Bishop Alfred Schlert has announced new clergy assignments in the Diocese of Allentown.
Every year the Bishop works with the Priest Personnel Board to make decisions on new assignments. The Board is an advisory body made up of experienced priests who are representative of the Diocese and its many regions and ministries.
New assignments are designed to meet the needs of the faithful in the Diocese’s 78 parishes, as well as fulfilling pastoral needs at college campuses, at hospitals, at diocesan high schools, and at prisons and nursing homes.
Priests can be reassigned for a number of reasons, including openings due to retirements, professional development of priests, requests from clergy members, and the need for a specific skill or talent that is a good match for a certain ministry.
The following assignments are effective Tuesday, 18 June 2024, unless otherwise noted:
Vicar General
The Vicar General possesses that delegated authority in the Diocese which belongs to the Bishop in law, that is, he possesses the power to place all administrative acts with the exception of those which the Bishop has reserved to himself or which in law requires the special mandate of the Bishop.
Reverend Monsignor Daniel J. Yenushosky, Pastor, Holy Trinity Parish, Whitehall also to Vicar General of the Diocese of Allentown.
Pastors Emeriti
Honorary title granted by the Bishop to a Pastor for exemplary service to the local Church.
Reverend Monsignor Gerald E. Gobitas, Pastor, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Whitehall to Pastor Emeritus, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Whitehall.
Reverend Monsignor Stephen J. Radocha, Pastor, Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Easton to Pastor Emeritus, Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Easton.
Pastors
Exercises the pastoral care of the local community committed to him under the authority of the diocesan bishop in whose ministry of Christ he has been called to share.
Reverend Monsignor Edward R. Domin, Pastor, Saint Benedict Parish, Mohnton to Pastor, Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Easton.
Reverend Joseph S. Ganser, Pastor, Saint Margaret of Scotland Parish, Reading to Pastor, Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Allentown.
Reverend Monsignor David L. James, Vicar General of the Diocese of Allentown to Pastor, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Whitehall; while remaining Pastor, Saint Peter Parish, Coplay.
Reverend Daniel E. Kravatz, Parochial Administrator, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Roseto to Pastor, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Roseto.
Reverend Joseph J. Kweder, Pastor, Saint Rocco Parish, Martins Creek to Pastor, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Parish, Whitehall.
Reverend Brendon M. Laroche, Parochial Administrator, Saint Ursula Parish, Fountain Hill to Pastor, Saint Ursula Parish, Fountain Hill.
Reverend Stanley M. Moczydlowski, Pastor, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Parish, Whitehall to Pastor, Saint Benedict Parish, Mohnton.
Parochial Administrators
Diocesan policy states that a priest being entrusted with the pastoral care of a parish for the first time be appointed a parochial administrator for at least one year.
Reverend Kevin M. Gualano, Chaplain, Holy Family Senior Living, Bethlehem to Parochial Administrator, Saint Rocco Parish, Martins Creek.
Reverend Juan E. Rodriguez, Parochial Vicar, Saint Peter the Apostle Parish, Reading, to Parochial Administrator, Saint Margaret of Scotland Parish, Reading.
Reverend Barnabas F. Shayo, A.J., Parochial Vicar, Saint Patrick Parish, Pottsville, to Parochial Administrator, All Saints Parish, McAdoo.
Parochial Vicars
Assists the pastor in the entire parochial ministry by reason of his office. A Parochial Vicar is commonly referred to as an Assistant Pastor.
Reverend Monsignor William T. Baker, Pastor, All Saints Parish, McAdoo to Parochial Vicar, Saint Peter the Apostle Parish, Reading.
Reverend Bernard J. Ezaki, President, Catholic Mission and Identity, Bethlehem Catholic High School to Parochial Vicar, Notre Dame of Bethlehem Parish.
Reverend John A. Hutta, Parochial Vicar, Saint Clare of Assisi Parish, Saint Clair and Parochial Vicar, Holy Cross Parish, New Philadelphia to Parochial Vicar, Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish, Hellertown.
Reverend Hubert Asante Kumi, Incardinated Priest of the Diocese of Sunyani, Ghana to Parochial Vicar, Saint Patrick Parish, Pottsville.
Reverend Matthew J. Kuna, Parochial Vicar, Saint Catharine of Siena Parish, Reading to Parochial Vicar, Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish, Sinking Spring; while remaining Chaplain, Berks Catholic High School, Reading, effective 2 July 2024.
Reverend William Kyere, Incardinated Priest of the Diocese of Sunyani, Ghana to Parochial Vicar, Holy Guardian Angels Parish, Reading.
Specialized Ministry
A priest to whom is entrusted in a stable manner the pastoral care, at least in part, of some community or particular group of the Christian faithful.
Reverend Richard C. Brensinger, Pastor, Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Allentown to Chaplain and Resident, Saint Christopher Catholic Newman Center, Kutztown University, Kutztown.
Reverend James Chalangadi, O.C.D., Parochial Vicar, Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Easton, to Chaplain, Saint Luke’s University Health Network, Anderson Campus and Chaplain, Saint Luke’s University Health Network, Easton Campus, with Residence at Our Lady of Mercy Rectory, Easton.
Reverend Guency Isaac, Parochial Vicar, Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Easton to Sacramental Ministry, Newman Center, Lafayette College, Easton; while remaining Chaplain, Notre Dame High School, Easton and Resident, Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Rectory, Easton.
Reverend Stephan A. Isaac, Parochial Vicar, Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena Parish, Allentown and Chaplain, Allentown Central Catholic High School to Chaplain, Newman Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem and Chaplain, Bethlehem Catholic High School with Residence at Notre Dame of Bethlehem Rectory.
Reverend Richard W. James, Pastor, Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Bally, also to Director, Permanent Diaconate Formation.
Reverend Philip J. Maas, Chaplain, Newman Center, Muhlenberg College, Allentown to Chaplain, Allentown Central Catholic High School; while remaining Parochial Vicar, Saint Thomas More Parish, Allentown.
Reverend John C. Maria, Chaplain, Saint Christopher Catholic Newman Center, Kutztown University, Kutztown to Director of Vocations, Diocese of Allentown, while remaining Pastor, Saint Mary Parish, Kutztown.
Reverend Keith A. Mathur, Resident, Holy Infancy Rectory, Bethlehem to Sacramental Ministry and Resident, Newman Center, Muhlenberg College, Allentown; while remaining Diocesan Chancellor; Director, Office for Divine Worship, and Episcopal Master of Ceremonies.
Reverend Elias Munyaneza, A.J., Chaplain, Saint Luke’s University Health Network, Anderson Campus and Chaplain, Saint Luke’s University Health Network, Easton Campus, with Residence at Our Lady of Mercy Rectory, Easton to service within the Community of the Apostles of Jesus.
Reverend Paul L. Rothermel, Resident, Saint Mary Rectory, Kutztown and Substitute Sacramental Ministry for the Diocese of Allentown to Chaplain, Holy Family Senior Living, Bethlehem with Residence at Saint Ursula Rectory, Fountain Hill.
Reverend Mark R. Searles, Director of Vocations, Diocese of Allentown and Chaplain, Newman Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, with Residence at Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Easton released for service to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as a member of the College Formation Faculty, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Lower Gwynedd Township.
Permanent Deacons
Deacon Ricardo Ceballos, Permanent Deacon, Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena, Allentown to Permanent Deacon, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Allentown and Permanent Deacon, Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Allentown.
Deacon Robert P. Young, Permanent Deacon, Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Allentown to Permanent Deacon, Holy Family Senior Living, Bethlehem.
