Priest assignments announced

Father John A. Riley, chancellor, announces the following appointments made by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, effective July 1, unless otherwise noted.

Retirement

Msgr. Charles McGlinn, from pastor of Curé of Ars Parish, Leawood, to retirement from pastoral leadership.

Pastors

Father Brandon Farrar, from pastor of Annunciation Parish, Baldwin City, and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Lapeer, to pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Emporia.

Father Richard Halvorson, from pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, Paola, to pastor of Holy Spirit Parish, Overland Park (effective Jan. 1, 2016).

Father Craig Maxim, from pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Shawnee, to pastor of Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish, Overland Park.

Father Marianand Mendem, from pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Burlington; St. Joseph Parish, Waverly; St. Patrick Parish, Emerald; and St. Teresa Parish, Westphalia, to pastor, St. Dominic Parish, Holton, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Mayetta, and chaplain of Our Lady of Snows Oratory, Potawatomi Indian Reservation.

Father Peter O’Sullivan, from pastor of Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish, Overland Park, to pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, Paola.

Father Christopher Rossman, from pastor of St. Dominic Parish, Holton, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Mayetta, and chaplain of Our Lady of Snows Oratory, Potawatomi Indian Reservation, to pastor of Annunciation Parish, Baldwin City, and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Lapeer.

Father Daniel Schmitz, from parochial vicar of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Leawood, and chaplain of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park, to pastor of Annunciation Parish, Frankfort; St. Monica-St. Elizabeth Parish, Blue Rapids; and St. Columbkille Parish, Blaine.

Father Quentin Schmitz, from parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee, and chaplain of St. James Academy, Lenexa, to pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Burlington; St. Joseph Parish, Waverly; St. Patrick Parish, Emerald; and St. Teresa Parish, Westphalia.

Father Richard Storey, from pastor of Holy Spirit Parish, Overland Park, to pastor of Curé of Ars Parish, Leawood.

Father Patrick Sullivan, from pastor of Annunciation Parish, Frankfort; St. Monica-St. Elizabeth Parish, Blue Rapids; and St. Columbkille Parish, Blaine, to pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Shawnee.

Parochial administrator

Father Thomas Dolezal, from pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Emporia, to parochial administrator of Holy Spirit Parish, Overland Park (until Jan. 1, 2016).

Parochial vicars

Father Jonathan Dizon, from ordination to the priesthood to parochial vicar of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, Topeka, and chaplain of the Washburn Catholic Campus Center, Topeka.

Father Karl Good, CMOP, from priestly ministry as a member of the Marian Community Oasis of Peace, Italy, to parochial vicar of Holy Spirit Parish, Overland Park, (effective Feb. 28, 2015) and discerning diocesan priesthood for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

Father Nathan Miller, LC, from advanced studies in Rome for the Legionaries of Christ, to parochial vicar of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Leawood, and discerning diocesan priesthood for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

Father Daniel Morris, from ordination to the priesthood to parochial vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Shawnee, and chaplain of St. James Academy, Lenexa.

Father Matthew Nagle, from ordination to the priesthood to parochial vicar of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Leawood, and chaplain of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park.

Father Jesús René Pérez Casallas, from priestly ministry in the Diocese of Zipaquirá, Colombia, to parochial vicar of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Topeka (effective April 22, 2015).

Father Anthony Saiki, from parochial vicar of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, Topeka, to parochial vicar of Holy Cross Parish, Overland Park.

Father Oswaldo Sandoval, from residency at Holy Cross Parish, Overland Park, to parochial vicar of Good Shepherd Parish, Shawnee, and continuing as coordinator of Hispanic ministry in the Johnson County Pastoral Region.

Father Daniel Stover, from ordination to the priesthood to parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee, and assistant chaplain of Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park.

Sabbatical

Father Richard Halvorson, from pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, Paola, to a six-month sabbatical ending Jan. 1, 2016.

Other

Father Adam Wilczak, from assistant chaplain of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park, to continuing as parochial vicar of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe.

Father John Riley, from residency at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Shawnee, (effective Aug. 23, 2014) to offering sacramental assistance at St. Ann Parish, Prairie Village, and continuing as chancellor and Safe Environment Coordinator.