2025 Appointments
Appointments of Pastors, effective September 1, 2025:
- Fr. Reynaldo Clutario, Jr. has been appointed Pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Sun City West.
- Fr. Shia Reh Marino has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Phoenix.
- Fr. James Aboyi, VC has been appointed Pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in Phoenix.
- Fr. Peter Ishima, VC has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Corpus Christi Parish in Phoenix.
- Fr. Manasseh Iorchir, VC has been appointed Pastor of St. Benedict Parish in Phoenix.
- Fr. Emmanuel P. Ogla, VC has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Benedict Parish in Phoenix.
- Fr. Augustine Acheme, VC has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Steven Parish in Sun Lakes.
Appointments of Pastors, effective August 1, 2025:
- Fr. John Muir will transition to focus exclusively on his responsibilities as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia of the Diocese.
- Fr. Fernando Camou as the Pastor and Rector of St. Mary’s Basilica in Phoenix
- Appointments of Pastors, effective July 1, 2025:
- Fr. Gabriel Terril has been appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Luke Parish in Phoenix.
- Fr. John Parks has been appointed Pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Phoenix.
- Fr. Greg Menegay has been appointed Pastor of St. Clement of Rome Parish in Sun City.
- Fr. Thomas Kagumisa has been appointed Parochial Administrator of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Scottsdale.
- Fr. Octavio Delgado Cardenas has been appointed Parochial Administrator of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Tolleson.
- Fr. Christopher Axline has been appointed Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Kingman and Our Lady of the Desert Mission in Dolan Springs.
- Fr. John Clote has been appointed Pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Gilbert.
- Fr. Julius Kayiwa has been appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Bagdad and Good Shepherd of the Desert Mission.
- Fr. Long Phi Nguyen, SVD has been appointed Pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Tempe.
Appointments of Parochial Vicars, effective July 1, 2025:
- Fr. Fr. Vidal Arango has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Phoenix.
- Fr. Joseph Kizhavana Matthew has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Mary/San Juan Diego Parish in Chandler.
- Fr. Gabriel Sabado has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Trinity Newman Center in Flagstaff.
- Fr. DevaRaju Gangolu has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Scottsdale.
- Fr. Jacob Varghese, VC has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross Parish in Mesa.
- Fr. Guido Ditalo has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Claire Parish in Surprise.
- Fr. Leonardo “Joy” Vargas has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Joy in Carefree.
- Fr. Priscilliano Elardo has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Avondale.
- Fr. Kilian McCaffrey has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Resurrection Parish in Tempe.
- Fr. Pedro Velez has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Jerome Parish in Phoenix.
- Fr. Sylvester Modebei has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Mary Parish in Kingman and Our Lady of the Desert Mission in Dolan Springs.
- Fr. Paul Lokunume has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Tempe.
- Fr. John Lankeit has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Queen Creek.
- Fr. Christopher Gossen has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Bernadette Parish in Scottsdale.
- Fr. Ishaya Samaila has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Clement of Rome Parish in Sun City West.
- Fr. Darius Ntunzwenayo has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Gilbert.
- Fr. Joseph Quoc Vuong has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Louis the King Parish in Glendale.
- Fr. Predheep Sathiyanathan, SVD has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Spirit Parish in Tempe.
- Fr. Jeffrey T. LaBelle, SJ has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Phoenix.
- Fr. Giresse Etung, SVD has been appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Augustine Parish in Phoenix.
Appointments of Parochial Vicars, effective August 1, 2025:
- Fr. Paul Hai Dang Nguyen, OP has been appointed Parochial Vicar of Vietnamese Martyrs Parish in Phoenix, effective August 1, 2025
Appointments Upon Ordination, effective July 1, 2025:
- Deacon Connor Companik, upon his ordination to the priesthood, is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Mary Parish/San Juan Diego Parish in Chandler, effective July 1, 2025.
- Deacon Jacob Chavez, upon his ordination to the priesthood, is appointed Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Conception Parish in Cottonwood, July 1, 2025.
Other Assignments:
- Fr. Anthony Dang has been appointed Chaplain of Notre Dame Preparatory High School, effective July 1, 2025.
- Fr. Mathew Rajeev has been appointed Chaplain of Banner University and Phoenix Children Hospitals, effective July 1, 2025.
- Fr. Sebastian Thomas Makutty has been appointed Chaplain of HonorHealth Shea and Mayo Clinic Hospitals, effective July 1, 2025.
- Fr. Pawel Stawarczyk is assigned to pursue licentiate studies in Theology in Poland, effective July 1, 2025.
Incardinations
- Fr. Aaron Qureshi has been incardinated into the presbyterate of the Diocese of Phoenix, effective March 6, 2025.