His Eminence, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. Has announced the following appointments. Unless otherwise noted, the effective date was June 1, 2024.
Pastor (first time)
Father Christopher W. Bae, St. Antoine Daveluy [Korean], Newton (effective Jan. 15, 2024).
Father Andreas R. Davison, St. John the Baptist, Peabody and St. Thomas the Apostle, Salem.
Father Luiz Fernando De Franca Lopes, Holy Family and St. Anthony of Padua [Portuguese], Lowell (effective May 10, 2024).
Father Marcos Enrique, St. Mark, Dorchester (effective June 17, 2024).
Father Jason R. Giombetti, St. Michael, Hudson.
Father Joseph M. Hubbard, St. Brigid, Lexington.
Father Timothy P. Hynes, Mary, Queen of Peace, Medford.
Father Robert A. LeBlanc, Christ the King, Reading.
Father Matthew J. Norwood, St. Denis and St. Margaret Mary, Westwood (effective June 1, 2024), which becomes St. Joan of Arc, Westwood (effective July 1, 2024).
Father Kevin P. Pleitez, Our Lady of the Assumption, East Boston.
Father William H. Robinson, Most Precious Blood, Dover and St. Theresa of Lisieux, Sherborn.
Father Michael S. Rora, Incarnation of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Melrose and Most Blessed Sacrament, Wakefield.
Father Joel Americo Santos, St. Peter, Cambridge.
Father Thomas R. Sullivan, St. Cecilia, Ashland (effective Sept. 15, 2023).
Father Edmund U. Ugwoegbu [Diocese of Enugu], St. Barbara and St. Anthony of Padua, Woburn.
Pastor [reappointed to present parish(es)]
Father John J. Ahern, St. Gregory, Dorchester (effective Aug. 1, 2024).
Father Jeffrey S. Archer, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Acton and St. Isidore, Stow.
Father Marc J. Bishop, St. Agnes and St. Camillus, Arlington.
Father John M. Capuci, St. Charles Borromeo, Woburn (effective June 12, 2024).
Father Paul F. Coughlin, St. Raphael, Medford.
Father John A. Currie, St. Patrick, Roxbury, and Holy Family and St. Peter, Dorchester (effective Aug. 1, 2024).
Father John W. Delaney, Sacred Hearts, Haverhill.
Father Thomas S. Domurat, Most Holy Redeemer, East Boston.
Father George P. Evans, Holy Name, West Roxbury (effective Nov. 13, 2023).
Father Jonathan M. Gaspar, St. Mary of the Assumption, Brookline.
Father John J. Graham, St. Joseph, Kingston and St. Mary, Plymouth.
Father Philip E. McGaugh, St. Mary, Randolph.
Father Huy H. Nguyen, Immaculate Conception and St. Jerome, Weymouth.
Father Christopher W. Wallace, All Saints, Haverhill.
Father Matthew M. Williams, St. Joseph and St. John the Baptist, Quincy.
Pastor [second or third appointment, i.e. at different parish(es)]
Father David J. Barnes, St. Patrick, Stoneham (effective Aug. 29, 2023).
Father Robert J. Blaney, St. Michael, North Andover.
Father Walter A. Carreiro, Holy Family, Rockland.
Father Darin V. Colarusso, Transfiguration of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Wilmington.
Father Paul K. Hurley, St. Bonaventure, Plymouth.
Father Hoang V. Le, St. Gabriel the Archangel, Haverhill (effective July 1, 2024).
Father Stephen J. Madden, St. Matthias, Marlborough.
Monsignor John R. McLaughlin, St. John the Evangelist, Swampscott and St. Thomas Aquinas, Nahant.
Father Francis P. O'Brien, Sacred Heart [Personal], Lexington.
Father David M. O'Leary, Holy Family, Concord and St. Irene, Carlisle.
Father Kenneth C. Overbeck, St. Joseph, Medway.
Father Bryan K. Parrish, St. Joseph, Needham (effective July 1, 2024).
Father Laurence M. Tocci, Good Shepherd, Wayland.
Administrator
Father John F. Carmichael, Delegate, St. Anselm Church, Sudbury (effective April 15, 2024).
Father Ronald D. Coyne, Temporary Administrator, St. Monica and St. Lucy, Methuen. Father Coyne remains as a Senior Priest.
Father Roner J. Graterol, FMI, Sacred Hearts, Malden (effective Feb. 1, 2024).
Father Joseph O. Ogazie [Diocese of Abakaliki], St. Anne [French], Salem (effective May 13, 2024).
Parochial vicar
Father Gabriel Tokoh Afumbom [Archdiocese of Bamenda], Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, Waltham (effective June 9, 2024).
Father Joseph R. Almeida, Temporary Parochial Vicar, St. Mary of the Assumption, Lawrence.
Father Joseph K. Boafo, Holy Apostles, Hanson-Halifax (effective May 15, 2024).
Father Patrick C. Chibuko [Diocese of Enugu], St. Mary, Wrentham and St. Martha, Plainville.
Father Gabriel O. Chukwu [Diocese of Abakaliki], Divine Mercy, Quincy (effective Feb. 12, 2024).
Father Antonio L. dos Santos, CSS, St. John the Baptist, Peabody and St. Thomas the Apostle, Salem (effective Nov. 1, 2023).
Father Joseph A. Ferme, Holy Name, West Roxbury (effective July 12, 2024).
Father Patrick J. Fiorillo, St. Patrick, