Father John Riley, chancellor, announces the following appointments made by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, effective July 5:
Pastors/parochial administrators
Father Nick Blaha, from pastor of St. Mary Parish, Hartford,* to pastor of St. Catherine Parish, Emporia, and continuing as chaplain/director of Didde Catholic Campus Center, Emporia State University.
Father Anthony Chendumalli, from providing sacramental assistance to the parishes of Sacred Heart in Sabetha, St. Augustine in Fidelity, and St. James, Wetmore, to parochial administrator of the parishes of Annunciation, Frankfort; St. Monica-St. Elizabeth, Blue Rapids; and St. Columbkille, Blaine.
Father John Cordes, from pastor of the parishes of St. Joseph, Olpe,* and St. Catherine, Emporia, to pastor of Our Lady of Unity Parish, Kansas City, Kansas.
Father Jonathan Dizon, from parochial vicar of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, Topeka, to pastor of the parishes of St. Dominic, Holton, and St. Francis Xavier, Mayetta, and continuing as chaplain of Washburn University Catholic Campus Center, Topeka.
Father Brandon Farrar, to parochial administrator of the parishes of St. Joseph, Olpe, and St. Mary, Hartford, and continuing as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Emporia.
Father Michael Hawken, from pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee, to pastor of Church of the Nativity Parish, Leawood.
Father Gova Showraiah Narisetty, MSFS, from parochial administrator of the parishes of St. Michael, Axtell, and Holy Family, Summerfield, to parochial administrator of the parishes of St. Vincent de Paul, Onaga; St. Patrick, Corning; and St. Bede, Kelly.
Father Kenneth O’Connor, from pastor of Our Lady of Unity Parish, Kansas City, Kansas, to pastor of Good Shepherd Parish, Shawnee.
Father James Shaughnessy, from senior parochial vicar in residence at Church of the Nativity, Leawood, to pastor of the parishes of St. Michael, Axtell, and Holy Family, Summerfield.
Father Daniel Schmitz, from pastor of the parishes of Annunciation in Frankfort, St. Monica- St. Elizabeth in Blue Rapids, and St. Columbkille, Blaine, to pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Kansas City, Kansas.
Father Daniel Stover, from parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee, to pastor of the parishes of Holy Angels, Garnett, and St. John the Baptist, Greeley, with pastoral responsibility for St. Rose Philippine Duchesne School, Garnett.
Father Scott Wallisch, from director of the office of vocations, to pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee, and continuing as co-director of seminarians and chaplain to the deaf community.
Father Adam Wilczak, from pastor of the parishes of Holy Angels, Garnett, and St. John the Baptist, Greeley, with pastoral responsibility for St. Rose Philippine Duchesne School, Garnett, to pastor of Divine Mercy Parish, Gardner.
Father Jaime Zarse, from parochial vicar of Christ the King Parish, Topeka, and chaplain of Hayden High School, Topeka, to pastor of the parishes of Sacred Heart, Sabetha; St. Augustine, Fidelity; and St. James, Wetmore.
Father John Riley, from parochial administrator of Divine Mercy Parish, Gardner, to parochial administrator of Sacred Heart-St. Casimir Parish, Leavenworth, and continuing as chancellor.
*A priest of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales, MSFS, who will begin priestly ministry in the archdiocese in September, will be appointed as parochial administrator of the parishes of St. Joseph, Olpe, and St. Mary, Hartford.
Parochial vicars/chaplains
Father Karl Good, CMOP, from parochial vicar of St. Patrick Parish, Kansas City, Kansas, to parochial vicar of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, Topeka.
Father Francis Hund, from pastor of Church of the Nativity Parish, Leawood, to the office of minister to priests and senior parochial vicar in residence of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe.
Father Agustin Martinez, from parochial vicar of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe, to parochial vicar of St. Patrick Parish, Kansas City, Kansas, and chaplain of Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City, Kansas.
Msgr. Michael Mullen, from pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Kansas City, Kansas, to senior parochial vicar in residence of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee, and continuing as co-director of seminarians.
Deacon Viet Nguyen, from completion of seminary formation and ordination to the priesthood on June 30, to parochial vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Shawnee, and chaplain of St. James Academy, Lenexa.
Deacon Carter Zielinski, from completion of seminary formation and ordination to the priesthood on June 30, to parochial vicar of Christ the King Parish, Topeka, and chaplain of Hayden High School, Topeka.
Retirements
Father James Ludwikoski, from pastor of Good Shepherd Parish, Shawnee, to retirement from pastoral responsibilities.
Father Phillip Winkelbauer, from pastor of Sacred Heart-St. Casimir Parish, Leavenworth, to retirement from pastoral administration and senior parochial vicar in residence of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe.
Other
Father Marianand Mendem, from pastor of the parishes of St. Dominic, Holton, and St. Francis Xavier, Mayetta, to sabbatical, then to pastor of Sacred Heart-St. Casimir Parish, Leavenworth.
Father Daniel Morris, from parochial vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Shawnee, and chaplain of St. James Academy, Lenexa, to director of the office of vocations.
Father Anthony Ouellette, from chaplain of Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City, Kansas, to continuing as pastor of Holy Name Parish, Kansas City, Kansas, and spiritual moderator of the archdiocesan charismatic renewal.
Father Shawn Tunink, from providing sacramental assistance to Divine Mercy Parish, Gardner, to providing sacramental assistance to the parishes of St. Joseph, Olpe, and St. Mary, Hartford, and continuing as parochial vicar of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Leawood, and judge of the tribunal.
Just so we can understand what they are saying during our Mass. Many feel if you can’t understand them , we go to other places or they just don,t go at all. Some of our young people just don’t go at all because of that. Why do we have to have to have the priest from India ? It’s been a long time since we had a priest here that we don’t struggle to understand . Time for you to come and see what we think ?
Karleen, it’s important that the young people you mention understand that to not go to Mass on Sunday because they don’t understand the priest is a mortal sin, so not to go for this reason is insufficent. If they haven’t gone to confession to confess the sin of missing Mass for the reason you say and they go to another Sunday Mass and receive the Eucharist, they have committed another mortal sin by receiving Our Lord on top of the earlier mortal sin. They need to go to confession for this also. I hope this makes sense.