Clergy announcements for June 2023

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., announced the following appointments for June:

Pastors

Father Carlos E. Briceno-Parra has been appointed pastor of Saint Anthony, Northvale, effective July 1, 2023, and ending on June 30, 2029.

Father Prem Kumar Garapati, OFM Cap. has been appointed pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Hackensack, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2029.

Father Sean A. Manson has been appointed pastor of Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Bergenfield, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2029.

Father Sergio O. Nadres has been appointed pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Secaucus, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2029.

Father Andrew M. Prachar has been appointed pastor of Saint Bartholomew Parish, Scotch Plains, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2029.

Father Raymond E. Rodrigue has been appointed pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Washington Township, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2029.

Father Martin Schratz, OFM Cap. has been appointed pastor of Saint Ann Parish, Hoboken, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2029.

Father Marc A. Vicari has been appointed pastor of Saint Michael Parish, Cranford, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2029.

PASTOR RENEWALS

Father Frederick A. Pfeifer has been granted another term to his pastorate at Holy Name of Jesus, East Orange, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2029.

Very Reverend Robert Wolfee, VF has been granted an extension to his pastorate at Sacred Heart Parish, Haworth, effective July 1, 2023, and ending on June 30, 2026.

ADMINISTRATORS

Father Steven D. D’Andrea has been appointed administrator of Saint Cassian Parish, Upper Montclair, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Andrew J. DeSilva has been appointed administrator of Saint Peter the Apostle Parish, River Edge, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Raphael Joonyoung Lee has been appointed administrator of Saint Joseph Parish, Demarest, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Jason M. Mantich has been appointed administrator of Our Lady Mother of the Church Parish, Woodcliff Lake, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Robert P. McLaughlin has been appointed administrator of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Oakland, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Danny A. Pabon has been appointed administrator of Saint Leo Parish, Elmwood Park, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Alfie A. Pangilinan has been appointed administrator of Saint Vincent de Paul Parish, Bayonne, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Cesar J. Quinones has been appointed administrator of Saint Cecilia Parish and Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Kearny, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Christian G. Scalo has been appointed administrator of Saint Joseph Parish, New Milford / Oradell, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Valentine C. Ugwuanya has been appointed administrator of Good Shepherd Parish, Irvington, effective July 1, 2023.

TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATORS

Father John E. Wassell has been appointed temporary administrator of Christ the King Parish and Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Jersey City, effective July 1, 2023, and ending Dec. 31, 2023.

PAROCHIAL VICARS

Father Gabriel A. Perdomo-Jimenez has been appointed parochial vicar of Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Garfield, effective July 1, 2023.

ARCHDIOCESAN

Father Eugenio P. de la Rama has been appointed Director of the Propaedeutic Year, while remaining Director of the Archdiocesan Office of Vocations, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2026.

Father Antonio T. Sarento, Jr. has been granted permission to serve as an extended active- duty Chaplain in the United States Air Force.

Father Patrick Seo has been appointed Associate Director of the Archdiocesan Office of Vocations, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2026.

RELEASE RENEWALS

Father Mariano Dellagiovanna has been granted a three-year extension to his service in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, ending June 30, 2026.

Father Giuseppe Fedele has been granted continued release to serve as an Itinerant Missionary Priest by means of the Neo-Catechumenal Way in Central and Northern California for a period of three years, effective July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2026.