More Clergy announcements for June 2023

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

ADMINISTRATOR

Father Octavio Gonzalez-Carballo has been appointed administrator of Holy Cross Parish, Harrison, and Saint Anthony Church, East Newark, effective July 8, 2023.

PAROCHIAL VICARS

Father Marek R. Bokota has been appointed parochial vicar of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Wallington, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Felix A. Castro-Godinez has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Joseph Church, East Rutherford, while remaining chaplain at Bergen Regional Medical Center, effective July 1, 2023.

Father James Hooyeon Cho has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Philip the Apostle Church, Saddle Brook, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Steven B. Chun has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Joseph Parish, Demarest, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Eugene J. Field has been appointed parochial vicar of Nativity Church, Midland Park, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Esteban N. Granyak has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Anastasia Parish, Teaneck, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Juan Rojas-Hernandez has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Mary of the Assumption Church, Elizabeth, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Andrew Chung Yeol Jung has been appointed parochial vicar of Korean Martyrs Church, Saddle Brook, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Jeong-Gyeong Silvano Kim has been appointed parochial vicar of Madonna Parish, Fort Lee, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Hongshik Don Bosco Park has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Henry Parish, Bayonne, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Asiel M. Rodriguez, O.S.B. has been appointed parochial vicar of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary and Saint Michael Church, Elizabeth, effective July 1, 2023.

Father Jose Robinson Valencia has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint John Church, Orange, effective July 1, 2023.

NEWLY ORDAINED PRIESTS

Father Robert Burkot has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Paul of the Cross Parish, Jersey City, effective June 17, 2023.

Father Bernardo Garcia has been appointed parochial vicar of Saints Bernard of Clairvaux and Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Plainfield, effective June 17, 2023.

Father Frenel Arry Phanord has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Mary’s Parish, Plainfield, effective June 17, 2023.

FatherJu Hyun Andrew Lee has been appointed parochial vicar of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, South Orange, effective June 17, 2023.

NEWLY ORDAINED TRANSITIONAL DEACONS

Deacon Matteo Matarazzo has been assigned to Holy Family Parish, Nutley, effective June 1, 2023, until May 19, 2024.

Deacon Andrew Rubinich has been assigned to Saint Paul the Apostle Parish, Jersey City, effective June 1, 2023, until May 19, 2024.

ARCHDIOCESAN

Father Peter J. Volz has been appointed part-time chaplain of Kean University, Union, while remaining parochial vicar of Saint John the Apostle Parish, Linden, effective July 1, 2023.

RELEASE RENEWALS

Father Sebastian Jose Garcia has been granted release to the Diocese of Saint Augustine for another three years, ending July 1, 2026.