New pastoral assignments, <strong>2019</strong> A list of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ appointed pastors, administrators, parish life directors, and religious administrators, effective July 1 Archbishop José H. Gomez has approved the following priests to be appointed pastors on July 1: Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region: Father John-Paul Gonzalez, St. Victor, West Hollywood Father Paul Sustayta, St. Martin of Tours, Los Angeles* Father Anthony Gonzalez, St. Mary Magdalen, Los Angeles Santa Barbara Pastoral Region: Father Aloysius Ezeonyeka, Sacred Heart, Ventura San Fernando Pastoral Region: Father Alberto Avenido, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Santa Clarita Father Rodel Balagtas, Incarnation, Glendale* Father Rufino Carlos Nava, St. Bridget of Sweden, Lake Balboa San Gabriel Pastoral Region: Father Thomas Asia, St. Martha, Valinda Father Freddie Chua, Annunciation, Arcadia* Father Marcos Gonzalez, St. Andrew, Pasadena* San Pedro Pastoral Region: Msgr. Jarlath Cunnane, St. Cornelius, Long Beach* Father Edward Dover, Beatitudes of Our Lord, La Mirada* Father Kevin <strong>No</strong>lan, Holy Trinity, San Pedro The following priests will be appointed or reappointed administrators: Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region: Father Christopher Bazyouros, St. John Chrysostom, Inglewood Father Matthew Murphy, Our Lady of Malibu, Malibu Father Juan Ochoa, Christ the King, Los Angeles Father Fidelis Omeaku, St. Anselm, Los Angeles* Father Arturo Valadez, Holy Spirit, Los Angeles Father Albert Van Der Woerd, St. Mark, Venice Father Michael Wu, O’Carm., St. Clement, Santa Monica (extern priest) San Fernando Pastoral Region: Father Marinello Saguin, Our Lady of Grace, Encino Father Ethan Southard, St. John Eudes, Chatsworth* San Gabriel Pastoral Region: Father Ronald Clark, St. Dorothy, Glendora* Father Julio Domenech, FMVD, St. Louis of France, La Puente* (extern priest) Father Joachim Lepcha, Immaculate Conception, Monrovia * (extern priest) Father John Palmer, St. Denis, Diamond Bar* San Pedro Pastoral Region: Father Andrew Chung, St. Pancratius, Lakewood* Father Martin Madero, St. Francis Xavier, Pico Rivera* Father Alidor Mikobi, St. Cyprian, Long Beach (extern priest) Father Gerard O’Brien, Our Lady of Refuge, Long Beach* Father Adrian San Juan, St. Linus, <strong>No</strong>rwalk* Father Alfredo Vargas, CMF, St. Athanasius, Long Beach* (extern priest) Father Budi Wardhana, St. Lucy, Long Beach* The following parish leaders will be appointed or reappointed parish life directors: San Fernando Pastoral Region: Sister Mary Karen Collier, SSL, Holy Redeemer, Montrose/St. James the Less, La Crescenta* (Father Michael Grieco will serve as priest/minister) San Gabriel Pastoral Region: Dr. Humberto Ramos, St. Marcellinus, Los Angeles* (Father Gilbert Cruz will continue to serve as priest/minister) The following parishes will be entrusted to religious orders: Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region: St. Raphael, Los Angeles, entrusted to the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity (ST)* (With Father Stanley Bosch, ST, as pastor) San Fernando Pastoral Region: Our Lady of Peace, <strong>No</strong>rth Hills, entrusted to The Order of St. Camillus (MI)* (With pastor/administrator to be announced) The following religious orders have also proposed the following pastors at parishes they administer and have been approved by the archbishop: St. Dominic, Los Angeles, under the pastoral care of the Dominican Friars (Father Roberto Corral, OP, effective <strong>May</strong> 1, <strong>2019</strong>) St. Thomas Aquinas, Ojai, under the pastoral care of the Augustinians (Father Kirk Davis, OSA, effective June 15, <strong>2019</strong>) Our Mother of Good Counsel, Los Angeles, under the pastoral care of the Augustinians (Father Alvin Paligutan, OSA, effective June 15, <strong>2019</strong>) St. Francis Xavier, Burbank, under the pastoral care of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (Father Sebastian Vettickal, CMI, effective July 1, <strong>2019</strong>) * Parishes with an asterisk denote parishes that were on the open pastorate listing this term. Editor’s note: Any updates to this list can be found in the Catholic LA section of <strong>Angelus</strong><strong>News</strong>.com 16 • ANGELUS • <strong>May</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2019</strong> Archdiocesan priests gathered at the <strong>2019</strong> Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. VICTOR ALEMÁN
VICTOR ALEMÁN <strong>May</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2019</strong> • ANGELUS • <strong>17</strong>