2020 Clergy Assignments

Bishop Boyea announces the following priest assignments to take effect Saturday, June 13, 2020:

Reverend Michael Cassar, newly ordained, to Parochial Vicar, St. Thomas Aquinas and St. John Student Center, East Lansing.

Reverend John Vinton, newly ordained, to Parochial Vicar, St. Francis of Assisi, Ann Arbor.

Bishop Boyea announces the following priest assignments to take effect Wednesday, June 24, 2020:

Reverend Paul Donnelly, from Parochial Vicar of the Catholic Community of Flint and Our Lady of Guadalupe, Flint, to Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Flint.

Reverend David Hudgins, to Pastor of St. Joseph Shrine in Brooklyn, as well as, his continued capacity as Judicial Vicar at the Diocesan Tribunals.

Reverend Robert Irish, from Pastor of St. Jude, DeWitt, to Senior Priest Status.

Reverend Gary Koenigsknecht, from Parochial Vicar of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish and St. John Church and Student Center, East Lansing, to Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Howell.

Reverend Peter Lawrence, from Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, Grand Blanc and St. Mark, Goodrich, to Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Westphalia. 

Reverend Shaun Lowery, to Vicar Forane of the Livingston Vicariate, while continuing as Pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Brighton.

Reverend Robert Pienta, from Pastor, St. Joseph Shrine in Brooklyn, to Senior Priest Status.

Reverend Anthony Smela, from Parochial Vicar of St. Francis of Assisi, Ann Arbor, to Parochial Vicar of the Catholic Community of Flint.

Reverend David Speicher, from Pastor of St. Joseph, Howell and Vicar Forane of the Livingston Vicariate, to Pastor of St. Jude, DeWitt

Bishop Boyea announces the following priest assignments to take effect Wednesday, July 1, 2020:

Reverend Mark Rutherford, from Pastor, St. Mary, Williamston, to Judicial Vicar, Archdiocese for the Military Services, Washington, D.C.

Reverend David Fons, to Parochial Administrator of St. Mary, Williamston.