November 16, 2015
- Fr. Benjamin Rivera has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Phoenix, effective November 16, 2015.
November 2, 2015
- Fr. Michael Tinker has been appointed Pastoral Administrator of St. John the Baptist Parish, Laveen and St. Peter Parish, Bapchule and their respective mission churches on the Native American reservations. He has also been appointed Director of the Office of Native American Ministry effective November 1, 2015.Rev.
- Fr. Augustine Lieb has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. John the Baptist Parish, Laveen and St. Peter Parish, Bapchule and their respective missions on the Native American reservations, effective October 1, 2015.
- Fr. Zygmunt Mazanowski has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. John the Baptist Parish, Laveen and St. Peter Parish, Bapchule and their respective missions on the Native American reservations, effective October 1, 2015.
- Fr. Robert Aliunzi, AJ, currently serving as Pastor of St. James Parish in Glendale and Dean of the Northwest Deanery, has been appointed Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Chandler. The Apostles of Jesus community will begin pastoral leadership of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish on December 1, 2015.
- Fr. Benedict Onegiu, AJ, currently serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Helen Parish in Glendale, has been appointed Pastor of St. James Parish in Glendale, effective December 1, 2015.
September 5, 2015
- Fr. Scott T. Harris, MM, MD has been appointed Interim Parochial Administrator of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish effective immediately.
July 20, 2015
- Fr. Michael Passo, F.S.S.P. has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Mater Misericordiae Mission effective June 30, 2015.
- Fr. Miguel Noyola, SOLT has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Most Holy Trinity Parish effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. John Bonavitacola has been incardinated into the Diocese of Phoenix and appointed Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Tempe, effective immediately.
- Fr. Howard Remski, F.S.S.P. has been appointed Pastor of Mater Misericordiae Mission effective July 20, 2015.
- Fr. Dominic Quang Trinh Nguyen, O.P., has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Vietnamese Martyrs Parish, effective August 1, 2015.
- Fr. Ralph Berg, C.M.F. has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart Parish in Prescott, effective August 1, 2015.
- Fr. David Kulandaisamy, arriving from India, has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Cave Creek, effective August 7, 2015.
- Fr. Simon Osuchukwu, recently arrived from Nigeria, has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross Parish in Mesa, effective September 1, 2015.
- Fr. Quyen Nguyen, C.M.F., has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Spirit Parish in Tempe, effective September 1, 2015.
- The following priests have been appointed Deans effective August 1, 2015
- Fr. Steven Kunkel, Central Deanery
- Fr. David Kelash, North Deanery
- Fr. John Bonavitacola, South Deanery
- Fr. Oscar Gutierrez, Southwest Deanery
May 11, 2015
- Deacon Fernando Camou, upon his ordination to the priesthood, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Avondale, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Gerald Barmasse, C.S.C, has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew Parish Phoenix, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Jose Lobaton, OFM, soon to arrive in the diocese, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at Queen of Peace Parish, Mesa, effective, July 1, 2015.
- Fr. James Aboyi, V.C., a priest of the Via Christi Society, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at Holy Cross Parish Mesa effective July 1, 2015 and part time Chaplain at Benedictine University effective August 15, 2015.
- Fr. Joachim Adeyemi, currently serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Avondale, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Theresa Parish, Phoenix, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Sylvester Modebei, currently serving at St. Gabriel Parish in Cave Creek, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Sun City, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Paul Sullivan, currently serving as Parochial Administrator of Sacred Heart Parish in Phoenix, has been appointed Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish Phoenix, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Chad King, currently serving as Parochial Administrator of Corpus Christi Parish, has been appointed Pastor of Corpus Christi Parish, effective June 7, 2015.
- Fr. Matthew Henry, currently serving as Parochial Administrator of Christ the King Parish Mesa, has been appointed Pastor of Christ the King Parish Mesa, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Arthur Nave, currently serving as Parochial Administrator of St. Charles Borromeo Parish Peoria, has been appointed Pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish Peoria, effective July 1, 2015.
April 11, 2015
- Fr. Lawrence Merta, currently serving as Interim Parochial Administrator at St. Gregory Parish, has been appointed Pastor of Holy Cross Parish, Mesa, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Kieran Kleczewski, currently serving as Pastor of St. Thomas the Aquinas Parish, has been appointed Pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Sedona, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. John Muir, currently serving as Pastor of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne in Anthem, has been appointed Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Avondale, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. “Bing” Francisco Colasito, currently serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Theresa Parish in Phoenix, has been appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Anthem, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Andres Arango, has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Anne Parish until June 30, 2015. Fr. Arango has been appointed as Parochial Administrator of St. Gregory Parish, Phoenix, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Thielo Ramirez, currently serving as Interim Parochial Administrator at Holy Cross Parish in Mesa, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at All Saints Parish in Mesa, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. John Ehrich, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St Clement of Rome Parish, effective April 24 – June 30. Fr. Ehrich is appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Joan of Arc Parish, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Julius Kayiwa, currently serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Elizabeth Anne Seton Parish, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Clement of Rome Parish in Sun City, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Oliver Vietor, currently serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Bernadette Parish, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Thomas Kagumisa, currently serving as Interim Parochial Administrator at St. John Vianney Parish in Sedona, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Phoenix, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Rey Clutario, currently serving as Parochial Vicar at San Francisco de Asis and Cristo Rey Grand Canyon, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at Corpus Christi Parish, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Joji “Bala” Balasamy, currently serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Mary Parish in Chandler, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at San Francisco de Asis Flagstaff and Cristo Rey Grand Canyon, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Dan Vanyo, currently serving as Parochial Vicar at Queen of Peace in Mesa, has been assigned Parochial Vicar at St. Anne Parish, Gilbert, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Celso Benjamin Rivera, newly arrived from the Archdiocese of Guadalajara Mexico, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Louis the King Parish, effective March 26, 2015.
- Fr. Raphael Bercasio, currently serving as Parochial Vicar at Corpus Christi Parish, has been assigned Parochial Vicar at St. Mary Parish in Chandler, effective July 1, 2015.
- Fr. Kevin Grimditch, currently serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Joan of Arc and part time Chaplain at Xavier High School, has been appointed full time Chaplain at Xavier High School, effective July 1, 2015.
March 4, 2015
- Fr. Nelson Libera, JCD, arriving from India, has been appointed to serve in the Tribunal of the Diocese of Phoenix, effective March 5, 2015.
January 12, 2015
- Fr. Peter Dai Bui has been named “Chaplain of His Holiness” by our Holy Father Pope Francis with the title of Monsignor.