Official clergy assignments for 2021


The following official assignments have been made by Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, MSpS, effective July 1, 2021.

Pastors

  • Father Jorge Campos as pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church; Our Lady of Sorrows Church; and St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Church; all in San Antonio.
  • Father Dennis Jarzombek as pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Canyon Lake.
  • Father Alberto Marin as pastor of St. Ann Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Norman Pelletier, SSS, as pastor of St. Joseph Church downtown in San Antonio.
  • Father Neville O’Donohue, SM, as pastor of Holy Rosary Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Francisco Ramirez, OFM Cap., as pastor of St. Joseph Church-South San.
  • Father Kris Bytomski as pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Floresville.
  • Father Steven Gamez as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in New Braunfels.
  • Father Victor Valdez as pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Carlos Velazquez as rector of San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio.

Administrators

  • Father Alejandro Ortega as administrator of St. Paul Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Johnson Le as administrator of St. Ann Church in La Vernia.
  • Father Donald Rank, OFM Cap., as administrator of Our Lady of the Angels Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Sean Stilson, BBD, as administrator of St. Philip of Jesus Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Praveen Lakkisetti as administrator of St. Mary Church in Stockdale and St. Ann Church in Kosciuszko.
  • Father Leoyd (Leo) Sanggaria, CICM, as administrator of Our Lady of Grace Church in LaCoste.

Parochial vicars

  • Father Abel Ruiz as parochial vicar of St. Joseph Church in Honey Creek.
  • Father Ricardo Ramirez as parochial vicar of St. Rose of Lima Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Agustin Estrada as parochial vicar of St. Dominic Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Blayne Riley as parochial vicar of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in New Braunfels.
  • Father Wanjiru Ndungu as parochial vicar of the Shrine of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina in San Antonio.
  • Father Jose Rinoj, HGN, as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Grace Church, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, and St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Artemio Ortiz as parochial vicar of San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio.

Newly ordained

  • Father Paul Melgarejo as parochial vicar of St. Matthew Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Edward Gonzales as parochial vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Stone Oak.

Administrator to pastor

  • Father Kishore Bathula from administrator to pastor of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Rocksprings, St. Raymond of Pennafort Mission in Leakey, and St. Mary Magdalen Mission in Camp Wood.
  • Father Eduardo Martinez from administrator to pastor of St. Leonard’s Church in San Antonio.
  • Father Jean Baptiste Zabusu from administrator to pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church in San Antonio.

Other

  • Father Paul Cleary to retirement.
  • Father Phil Henning to medical leave of absence.

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