December 27, 2019
- Fr. James Aboyi, V.C. has been appointed Pastor of St. Benedict Parish in Phoenix, effective January 1, 2020. The Via Christi Society will officially begin pastoral leadership of St. Benedict Parish on January 1, 2020.
December 12, 2019
- Fr. Julius Kundi serving as Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Lake Havasu was appointed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria on December 12, 2019 in the person of Rt. Rev. Msgr. Julius Yakubu Kundi. Msgr. Kundi’s episcopal ordination and installation will be held February 20, 2020.
November 25, 2019
- Fr. Bryan Buenger has been appointed Parochial Administrator of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Scottsdale, effective December 7, 2019.
November 1, 2019
- Fr. Michael Straley has been appointed Pastor of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish in Scottsdale, effective December 1, 2019.
September 13, 2019
- Fr. Bitrus Maigamo has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Bullhead City, effective September 20, 2019.
- Fr. Jonathan Prescott has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Bernadette Parish in Scottsdale, effective September 16, 2019.
August 18, 2019
- Fr. Kevin Grimditch, JCL has been appointed Temporary Parochial Administrator of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Scottsdale in addition to his duties as Adjutant Judicial Vicar and priest assistant to the Bishops Offices, effective immediately.
August 16, 2019
- Fr. Camilo De Villa, St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Bagdad and Good Shepherd of the Desert Mission in Congress was incardinated into the Diocese of Phoenix July 16, 2019 and appointed Pastor effective August 1, 2019.
- Fr. Rolyn Francisco, Christ the King Parish in Mesa was incardinated into the Diocese of Phoenix July 16, 2019 and appointed Pastor effective August 1, 2019.
- Fr. Nelson Libera, JCD, St. Matthew Parish in Phoenix was incardinated into the Diocese of Phoenix July 16, 2019 and appointed pastor effective August 1, 2019.
June 30, 2019
- Fr. Robert Fambrini, S.J. is appointed Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Phoenix, effective July 31, 2019.
- Fr. Chris Axline is appointed Pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Gilbert, effective July 28, 2019.
- Fr. George Jingwa is appointed Parochial Vicar of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Scottsdale, effective July 1, 2018.
- Fr. Rafael Umaña is appointed Parochial Vicar for Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, effective June 1, 2019.
April 18, 2019
- Ssegawa, A.J., has been appointed Dean of the Northwest Deanery, effective immediately.
- Fr. Dan Vanyo, has been appointed Parochial Vicar of San Francisco de Asis Parish in Flagstaff and Associate Director of Holy Trinity Newman Center at Northern Arizona University, effective immediately.
April 6, 2019
- Fr. John Greb has been appointed Pastor of St. Timothy Parish in Mesa, effective May 5, 2019.
- Fr. Victor Yakubu has been appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Mary Parish in Kingman and Our Lady of the Desert, in Dolan Springs, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Michael Straley has been appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Thielo Ramirez has been appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Joseph in Williams, St. Anne in Ashfork, and St. Francis in Seligman effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Paul Sullivan, in addition to his current duties as Vocation Director and Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Phoenix, has been appointed Rector of Nazareth House, (our new seminary), effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. David Loeffler, in addition to his current duties as Chaplain of Bourgade Catholic High School and Director of Ecumenism, has been appointed Director of Spiritual Formation at Nazareth House, effective July 1, 2019.
- Deacon Estevan Wetzel has been appointed House Deacon at Nazareth House, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Benedict Mary Lieb, FHS, has been appointed Director of Holy Spirit Newman Center at Grand Canyon University, effective June 1, 2019.
- Dcn. Peter Teresa McConnell, FHS, upon his ordination to the priesthood, is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. John the Baptist Parish and St. Peter Parish and their respective missions, effective June 1, 2019.
- Dcn. Christopher Gossen, upon his ordination to the priesthood, is appointed Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Fernando Camou has been assigned to complete an S.T.L. in Liturgical Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) in Rome in the 2019/2020 academic year.
- Fr. Vinhson Nguyen has been appointed Chaplain at St. Pope John Paul II Catholic High School, and Associate Vocation Director, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Kevin Grimditch, in addition to his current duties as Priest Assistant to the Bishop, has been appointed Adjutant Judicial Vicar, effective August 15, 2019.
- Fr. Daniel Cruz, in addition to his current duties as Parochial Vicar at St. Joan of Arc Parish, is appointed part time Chaplain at Xavier College Prep, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Edward Gilbert has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Mary Magdalene Parish, effective July 15, 2019.
- Fr. Ishaya Samaila has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Benjamin Rivera Munoz has been appointed Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Queen Creek, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Paul Tegin, an Indian missionary priest currently serving in New Zealand, has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Bernadette Parish, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Quyen Nguyen has been appointed Parochial Vicar at Christ the King Parish, Mesa, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Julius Kayiwa has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of the Desert in Dolan Springs and St. Mary Parish in Kingman, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Miguel Noyola, SOLT has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Daniel Parish in Scottsdale, effective July 1, 2019.
March 1, 2019
- Fr. Kevin Grimditch has been appointed Adjutant Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal in addition to his current Chancery duties as Priest Assistant to Bishop Olmsted, effective August 19, 2019.
February 25, 2019
- Fr. Dan Connealy has been appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Joan of Arc Parish effective April 1, 2019.
- Fr. John Ehrich has been appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Thomas More Parish in Glendale, effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Ernesto Reynoso has been appointed Parochial Administrator at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Glendale effective July 1, 2019.
- Fr. Matthew Krempel has been appointed Parochial Administrator at St. Margaret Parish in Tempe, effective July 1, 2019.
February 13, 2019
- Fr. Vinhson Nguyen is appointed part-time Chaplain for the Tepeyac Leadership Initiative (TLI), in addition to his duties as Parochial Vicar at St. Daniel the Prophet Parish, in Scottsdale, effective immediately.
- Fr. Joseph O’Keefe, S.J. is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Phoenix, effective immediately.
- Fr. Paul Cochran, S.J. is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Phoenix, effective immediately.
- Fr. Manoj John, Sch.P. is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Phoenix, effective February 16, 2019
- Fr. Thomas Tomson is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew Parish in Phoenix, effective February 16, 2019
January 24, 2019
- Fr. Dan Connealy is appointed Associate Director of Medical Ethics in addition to his role as Parochial Vicar of Holy Trinity Newman Center, effective immediately.
January 9, 2019
- Fr. Chris Axline is appointed Chaplain for Scouts in the Diocese of Phoenix in addition to his duties as Parochial Administrator at St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Gilbert, effective immediately.
- Fr. Don Kline is appointed Pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Scottsdale in addition to his role as Dean of the Northeast Deanery and Pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish, effective January 9, 2019
- Fr. Elario Zamabakari, recently arrived from the South Sudan, is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Mary Parish in Chandler, effective January 16, 2019