Clergy appointments | November 2024
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., made the following appointments for November 2024:
PASTORS
Reverend Diego Navarro-Rodriguez has been appointed pastor of Saint Andrew, Westwood, effective November 1, 2024.
Very Reverend Danny Alexis Pabon, V.F. has been appointed pastor of Saint Leo, Elmwood Park, effective November 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2030.
ADMINISTRATORS
Reverend Tadeusz Mierzwa has been appointed administrator of Holy Family, Linden, effective November 1, 2024.
ARCHDIOCESAN POSITIONS
Reverend Gustavo Alfaro has been elected to the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2026.
Reverend Edmondo O. Sombilon has been elected to the Council of Priests, effective September 30, 2024, and ending September 1, 2026.
CHAPLAINS
Reverend Leandro N. Torres Mas has been appointed police chaplain of the Roselle Police Department, Roselle, effective October 24, 2024.
RETIREMENT
Reverend Robert B. Stagg has been granted retirement, effective June 30, 2025.
RELEASE
Reverend Pedro E. Vilchez has been granted continued release as an Itinerant Missionary by means of the Neo-Catechumenal Way in the Diocese of Las Cruces, effective October 16, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025.
EXCARDINATION
Reverend Zachary Swantek has been granted excardination from the Archdiocese of Newark, and incardinated into the Diocese of Trenton, effective November 4, 2024.