Bishop Cunningham Announced New Priest Appointments

Most Rev. Robert J. Cunningham, Bishop of Syracuse announced the appointment of new pastors/administrators and those retiring at the end of June, 2010.

The following will be retiring as of July 1, 2010:

• Bogan, Fr. Robert Bogan, Administrator of Church of the Annunciation in Clark Mills
• Dwyer, Fr. Robert, Pastor of St. John the Evangelist, Bainbridge, and St. Agnes Mission, Afton
• Hartnett, Fr. George, Pastor, St. Cecilia Church, Solvay – retired 07/01/10
• Katz, Fr. Jerome, Pastor - The Catholic Community of St. Stephen’s & St. Patrick, Whitney Point
• McGrath, Fr. Thomas, Pastor, St. Mary of the Lake, Skaneateles
• Morelle, Fr. Edmund, Pastor, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Verona
• Sheehan, Msgr. George, Vicar of Catholic Education

The following are recent appointments as indicated by date:

• Auth, Fr. Clifford H.
  Presently: Diocesan Chancellor
  New Assignment: Pastor, St. Ann’s Church, Manlius, effective 05/08/10
• Ballard, Fr. Christopher, Parochial Vicar, St. James Church, Johnson City, effective 07/01/10 - Ordained: 06/05/10
• Bunger, Fr. Kevin
  Presently on Sabbatical Leave
  New assignment: Pastor, Church of the Annunciation, Clark Mills , effective 07/01/10
• Carey, Fr. Paul V.
  Presently: Pastor, St. Joseph’s Church, Lee Center
  New assignment: Pastor, St. Bernard’s Church, Waterville effective, 08/01/10
• Castronovo, Fr. Edmund
  Presently: Outside the diocese
  New assignment: Pastor, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Verona , effective 07/01/10
• Cunningham, Fr. Douglas
  Presently: Military Chaplain at Hancock Air Base and weekend assistant at St. Augustine’s & St. Mary’s, Baldwinsville
  New assignment: Administrator of The Catholic Community of St. Stephen’s, Marathon, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission, Cincinnatus and & St. Patrick, Whitney Point, effective 07/01/10. Fr. Cunningham will continue in Chaplaincy at Hancock Air Base.
• Elmer, Fr. Timothy S.
  Newly appointed Chancellor of the Diocese of Syracuse, effective 07/01/10
  Remains Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal of the Diocese of Syracuse
• Gantley, Fr. Mark
  Presently working outside the diocese.
  New assignment: Administrator, St. John the Evangelist, Bainbridge, and St. Agnes Mission, Afton effective 07/01/10
• Galuppi, Fr. Michael
  Presently: Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph’s, Camillus
  New assignment: Administrator, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Endicott, effective 07/01/10
• Guida, Fr. Amedeo
  Presently: Parochial Vicar at St. James, Johnson City
  New assignment: Pastor, St. Cecilia’s, Solvay, effective 7/01/10
• Jones, Fr. William – returning from sabbatical leave
  New assignment: Parochial Vicar at The Cathedral and will be assisting with Chaplaincy at Crouse Hospital – effective 06/01/10
• Kurgan, Fr. John
  Presently: PV at the Church of the Nativity, LaFayette
  New assignment: Administrator – Our Lady of Sorrows, Vestal, effective 07/15/10
• Machira, Father Paul
  Presently: Parochial Vicar of St. Cecilia Church in Solvay
  New assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick Church and St. Thomas Church in Binghamton, effective August 1, 2010
• O’Brien, Rev. James
  Presently: Pastor, St. John’s Church, Liverpool
  Additional assignment: Vicar Forane (Regional Vicar) for the Western Region West, effective 07/01/10
• Putano, Rev. John
  Presently: Pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows, Vestal
  New assignment: Pastor of St. Patrick and St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Binghamton, effective July 15. He remains Vicar Forane (Regional Vicar) for the Southern Region
• Schoenhofen, Fr. Darr
  Presently: Temporary Administrator, St. Cecilia’s Church, Solvay
  New assignment: Pastor, St. Mary of the Lake, Skaneateles, effective 07/01/10
• Servatius, Fr. Thomas
  Presently: Administrator, St. Bernard’s Church, Waterville
  New assignment: Administrator, St. Augustine’s Church, Baldwinsville, effective 08/01/10
  He also serves as Diocesan Director of Seminary Formation.
• Stephenson, Fr. Robert
  Presently: serving at Holy Trinity Church, Fulton
  New assignment: Parochial Vicar, Church of the Nativity, LaFayette/Tully/ Pompey, effective 07/01/10
• Tormey, Fr. James
  Presently: Pastor, St. Vincent de Paul, Vestal and Blessed Sacrament, Johnson City
  New assignment: Pastor, St. Joseph Church, Lee Center, effective 07/01/10
• Zandy, Fr. Edward
  Presently: Pastor, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Endicott
  New assignment: Pastor, St. Vincent de Paul, Vestal and Blessed Sacrament, Johnson City effective 07/01/10

For more information, contact Danielle E. Cummings, Assistant Chancellor/Director of Communications at 315. 470.1476. For the full story of the appointments and retirements, go to the diocesan website www.syrdio.org and click on The Catholic Sun.