and administrator of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Flint, with continuing responsibilities as administrator of Christ the King, Flint.
Chaplain
Rev. Miguel Colunga, from parochial vicar, St. Patrick Parish, Brighton, to chaplain of Lumen Christi School, Jackson, with residence at St. John the Evangelist, Jackson.
Senior Status
Rev. Vincent VanDoan, from pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, Milan, to senior priest status.
Rev. Thomas Helfrich, OSFS, from pastor, St. Rita Parish, Clarklake, to senior priest status in the Oblates of St Francis de Sales.
Our Lady, Queen of the Clergy, pray for them.