Diocese of Orlando

Bishop John Noonan and the Diocese of Orlando have announced the following round of appointments:

Effective August 1, 2011:

• Rev. Longin Buhake is appointed as Parochial Vicar of St. Timothy

Effective August 9, 2011:

• Father Jesus Arroyave is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Ann Catholic Church in Haines City
• Father Juan Daniel Petrino is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Orlando

Effective August 20, 2011:

• Father Eugeiusz Grytner, SDS is appointed Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Bartow

Effective September 1, 2011:

• Father Jean Aland, CICM is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Teresa Catholic Church in Titusville
• Father Augusto Cadavid is appointed Parochial Vicar of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Clermont and will tend to the Spanish community of Santo Toribio Romo Mission
• Father Ralph Duwell is appointed parochial administrator of Nativity Catholic Church in Longwood
• Father John Kudiyiruppil, M.S.T. is appointed Parochial Vicar of Nativity Catholic Church in Longwood

This afternoon, the Diocese of Orlando announced the following appointments by Bishop John Noonan:

• Resignation accepted for Fr. John Ryan effective August 1st.
• Father Thomas Barrett is appointed Pastor of St. Brendan Catholic Church in Ormond Beach effective September 1st.
• Father Jesus Arroyave is appointed as Parochial Vicar of St. John Vianney in Orlando effective August 9th.
• Father Thomas Hurtado is appointed as Parochial Vicar of St. Francis of Assisi in Apopka effective August 9th.
• Father Lionel Pacheco is appointed as Parochial Vicar of St. Thomas of Aquinas in St. Cloud effective August 1st.
• Father Richard Tuttle is appointed as Parochial Vicar of St. Rose of Lima in Kissimmee effective July 7th.
• Father Peter J. Walsh is appointed as Associate Pastor of St. John Evangelist in Viera effective August 21st. St. John the Evangelist is served by the Congregation of the Most Holy Cross.

The Diocese also announced the following appointments for the Orlando Presbyteral Council:

For all of my friends in the Diocese of Orlando, as we have been expecting for quite some time, Bishop John Noonan made the following appointments today:

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  Chancery of the Diocese of Orlando

  Father Charles Deeney is appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Apopka, effective August 1.

• Father Percival DeVera is appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Kissimmee, effective August 1.
• Father Christopher Hoffman is appointed Parochial Administrator of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Port Orange, effective August 1.
• Father Gabriel Ipasu is appointed Parochial Administrator of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Deltona, effective July 1.
• Father Timothy LaBo is appointed Parochial Administrator of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Kissimmee, effective August 1.
• Father Kiskana Lemor, C.S.Sp. is appointed Parochial Vicar of Church of Our Saviour in Cocoa Beach, effective July 1.
• Father John Murray,C.SS.R., is appointed Pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in New Smyrna Beach, effective August 1.
• Father Stephen Ogonwa is appointed Parochial Vicar of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Ormond Beach, effective August 1.
• Father Rodolfo Ramon is appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Kissimmee, effective August 1.
• Father Hector Vazquez is appointed Parochial Vicar of Most Precious Blood Catholic Church in Oviedo, effective August 1.
• Father Kent Walker is appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in St. Cloud, effective July 1.

Bishop Noonan has also accepted the retirement of Monsignor Fabian Gimeno, who has served as pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in St. Cloud since July 1, 1982.

Bishop John Noonan invites all Catholics from our nine-county region to join in the many celebrations taking place within the diocese over the next several weeks. Here is a list of the upcoming events, as pulled from the diocesan website:

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  St. James Cathedral

  A “Mass to Avert the Storms” will be held on the first day of hurricane season (June 1st, which is tomorrow) at the Cathedral of St. James at 12:10 p.m. “At the start of hurricane season, we turn to God and pray that we will be spared from the ravages of nature this year. We pray for the safety of our nation and of our neighbors near and far.” Those in attendance will also be given the opportunity to take a tour of the emergency response trailer for Catholic Charities of Central Florida.

• On Saturday, June 4, 2011 at St. James Cathedral, Bishop John Noonan will commission sixteen lay ministers for the diocese during a Mass at 12:30 p.m. “The sixteen new lay ecclesial ministers represent 11 different parishes and were each recommended by their Pastor. They were supported and evaluated in an on-going process by their Pastor and a parish mentor over the course of the three years, demonstrating the strong parish and diocesan commitment to the development of the laity in the Diocese of Orlando.” (For my fellow St. Charles peeps, Ms. Earlene Mohr will be commissioned during the liturgy; I hope to see some of you there.)
• On Saturday, June 11, 2011, Bishop John Noonan will ordain five men to the permanent diaconate at a 10:00 a.m. ceremony at St. James in downtown Orlando. The newly ordained deacons will serve at St. Augustine, St. John Neumann, St. Thomas Aquinas, Ss. Peter and Paul, and St. Margaret Mary parishes.
• On June 26th, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Bishop Noonan will lead the annual Corpus Christi Procession around Lake Eola. The procession will begin following the completion of the 5:00 p.m. Mass outside of the Cathedral of St. James (around 6:15 p.m.). “This will be a joyous celebration that will unite our Catholic community as we publicly express our faith in the Eucharist, the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

If anything is added to the list in the coming days, you will be informed via the Twitter feed.

Chancery of the Diocese of Orlando

This morning, the Diocese of Orlando announced that Bishop John Noonan had made the following priestly assignment changes within the diocese:

• Bishop Noonan has accepted the resignation of Monsignor Patrick Caverly, former Vicar General of the Diocese and current pastor of Annunciation Catholic Church in Altamonte Springs. Msgr. Caverly will remain as pastor emeritus at Annunciation.
• Fr. Stephen Parkes has been appointed Parochial Administrator of Annunciation Catholic Church. Fr. Parkes has served as Parochial Administrator of Most Precious Blood Catholic Church since its foundation in April 2005.
• Fr. Scott Circe, current Director of Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations for the Diocese of Orlando, has been appointed Parochial Administrator of Most Precious Blood Catholic Church in Oviedo.
• Soon-to-be Fr. Nicholas Tocco, who will be ordained to the priesthood on May 28th, has been appointed Parochial Vicar of the Cathedral of St. James.