Read: Clergy Assignments | March 2, 2026

The Most Reverend Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing, has announced the following clergy assignments, effective July 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted:

* Pastor and Judicial Vicar:

Very Reverend Mark Rutherford, from service outside the diocese as Judicial Vicar in the Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A, to Pastor of Saint Mary Cathedral, Lansing, and Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Lansing.

* Pastor:

Reverend Corey Bilodeau, from parochial vicar for Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, with Saint John Church and Student Center, East Lansing, to Pastor of Saint Mary Magdalen Parish, Brighton.

Reverend Paul Erickson, from Pastor of Saint Mary Magdalen Parish, Brighton, to Pastor of Saint Michael Parish, Grand Ledge.

Reverend Shea Kettner, from parochial vicar for Saint Francis of Assisi, Ann Arbor, to Pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish, Burton.

Very Reverend Karl Pung, from Pastor of Saint Mary Cathedral, Lansing, to Pastor of Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish with Saint John Church and Student Center, East Lansing, while remaining as Episcopal Vicar for Clergy.

Reverend Gordon Riegle, from Pastor of Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, with Saint John Church and Student Center, East Lansing, to Pastor of Saint James Parish, Mason (with Ss. Cornelius and Cyprian).

Reverend John Vinton, from Chaplain, Father Gabriel Richard High School, Ann Arbor, to Pastor of Saint Mary, Star of the Sea Parish, Jackson (with Saint Stanislaus Kostka and the Sacred Heart Hispanic Community).

* Chaplain:

Reverend Brett Ivey, from parochial vicar for Saint Joseph Parish, Howell, to Chaplain, Father Gabriel Richard High School, Ann Arbor.

Reverend Jack Jobst, from parochial vicar for Saint John the Baptist Parish, Ypsilanti, to Chaplain, Lansing Catholic High School, Lansing.

* Parochial Vicar:

Reverend Joshua Fons, from parochial vicar for Saint Patrick Parish, Brighton, to parochial vicar for Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, with St. John Church and Student Center, East Lansing.

Our Lady, Queen of the Clergy, pray for them