Father John A. Riley, chancellor, announces the following appointments made by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, effective July 1 unless otherwise noted:
Pastors
Father Mohana Rao Bathinen, from pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Olpe and St. Mary Parish, Hartford, to pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Wathena, St. Benedict Parish in Bendena and St. Charles Parish, Troy.
Father Nicholas Blaha, from pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, and Christ the King Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, to continuing as pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, and providing part-time sacramental assistance and campus ministry at Donnelly College, Kansas City, Kansas.
Father Keith Chadwick, from parochial vicar for Holy Trinity Parish, Lenexa, and chaplain of St. James Academy, Lenexa, to pastor of Christ the King Parish, Kansas City, Kansas.
Father Michael Guastello, from pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Wathena, St. Benedict Parish in Bendena and St. Charles Parish, Troy, to pastor of St. Matthew Parish, Topeka.
Father Thomas Maddock, from parochial vicar for Christ the King Parish, Topeka, and chaplain of Hayden High School, Topeka, to pastor of Holy Angels Parish in Garnett and St. John the Baptist Parish, Greeley.
Father Anthony Mersmann, from parochial vicar for Good Shepherd Parish, Shawnee, and chaplain of Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park, to pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Olpe and St. Mary Parish, Hartford.
Father Mark Ostrowski, from parochial vicar for St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee, to pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Kansas City, Kansas.
Father Anthony Ouellette, from pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, to pastor of Christ the King Parish, Topeka.
Father John Torrez, from pastor of St. Matthew Parish, Topeka, to pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Louisburg.
Parochial vicars
Father Maclean Aaku, from chaplain of Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kansas, to continuing as parochial vicar for Curé of Ars Parish, Leawood, and studies at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri.
Father Jude Anin-Agyei, from parochial vicar for Holy Trinity Parish, Lenexa, to parochial vicar for Church of the Ascension Parish, Overland Park.
Father Joseph Asante (Archdiocese of Kumasi, Ghana), from priestly ministry outside of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas to parochial vicar for Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Shawnee.
Deacon Will Carey, from completion of seminary formation and ordination to the priesthood of Jesus Christ, to parochial vicar for Christ the King Parish, Topeka, and chaplain of Hayden High School, Topeka.
Father Wilson Garnica Rodriguez, from parochial vicar for Blessed Sacrament Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, to parochial vicar for Good Shepherd Parish, Shawnee.
Father Donato Garza Pacheco, from parochial vicar for Our Lady of Unity Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, to parochial vicar for Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Topeka, effective June 1.
Deacon Cesar Gomez, from completion of seminary formation and ordination to the priesthood of Jesus Christ, to parochial vicar for Our Lady of Unity Parish in Kansas City, Kansas.
Deacon Daniel Mauro, from completion of seminary formation and ordination to the priesthood of Jesus Christ, to parochial vicar for Holy Trinity Parish, Lenexa, and chaplain of St. James Academy, Lenexa.
Father Matthew Schiffelbein, from pastor of Christ the King Parish, Topeka, to parochial vicar for Holy Spirit Parish, Overland Park.
Father Andrew Strobl, from parochial vicar for Curé of Ars Parish, Leawood, to parochial vicar for Church of the Nativity Parish, Leawood, and chaplain of Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park.
Father Brent Stull, from parochial vicar for Church of the Ascension Parish, Overland Park, to parochial vicar for St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee.
Retirements
Msgr. Thomas Tank, from stable sacramental ministry at Holy Spirit Parish, Overland Park, to retirement from stable sacramental ministry.
Father Gerald William, O.Carm., from pastor of St. Boniface Parish in Scipio and pastor of St. Therese Parish, Richmond, to retirement in Chicago from parish administration.
Sabbatical
Father Gregory Hammes, to six-month priestly sabbatical, effective July 23, and continuing as pastor of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe.
Parochial administrators
Father Joel Haug, from pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Sabetha, St. Augustine Parish in Fidelity and St. James Parish, Wetmore, to continuing as parochial administrator of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Seneca.
Father Francis Hund, from parochial vicar for Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe, to parochial administrator of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe, effective July 23, and continuing as Minister to Priests.
Father Sudeep Kodigandla, from parochial vicar for Church of the Nativity Parish, Leawood, to parochial administrator of Sacred Heart Parish in Sabetha, St. Augustine Parish in Fidelity and St. James Parish, Wetmore.
Father David McEvoy, O.Carm., from assignment by his religious order to priestly ministry outside of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, to parochial administrator of St. Boniface Parish in Scipio and St. Therese Parish, Richmond.
Other
Father Nicholas Ashmore, to associate vocation director and continuing as chaplain/director of Didde Catholic Campus Center in Emporia and pastor of St. Catherine Parish, Emporia.
Father Luke Doyle, from associate vocation director, to continuing as chaplain/director of St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, Lawrence.
Deacons
Deacon Jody Madden, from St. Benedict Parish, Atchison, to St. Joseph Parish in Wathena, St. Benedict Parish in Bendena and St. Charles Parish, Troy, and continuing with Rural Youth Outreach and as an archdiocesan master of ceremonies.
Deacon Nicolaas tenBroek, from Fort Leavenworth U.S. Army installation, Leavenworth, to St. Joseph Parish in Nortonville, Immaculate Conception Parish in Valley Falls and Corpus Christi Parish, Mooney Creek, and continuing to assist at St. Benedict Parish, Atchison.
Deacon Charles Welte, from Atchison Women’s Health Clinic, Atchison, to St. Ann Parish in Hiawatha and St. Leo Parish, Horton, and continuing to assist at St. Benedict Parish, Atchison.
