2017 Clergy Changes

Every year at this time, many priests receive new parish assignments for their pastoral ministries. Below is the list of clergy changes for 2017.

INCARDINATION
Rev. David Gikonyo – May 18, 2017

Rev. George Parayil – May 19, 2017

RETIREMENT
Rev. Msgr. Gregory Choi, C.H.H. – June 29, 2017
c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 304

Rev. Gerald Dunn – June 29, 2017
c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 304

Rev. Mose Gasparini – June 29, 2017
c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 304

Rev. Msgr. Peter Pham-Hoang-Ba, C.H.H. – June 29, 2017
c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 304

Rev. Vytautas Staskevicius – June 29, 2017
c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 304

Rev. Noel Whelan – June 29, 2017
c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 304

PASTOR
Rev. Luis Calleja – June 29, 2017
St. Timothy Parish, Orangeville

Rev. Peter Yoo-Sang Choi – June 29, 2017
Sacred Heart of Jesus-Ye Su Sung Shim Parish, Etobicoke

Rev. Xavier De Pinto – June 29, 2017
Precious Blood Parish, Scarborough

Rev. Anthony Gonsalves – June 29, 2017
St. Martin de Porres Parish, Scarborough

Rev. Joseph Grima – June 29, 2017
New Parish in Markham (to be named)

Rev. Tomislav Kasic – June 29, 2017
Croatian Martyrs Parish, Mississauga

Rev. Msgr. Philip Kennedy, C.H.H. – June 29, 2017
St. Theresa's Parish, Scarborough

Rev. Sean Lee Lung – June 29, 2017
St. Gregory's Parish, Etobicoke

Rev. Thomas Moore – June 29, 2017
St. Anselm's Parish, Toronto

Rev. Francis Noronha, CSC – June 30, 2017
St. Joseph's Parish, Toronto

Rev. Shibil John Pariyathu Padavil, CFIC – June 29, 2017
St. Fidelis Parish, Toronto

Rev Min-Kyu Park – June 29, 2017
St. Andrew Kim's Parish, North York

Rev. Boniface Perri – June 29, 2017
St. Bernard de Clairvaux Parish, Toronto

Rev. Ricardo Quinones Sanchez – June 29, 2017
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Toronto

Rev. Morgan Rice, CSB – July 1, 2017
St. Basil's Parish, Toronto

Rev. Joshua Roldan – June 29, 2017
Holy Martyrs of Japan Parish, Bradford

Rev. Allyn Rose – June 29, 2017
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Markham

Rev. Joseph Singh – June 29, 2017
St. Francis de Sales Parish, Ajax

Rev. Nerijus Smerauskas – June 30, 2017
Lithuanian Martyrs Parish, Mississauga

Rev. Msgr. Vid Vlasic, C.H.H. – June 29, 2017
St. Justin Martyr Parish, Unionville

ADMINISTRATOR
Rev. Peter Knaapen, OFM Conv. – May 23, 2017
St. Bonaventure's Parish, Don Mills

Rev. Marek (Mark) Kolosowski – June 29, 2017
Holy Spirit Parish, Barrie

Rev. Steven Kwon – June 29, 2017
St. Edith Stein Church, Toronto
(Residing at St. Anselm's Parish, Toronto)

Rev. Peter De Ta Vo, SVD – June 29, 2017
Our Lady of La Vang Vietnamese Community, Mississauga

ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Rev. Joseph Antoniappa (Lazar) – June 29, 2017
Holy Family Parish, Bolton

Rev. Jan Burczyk, CSMA – July 3, 2017
St. Teresa's Parish, Etobicoke

Rev. Francisco Fernandez Siles – June 29, 2017
St. John the Evangelist Parish, Whitby

Rev. Pietro Paolo Gennuso – June 29, 2017
Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish, Etobicoke

Rev. Joshy George, CMI – June 29, 2017
St. John Vianney Parish, Barrie

Rev. David Gikonyo – June 29, 2017
St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Bramalea

Rev. Patrick Gnanapragasam – June 29, 2017
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Markham

Rev. Michael Holmes – June 29, 2017
Prince of Peace Parish, Scarborough

Rev. Joseph Jimmy, HGN – June 29, 2017
St. Mary Immaculate Parish, Richmond Hill

Rev. Sujan Joseph, MCBS – June 29, 2017
St. Mary's Parish, Toronto (Adelaide Street)

Rev. Sajimon K. Thomas, CMI – June 29, 2017
St. Christopher's Parish, Mississauga

