Clergy appointments | June 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.