BISHOP D’ARCY ANNOUNCES AREA PRIEST AND DEACON ASSIGNMENTS
Bishop John M. D’Arcy has announced a number of priests’ and deacon assignments throughout the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, as follows:
Effective July 6:
Fr. Thomas Lombardi has been appointed pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Hessen Cassel
Effective July 15:
Deacon Anthony Steinacker, who is scheduled to be ordained to the priesthood in October, has been assigned to St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Fort Wayne
Two deacons who have one year remaining in the seminary have been given summer assignments:
Deacon Bob Lengerich has been assigned to St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Decatur
Deacon Jason Freiburger has been assigned to St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Fort Wayne
Effective July 19:
Fr. Joseph Gaughan has been appointed pastor of Most Precious Blood Parish, Fort Wayne
Fr. John Cramer has been appointed associate pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Fort Wayne
Effective August 23:
Fr. Daniel Durkin has been appointed pastor of St. Henry Parish and Sacred Heart Parish, Fort Wayne
Effective August 24:
Fr. Edward Erpelding has been appointed pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Avilla
Msgr. J. William Lester, PA, has been appointed administrator of St. Therese Parish, Fort Wayne. The effective date of this appointment will be determined.
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