Rev. Younghyun Kim – June 29, 2017
St. Andrew Kim's Parish, North York

Rev. Adam Laskarzewski, SVD – May 19, 2017
St. Matthew's Parish, Toronto

Rev. David Sajdak, S.D.B. – July 1, 2017
St. Benedict's Parish, Etobicoke

Rev. Marijan Šiško – June 29, 2017
Our Lady of Grace Parish, Aurora

Rev. Sojan Kodiyanthara Thomas, CFIC – June 1, 2017
Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, Scarborough

Rev. David Twaddle – June 29, 2017
St. Barnabas Parish, Scarborough

Rev. Charles William Collins – June 29, 2017
Blessed Trinity Parish, Toronto

Rev. Gervais Yombo – June 29, 2017
St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, Scarborough

Rev. James Zettel, SDB – June 29, 2017
St. Francis Xavier Parish, Mississauga

NEWLY ORDAINED
Rev. Favin Alemão – June 29, 2017
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica, Toronto

Rev. Ryan Alemão – June 29, 2017
Merciful Redeemer Parish, Mississauga

Rev. Jeremias Inoc, Jr. – June 29, 2017
St. Mary's Parish, Barrie

Rev. Matthew McCarthy – June 29, 2017
Holy Family Parish, Whitby

Rev. Antonello Murgia – June 29, 2017
St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Woodbridge

CHAPLAIN
Rev. Pious Malliar Bellian – June 29, 2017
Sacred Heart Kerala Roman Catholic Community, Toronto
(Residing at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Toronto)

CHAPLAIN TO THE SPANISH FAITHFUL IN BRADFORD
Rev. Efren Alvarez-Pelayo – June 29, 2017
(Continues as Pastor of St. John Chrysostom Parish, Newmarket)

CHAPLAIN TO THE SPANISH FAITHFUL IN DURHAM
Rev. Francisco Fernandez Siles – June 29, 2017
(Also Associate Pastor at St. John the Evangelist Parish, Whitby)

CHAPLAIN TO THE HISPANIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL MOVEMENTS IN THE ARCHDIOCESE
Rev. Juan Trivino Torres – June 29, 2017
St. Clare's Parish, Toronto

CHAPLAIN TO THE WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER (HISPANIC) MOVEMENT FOR THE ONTARIO REGION
Rev. Juan Trivino Torres – March 15, 2017
St. Clare's Parish, Toronto

DIRECTOR OF PHILOSOPHY FORMATION
Rev. Scott Birchall – June 29, 2017
Serra House, Toronto

FORMATION COUNCIL, DIRECTOR OF THE PROPAEDEUTIC YEAR
Rev. Frederick Chung – June 29, 2017
St. Augustine's Seminary, Scarborough

ASSOCIATE TO THE ARCHBISHOP'S DELEGATE FOR CASES OF ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
Rev. Frank McDevitt – June 29, 2017
(Continues as Pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish, Aurora)

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR FOR THE MOVEMENT FOR MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT
Rev. Fernando Serrano – June 1, 2017

ITINERANT PRIEST FOR THE NEO-CATECHUMENAL WAY
Rev. Bartlomiej Palczewski – July 1, 2017
c/o Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary, Scarborough

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Rev. Pawel Ratajczak, OMI – June 15, 2017
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga

SABBATICAL
Rev. John Bertao – June 29, 2017
c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 304

Rev. Joel Pabilona, Jr. – July 1, 2017
c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 304

Rev. Tadeusz Walczyk – June 29, 2017
c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 304

IN RESIDENCE
Rev. Joseph Chandrakanthan – June 29, 2017
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Toronto

Rev. Joseph Kwok Cheung Ho, SDB – July 1, 2017
St. Benedict's Parish, Etobicoke

Rev. Mark Steed, OFM Conv. – May 23, 2017
St. Bonaventure Friary
1280 Leslie Street, Don Mills, M3C 2K9

DEPARTURE FROM DIOCESE
Rev. Ivica Reparinac – June 29, 2017
Croatia

Rev. Mateusz Sobierajski, CSMA – July 3, 2017
London, Ontario

Rev. David Stachurski, OFM Conv. – May 23, 2017
USA

Rev. Christopher Valka, CSB – July 1, 2017
Houston, Texas

Rev. Augustine Villanueva, SVD – May 19, 2017
Philippines

Rev. John Yake, IVDei – June 29, 2017
Nova Scotia