PRESS RELEASE – May 19, 2005

APPOINTMENTS
ARCHDIOCESE OF OTTAWA
(ENGLISH SECTOR)

The Most Reverend Marcel Gervais, Archbishop of Ottawa, is pleased to announce the following changes in pastoral appointments. These appointments take effect on July 1^st 2005.

Diocesan Appointments

(Rev.) Msgr. Patrick Powers, P.H., currently Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, will become Rector of Notre-Dame Cathedral effective September 1, 2005. He will remain a Vicar General, and an ex-officio member of diocesan councils and Chairperson of the Committee for Diocesan Celebrations, my representative to Inter-Faith Ottawa and to the Friends of the Cathedral, Administrator of the Archbishop’s Residence and chairperson of the OCCB Professional Conduct Committee.

Rev.) Kevin Beach, currently on loan as Rector of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton, will become a Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia. He becomes an ex-officio member of all diocesan councils and will replace Msgr. Powers as Chairperson of all the committees he chaired (with the exception of those noted above) and will also retain specific responsibility for English Commissions on Liturgy, Christian Initiation, Adult Faith and responsibility for Catholic Cemeteries and the John Paul II Residence and others to be announced at a later date.

(Rev.) Jacques Kabangu, currently Rector of Notre-Dame Cathedral, is appointed to a one-year study period at the Canadian College in Rome, in order to complete his doctoral studies.

(Rev.) Vincent Pereira, Pastor of St. Augustine’s Parish in Ottawa, is also appointed to the position of Judicial Vicar of the Ottawa Regional Marriage Tribunal.

Pastors

(Rev.) Octavio Cidadao, has been granted a three- year extension of his appointment as Pastor of Senhor Santo Cristo Parish, Ottawa.

(Rev.) Herman Falke, retires as Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Osgoode but is granted a one-year extension of his appointment as Pastor of St. Brigid’s Parish, Manotick.

(Rev.) Gerald Gahagan, is granted a one-year extension of his appointment as Pastor of St. Theresa’s Parish, Ottawa.

(Rev.) Glicerio Jeminez, currently Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish is appointed Pastor of St. Michael’s Parish in Fitzroy Harbour and St. Gabriel’s Parish in Constance Bay.

(Rev.) Giles Joly, while remaining Pastor of St. Catherine of Sienna Parish in Metcalfe, becomes Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Osgoode.

(Rev.) Robert Latour, currently Pastor of St. George’s Parish, Ottawa, is appointed Pastor of Annunciation of the Lord Parish, Ottawa, for a period of six years.

(Rev.) William Penney, currently on study leave, is appointed Pastor of St. Philip’s Parish in Richmond and St. Clare’s Parish in Dwyer Hill, for a period of six years.

(Rev.) Michael Ruddick, currently Associate Pastor of Divine Infant Parish in Orleans, becomes Pastor of St. Michael’s Parish in Corkery and St. Peter Celestine Parish in Packenham.

Rev.) Robert Ryan, currently Administrator of St. Michael’s Parish in Corkery and St. Peter Celestine Parish in Pakenham, has accepted a position as a local secretary at the Apostolic Nunciature.

(Rev.) Andre Samson, currently part-time Pastor of St. Margaret Mary’s Parish in Ottawa, will be re-assigned to a French Sector parish.

(Rev.) Paul Shepherd, currently on study-leave, has been granted a three-year extension of his appointment as Pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish in Kanata.

(Rev.) Richard Siok, currently Pastor of Annunciation Parish in Ottawa, is granted a one-year sabbatical.

(Rev.) Leonard St. John, currently Pastor of St. Michael’s Parish in Fitzroy Harbour and St. Gabriel’s Parish in Constance Bay, is appointed Pastor of St. George’s Parish, Ottawa, for a period of six years.

(Rev.) James Whelan, has been granted a one-year extension of his appointment as Pastor of St. Margaret Mary’s Parish in Cumberland.

Part-time Pastors and Administrators

(Rev.) Tim Amyot, O.S.M., currently Administrator of Holy Redeemer Parish in Kanata, becomes administrator of Assumption Parish in Vanier.

(Rev.) Jean Decoste, currently part-time Pastor of St. Edith Stein Parish in Rockland becomes part-time Pastor of St. Margaret Mary’s Parish in Ottawa, all the while remaining a Chaplain at the General Campus of the Ottawa Hospital.

(Rev.) Daryl Kennedy, currently on loan to the Diocese of Mont-Laurier, becomes part-time Pastor of St. Edith Stein Parish in Rockland, while remaining a Chaplain at the Queensway Carleton Hospital.

(Rev.) Jose Seraphin, currently Administrator of Assumption Parish in Vanier, returns to his religious community, with our sincere thanks for his assistance to us.

Associate Pastors

(Rev.) Anthony Hannon, ordained to the priesthood on May 14, 2005, is appointed Associate Pastor of Divine Infant Parish in Orleans.

(Rev.) Lawrence McCormick, currently Pastor of St. Philip’s Parish in Richmond and St. Clare’s Parish in Dwyer Hill, has asked to become an Associate Pastor for health reasons, and is granted an appointment as Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Ottawa.

(Rev.) Paul Nwaeze, on loan to our Archdiocese for a period of two years, is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Patrick’s Parish in Fallowfield.

For further information: Gilles Ouellette, 738-5025, ext. 238