Clergy appointments | September 2024

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., made the following appointments for September 2024:

PASTORS

Reverend Emmanuel O. Agu has been appointed pastor of Saint Anne, Jersey City, effective September 15, 2024, and ending June 30, 2031.

PAROCHIAL VICARS

Reverend Jozef Krajnak has been appointed parochial vicar of Blessed Sacrament, Elizabeth, effective November 1, 2024

CHAPLAINS

Reverend Vincent D’Agostino has been appointed chaplain of the Knights of Columbus Our Lady of Fatima Council #4486, Park Ridge, effective August 16, 2024.

Reverend Steven D’Andrea has been appointed chaplain of the Knights of Columbus Montclair Council #1277, Montclair, effective August 16, 2024.

Reverend Eric W. Fuchs has been approved to serve as part-time chaplain at Meadowview Psychiatric Hospital, Secaucus, effective August 19, 2024, while remaining pastor at Saint Lawrence, Weehawken.

ARCHDIOCESAN POSITIONS

Very Reverend Philip Sanders, V.F. has been appointed Dean of Deanery 13 Bayonne, effective July 22, 2024, and ending July 22, 2029.

Reverend Gustavo A. Alfaro has been elected as a member of the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2027.

Reverend Richard Kelly has been re-elected as a member of the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2027.

Reverend Francisco M. Mendonca has been elected as a member of the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2027.

Reverend Monsignor Robert E. Emery has been re-elected as a member of the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2027.

Reverend Frederick A. Pfeifer has been elected as a member of the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2027.

Reverend Mauro Primavera has been re-elected as a member of the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2027.

Reverend Thomas Patrick Quinn has been elected as a member of the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2027.

Reverend Manuel D. Rios has been re-elected as a member of the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2027.

Reverend Ernest Rush has been re-elected as a member of the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2027.

Reverend José Helber Victoria been elected as a member of the Council of Priests, effective September 1, 2024, and ending September 1, 2027.

RELEASES

Reverend Jose Manuel De La Pena has been released for itinerancy in Belize, effective September 1, 2024, and ending August 31, 2025.