Clergy appointments | February 2022
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., announced the following appointments:
Pastor
Reverend Danny Santos Rodrigues has been appointed pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Newark, effective February 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2028.
Reverend Joseph Urban has been granted an extension to his pastorate at Saint Anthony of Padua Parish, Jersey City, from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2023.
Reverend Robert B. Stagg has been granted an extension to his pastorate at Church of the Presentation, Upper Saddle River, from February 1, 2022 to February 1, 2023.
Monsignor Ronald J. Rozniak has been granted an extension to his pastorate at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Ridgewood, from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 while remaining Vicar General for the Turks and Caicos Mission.
Administrator
Reverend Antonio N. Kuizon has been appointed administrator of Saint Joseph Parish, West Orange, effective February 1, 2022.
Reverend Pawel Dolinski, SDS, has been appointed administrator of Saint Joseph Parish, Hackensack, effective February 1, 2022.
Reverend Juan Jose Esteban has been appointed administrator of Saint Catherine of Siena Parish, Cedar Grove, effective March 15, 2022.
Parochial Vicar
Reverend Luis Fernando Echeverri has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Joseph and Michael Parish, Union City, effective immediately.
Reverend Richard G. Francesco has been appointed parochial vicar of Church of the Presentation, Upper Saddle River, effective March 1, 2022 until June 30, 2022.
Reverend Jan K. Lebdowicz has been appointed parochial vicar at Saint Adalbert/Saints Peter and Paul, Elizabeth, effective March 1, 2022.
Reverend Marcin Fuks has been appointed parochial vicar at Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Plainfield, effective March 1, 2022.
Archdiocesan Appointment
Reverend Raphael Joonyoung Lee, J.C.L., has been appointed Coordinator of the Korean Apostolate, effective February 9, 2022, in addition to his responsibilities as Judicial Vicar for the Archdiocese of Newark.
In Residence
Reverend Stephen J. Toth has been assigned to residency at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Ridgewood, effective February 1, 2022 while remaining chaplain at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood.
Reverend Michael Adebote, SMA, has been assigned to residency at the Society of African Missions-American Province, Tenafly, effective September 17, 2021 until October 31, 2024.
Chaplain
Reverend Paul C. Houlis has been appointed chaplain at Gate of Heaven Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum, East Hanover, effective March 1, 2022.
Released
Reverend Arokiadoss Raji has been released to the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for three years beginning March 1, 2022 and ending on March 1, 2025.
Reverend Luis P. Gonzalez has had his release to the Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta extended for an additional three years, ending on July 31, 2024.
Retirement
Very Reverend James F. Spera, V.F. has been granted retirement effective July 1, 2022.
Reverend Stephen J. Cinque has been granted retirement effective July 1, 2022.
Reverend Gerald T. Hahn has been granted retirement effective July 1, 2022.
Featured image: The altar bell in the Lady Chapel inside the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Jai Agnish/Archdiocese of Newark)