Clergy appointments | June 2024

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., announced the following appointments for June 2024:

PASTORS

Father Eugenio P. de la Rama has been appointed pastor of Holy Cross, Harrison and Saint Anthony, East Newark, with residence at Saint Cecilia, Kearny, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2030.

Father Jerzy R. Zaslona has been appointed pastor of Most Sacred Heart, Wallington, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2030.

PASTOR RENEWALS

Father Eric W. Fuchs has been granted another term to his pastorate at Saint Lawrence, Weehawken, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2030.

Father Piotr Haldas, S.D.S. has been granted another term to his pastorate at Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Garfield, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2030.

Father Bruce G. Janiga has been granted another term to his pastorate at Saint Philip the Apostle, Saddle Brook, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2030.

Father John R. Job has been granted another term to his pastorate at Most Blessed Sacrament, Franklin Lakes, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2030.

Father Joseph A. Meagher has been granted another term to his pastorate at Saint Antoninus, Newark, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2030.

Father Theesmas Pankiraj has been granted another term to his pastorate at Sacred Heart, Lyndhurst, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2030.

Father Amilcar B. Prado has been granted another term to his pastorate at Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Montclair, effective July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2030.

Father Giovanni Rizzo has been granted another term to his pastorate at Saint Theresa, Kenilworth, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2030.

Father William P. Sheridan has been granted another term to his pastorate at Saint Agnes, Clark, effective September 16, 2024, ending on June 30, 2031.

EXTENSIONS

Father Monsignor Beaubrun Ardouin has been granted an extension to his pastorate at Saint Leo, Irvington, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025.

Father Joseph Girone has been granted an extension to his pastorate at Saint Rocco / Saint Brigid, Union City, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025.

Father Albert Nzeh has been granted an extension to his pastorate at Blessed Sacrament / Saint Charles Borromeo, Newark, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2027.

Very Father Canon Joseph Urban has been granted an extension to his pastorate at Saint Anthony of Padua, Jersey City, effective July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025.

ADMINISTRATORS

Father Zenon Boczek, S.D.S. has been appointed administrator of Holy Family, Linden, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Arlou T. Buslon has been appointed administrator of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Linden, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Francesco Carraro has been appointed administrator of Our Lady of Mount Virgin, Garfield, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Gabriel J. Curtis has been appointed administrator of Saint Catherine of Siena, Hillside, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Marco Hurtado-Olazo has been appointed administrator of Saint Rose of Lima, Newark, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Jeong-Gyeong (Silvano) Kim has been appointed administrator of Madonna, Fort Lee, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Preston Daniel P. Perez has been appointed administrator of Saint Francis de Sales, Lodi, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Rafal Tomasz Smola has been appointed administrator of Holy Rosary, Jersey City, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Lynx J.M. Soliman has been appointed administrator of Saint Francis of Assisi, Ridgefield Park, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Juan Carlos Velasquez-Ducayin has been appointed administrator of Saint Anthony of Padua, Union City, effective July 1, 2024.

PAROCHIAL VICARS

Father Francis Azah has been appointed parochial vicar of Immaculate Conception, Secaucus, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Octavio Gonzalez Carballo has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Cecilia, Kearny, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Paul Houlis has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Peter the Apostle, River Edge, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Edgardo Jocson has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Joseph the Carpenter, Roselle, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Jae Joo has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Paul the Apostle, Jersey City, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Charles Kelly has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Michael, Cranford, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Joseph Kwiatkowski has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Rose of Lima, Short Hills, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Wilson Paculan has been appointed parochial vicar of Nativity, Midland Park, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Sebastian Valencia Obando has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Patrick & Assumption / All Saints, Jersey City, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Peter J. West has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Joseph of the Palisades, West New York, effective May 24, 2024.

Father Rolando Yadao has been appointed parochial vicar of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Ridgewood, effective July 1, 2024.

ARCHDIOCESAN POSITIONS

The Very Reverend Dieuseul Adain, V.F. has been appointed Coordinator of the Haitian Apostolate, effective July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2029.

Msgr. Joseph R. Chapel has been appointed to the Immaculate Conception Seminary as a part-time member of the Formation Faculty, with residence at Immaculate Conception Seminary, in addition to serving as the Director of Formation of the Diaconate.

Father Brian K. Muzas has been appointed Minister for Priests at Seton Hall University, South Orange, effective July 1, 2024, in addition to his current responsibilities at the University.

Father Pawel Tomczyk has been reappointed to Immaculate Conception Seminary as well as the School of Theology, effective July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2031.

CHAPLAINS

Father Luis Fernando Diaz Romero has been appointed chaplain at Hackensack University Medical Center, with residence at Corpus Christi, Hasbrouck Heights, effective July 1, 2024.

Father Jesus Carlo L. Merino has been appointed chaplain of the Berkeley Heights Police Department, effective June 12, 2024.

RELEASES

Father Alfonso Picone has been granted an extension to his release to the Diocese of Bridgeport, effective June 22, 2024, and ending June 21, 2027.

Father Paolo Tanzini has been granted an extension to his release for Itinerancy for a period of three years, effective June 1, 2024, and ending May 30, 2027.

Father Tobias Rodriguez-Lasa has been granted an extension to his release for itinerancy for a period of three years, effective July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2027.

NEWLY ORDAINED PRIESTS

Father Matteo Matarazzo has been appointed parochial vicar of Holy Family, Nutley, effective June 15, 2024.

Father Joseph Pavone has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Wyckoff, effective June 15, 2024.

Father Andrew Rubinich has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Aloysius, Caldwell, effective June 15, 2024.

NEWLY ORDAINED TRANSITIONAL DEACONS

Deacon Michael Bollinger has been assigned to Saint Theresa, Kenilworth, effective

June 8, 2024, ending May 10, 2025.

Deacon Giovanni Cuzziol has been assigned to Saint Joseph the Carpenter, Roselle, effective June 8, 2024, ending May 10, 2025.

Deacon Raymond Francis Walsh has been assigned to Saint Francis de Sales, Lodi, effective June 8, 2024, ending May 10, 2025.