Clergy appointments | June 2025

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., made the following appointments for June 2025:

ARCHDIOCESAN POSITIONS
Reverend Dominic G. Ciriaco has been appointed a member of the Seton Hall University Priest
Community, with residence at Immaculate Conception Seminary, effective July 1, 2025, until
August 31, 2027, while remaining Director of Preaching as Hospitality Formation Program.

Reverend Marc A. Vicari has been appointed as a Member of the Pension Board effective
May 19, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

EXTENSIONS
Reverend Monsignor Beaubrun Ardouin, pastor of Saint Leo, Irvington, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Very Reverend Jorge E. Acosta Pena, V.F., pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel and Immaculate
Conception, Newark, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Very Reverend Herman Kinzler, O. Carm., V.F., pastor of Saint Cecilia, Englewood, has had his term
extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Very Reverend Michael J. Kreder, V.F., pastor of Saint Mary, Rutherford, has had his term extended one year to January 31, 2026.

Very Reverend Pedro Repollet, V.F., pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Jersey City, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Very Reverend Alexander M. Santora, V.F., pastor of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Joseph, Hoboken, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Very Reverend Peter G. Wehrle, V.F., pastor of Our Lady of the Lake, Verona, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Canon Joseph Urban, pastor of Saint Anthony of Padua, Jersey City, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend José Amante M. Abalon, pastor of Holy Rosary, Edgewater, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Yuván A. Álvarez, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima, North Bergen, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Joseph J. Astarita, pastor of Saint Joseph, East Rutherford, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Kevin E. Carter, pastor of Saint Margaret of Cortona, Little Ferry, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Joseph C. Doyle, pastor of Saint Anne, Fair Lawn, has had his term extended one year to
June 30, 2026.

Reverend George Faour, pastor of Saint John, Orange, has had his term extended one year to
June 30, 2026.

Reverend Lawrence J. Fama, pastor of Saint Thomas the Apostle, Bloomfield, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Joseph D. Girone, pastor of Saint Rocco and Saint Brigid, Union City, has had his term
extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Wojciech B. Jaskowiak, pastor of Our Lady of Victories, Harrington Park, has had his term
extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Aro Nathan, pastor of Saints Joseph and Michael, Union City, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Manuel D. Rios, pastor of Saint Mary of the Assumption, Elizabeth, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Kevin Schott, pastor of Sacred Heart, North Bergen, has had his term extended one year to June 30, 2026.

Reverend Michael G. Ward, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scotch Plains, has had his term
extended one year to June 30, 2026.

CHAPLAINS
Reverend Donald Hummel has been appointed Chaplain of the Bergen County Law and Public Safety Institute in Mahwah, effective May 20, 2025.

Reverend Carlos M. Viego has been granted a release to serve as chaplain at Gregory the Great
Academy, Elmhurst Township, Pennsylvania, effective July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.

NEWLY ORDAINED PRIESTS
Reverend Michael Bollinger has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint John the Evangelist, Bergenfield, effective, June 1, 2025.

Reverend Giovanni Cuzziol has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Mary, Plainfield, effective
June 1, 2025.

Reverend Raymond Walsh has been appointed parochial vicar of Saint Francis de Sales, Lodi, effective June 1, 2025.

NEWLY ORDAINED TRANSITIONAL DEACONS
Reverend Mr. David Fernando Andrade has been assigned to Saint Columba, Newark, effective
June 1, 2025, ending May 9, 2026.

Reverend Mr. Alan de Almeida Barreto has been assigned to Saint Benedict, Newark, effective
June 1, 2025, ending May 9, 2026.

Reverend Mr. José Miguel Serafini Careaga has been assigned to Saint Peter, Belleville, effective
June 1, 2025, ending May 9, 2026.

Reverend Mr. Jorge Humberto Diaz, Jr. has been assigned to Saint Joseph the Carpenter, Roselle,
effective June 1, 2025, ending May 9, 2026.

Reverend Mr. Konrad Kosiek has been assigned to Saint Paul the Apostle, Jersey City, effective
June 1, 2025, ending May 9, 2026.

Reverend Mr. Michael Anthony Oasheim has been assigned to Our Lady Mother of the Church,
Woodcliff Lake, effective June 1, 2025, ending May 9, 2026.

Reverend Mr. Ricardo Padilla has been assigned to Saint Joseph, East Rutherford, effective June 1, 2025, ending May 9, 2026.

Reverend Mr. José Eduardo Sánchez has been assigned to Saint Francis de Sales, Lodi, effective
June 1, 2025, ending May 9, 2026.

NEWLY ORDAINED DEACONS
Deacon Brian Richard Brockway has been appointed to Saint Anne, Fairlawn, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Jaime O. Bustos has been appointed to Divine Mercy Parish, Rahway, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Rigoberto Carabantes has been appointed to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Jersey City, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Hialmar Francisco Espinoza has been appointed to Saint Joseph of the Palisades, West New York, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Luis Bernardo Henao has been appointed to Saint Catherine of Siena, Hillside, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Colm Anthony Keogh has been appointed to Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scotch Plains, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Alfonso Madé has been appointed to Saint John the Evangelist, Bergenfield, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Leandro Javier Ogando-Matos has been appointed to Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Jersey City, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Mario M. Medinaceli has been appointed to Saint Aloysius, Jersey City, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Cesar Monge has been appointed to Saint Bartholomew, Scotch Plains, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Jorge A. Rivas-Polanco has been appointed to Holy Name of Jesus, East Orange, effective
May 18, 2025.

Deacon Ferdinand Rivera has been appointed to Saint Michael, Newark, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Jeffrey J. Rutkowski has been appointed to Saint Paul, Ramsey, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Luis Oswaldo Sánchez has been appointed to Saint Cecilia, Kearny, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon John R. Schmunk has been appointed to Sacred Heart, Rochelle Park, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Michael Ara Shea has been appointed to Saint Luke, Ho-Ho-Kus, effective May 18, 2025

Deacon Rafael Torres has been appointed to Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Klever Urgiles has been appointed to Holy Trinity, Hackensack, effective May 18, 2025.

Deacon Eduardo Viñeque has been appointed to Saint Michael, Newark, effective May 18, 2025.