The following clergy assignments in the Diocese of Columbus are effective on the dates listed:
Confirming the assignment from the Prior Provincial, Very Reverend Darren Pierre, OP of the Dominican Friars, Reverend Peter John Cameron, OP, from Prior, St. Patrick Priory, to service outside the diocese, effective August 4, 2022.
Confirming the appointment of the President of the Paulist Fathers, Reverend Evan B. Cummings, CSP, from service at St. Thomas More Newman Center, The Ohio State University, to service outside the diocese, effective July 31, 2022.
Confirming the assignment from the Prior Provincial, Very Reverend Darren Pierre, OP of the Dominican Friars, Reverend Frassati Davis, OP, from Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick Church, to service outside the diocese, effective immediately.
Confirming the appointment from the Prior Provincial of the Heralds of the Good News, Reverend Jins Devasia, from service outside the diocese, to Parochial Vicar St. John Neumann Church, Sunbury, effective July 26, 2022.
Confirming the appointment form the Provincial of the Mercedarian Fathers, Reverend Michael Donovan, O. de. M., from in residence, Holy Family Church, Columbus, to Pastor, Holy Family Church, Columbus, effective July 12, 2022.
Confirming the assignment from the Prior Provincial, Very Reverend Darren Pierre, OP of the Dominican Friars, Reverend Peter Fegan, OP, from Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick Church, to Formation and Residence, Pontifical College Josephinum.
Reverend Thomas Gardner, to Pastor St. Peter Church, Millersburg and Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Glenmont, continuing as Pastor Sacred Heart Church, Coshocton and Priest Moderator, St. Francis de Sales Church, Newcomerstown, effective July 12, 2022.
Reverend Peter Gideon, Administrator, St. Joseph Church, Sugar Grove, continuing as pastor, St. Mark Church, Lancaster, effective July 12, 2022.
Reverend Michael Hartge, from Moderator of the Curia, to Canon Law Studies outside the Diocese, effective August 20, 2022.
Confirming the appointment of the President of the Paulist Fathers, Reverend Yao Hsu, CSP, from service at St. Thomas More Newman Center, The Ohio State University, to service outside the diocese, effective July 31, 2022.
Confirming the appointment from the Prior Provincial, Very Reverend Darren Pierre, OP of the Dominican Friars, Reverend Paul Keller, OP, from service outside the Diocese, to Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick Church, effective immediately.
Confirming the appointment from the Prior Provincial, Very Reverend Darren Pierre, OP of the Dominican Friars, Reverend Mannes Matous, OP, from service outside the Diocese, to residence, St. Patrick Priory with studies at The Ohio State University, effective August 6, 2022.
Confirming the appointment of the President of the Paulist Fathers, Reverend Vincent McKiernan, CSP, from service at St. Thomas More Newman Center, The Ohio State University, to service outside the diocese, effective July 31, 2022.
Confirming the appointment of the President of the Paulist Fathers, Reverend Edward Nowak, CSP, from Director, St. Thomas More Newman Center, The Ohio State University, to service outside the diocese, effective July 31, 2022.
Reverend Ramon Owera, excardinated from the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, incardinated into the Diocese of Columbus, effective June 1, 2022 and continuing as Administrator, Community of Holy Rosary/St. John Church and Pastor, St. Dominic Church, Columbus.
Confirming the assignment from the Prior Provincial, Very Reverend Darren Pierre, OP of the Dominican Friars, Reverend Charles Shonk, OP, from Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick Church, to service outside the diocese, effective immediately.
Reverend Adam Streitenberger, to Executive Director, St. Thomas More Newman Center at The Ohio State University, continuing as Director for Evangelization and Administrator, Sacred Heart Church, Columbus, effective July 12, 2022.
Confirming the appointment from the Prior Provincial of the Heralds of the Good News, Reverend Anish Thomas, from service outside the diocese, to Parochial Vicar Church of the Resurrection, New Albany, effective June 14, 2022.
Reverend James Walter, from Pastor, St. Joseph Church, Sugar Grove, to retirement, effective July 12, 2022.
Deacons
Reverend Mr. Mickey Hawkins, from diaconal service St. Paul Church, Westerville, to retirement, effective July 31, 2022.
Reverend Mr. Charles Miller, from diaconal service St. John XXIII, Canal Winchester, to retirement, effective July 31, 2022.
Reverend Mr. Philip Paulucci, from diaconal service St. Peter Church, Columbus, to retirement, effective July 31, 2022.
Reverend Mr. Donald Poirier, from diaconal service at St. Brigid of Kildare Church, Dublin, to retirement, effective March 8, 2022.
Reverend Mr. Hector Raymond, from diaconal service St. Peter Church, Columbus, to retirement, effective July 1, 2022.
Reverend Mr. George Zimmermann, from diaconal service Holy Spirit and St. Phillip Churches, Columbus, to retirement, effective July 31, 2022.