The Archbishop has approved the following priests to be appointed pastors on July 1, 2015:
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region:
Fr. Mark Choi, St. Gregory Nazianzen Catholic Church, Los Angeles Fr. Arturo Corral, Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church, Los AngelesMsgr. David O’Connell, St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Los Angeles *Fr. Juan Silva, St. Odilia Catholic Church, Los Angeles
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region:
Fr. Pedro Lopez, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Santa Barbara *Fr. Joy Lawrence Santos, Queen of Angels Catholic Church, Lompoc [Recently Incardinated] Fr. Rolando Sierra, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Guadalupe [Recently Incardinated]
San Fernando Pastoral Region:
Fr. Roland Astudillo, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Tujunga [Recently Incardinated]Fr. Nicolas Sanchez, St. Patrick Catholic Church, North Hollywood [Recently Incardinated]St. Jane Frances de Chantal, North Hollywood, Fr. Vito Di Marzio, R.C.J., (Rogationist Fathers)
San Gabriel Pastoral Region:
Fr. Mark Warnstedt, St. Dorothy Catholic Church, Glendora
San Pedro Pastoral Region:
Fr. Jose A. Bautista, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Los Nietos *Fr. Brian Castaneda, St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, WhittierFr. Angel Castro, St. Helen Catholic Church, South Gate Fr. Long Nguyen, St. Albert the Great Catholic Church, Rancho Dominguez Fr. Paul O’Donnell, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic Church, Lomita [Recently Incardinated] Fr. John Q.V. Tran, St. Lucy Catholic Church, Long Beach St. Hilary Catholic Church, Pico Rivera, Fr. Diego Cabrera Rojas, S.S.C., (Columban Fathers) *
The following priests will be appointed Administrators:
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region:
Fr. Edward Benioff, Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Beverly Hills *Fr. Wilbur Bolton, S.D.B., St. Jerome Catholic Church, Los Angeles (Extern Priest) *Fr. Thai Le, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Los Angeles Fr. Roberto Rueda, L.C., St. Michael Catholic Church, Los Angeles (Extern Priest) *
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region:
Fr. Leon Hutton, Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, Ventura *Fr. Alejandro Amayun, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Fillmore (Extern Priest) *Fr. Rolando B. Clarin, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Santa Maria *
San Fernando Pastoral Region:
Fr. Cesar Bejarano, O.F.M., Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Pacoima (Extern Priest)Fr. Eben MacDonald, St. Cyril of Jerusalem Catholic Church, EncinoFr. Anh-Tuan Nguyen, St. Bridget of Sweden Catholic Church, Van NuysFr. Michael A. Perucho, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, North Hills *Fr. Adrian San Juan, St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Reseda (Extern Priest) Fr. Ricardo Viveros, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Los Angeles *
San Gabriel Pastoral Region:
Fr. Pedro Cobenas, Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa Catholic Church, Los Angeles *Fr. Rodolfo Prado, St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Los Angeles *Fr. Hector William Rodriguez, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Monte (Extern Priest)Fr. Manuel Bravo, St. Madeleine Catholic Church, Pomona
San Pedro Pastoral Region:
Fr. Francis Aguilar, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Long BeachFr. Antony Gaspar, St. Barnabas Catholic Church, Long Beach *Fr. Artur Gruszka, St. Pius X Catholic Church, Santa Fe Springs Fr. Ernesto Jaramillo, St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, LynwoodFr. Joseph Magdaong, C.M., Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Downey (Extern Priest)Fr. Lazaro Larry Revilla, St. Mariana de Paredes Catholic Church, Pico RiveraFr. Nabor Rios, St. Gertrude Catholic Church, Bell Gardens *Fr. Donald Woznicki, St. Bruno Catholic Church, Whittier (Extern Priest) *
The following deacon will be appointed Administrator:Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region:
Deacon Mark Race, Transfiguration Catholic Church, Los Angeles *
Parishes with an asterisk denote parishes that were on the Open Pastorate listing this year. Please note that additional parish leadershipassignments are pending and will be announced in a subsequent posting. Let us pray for the above clergy who have been called to serve in leadership in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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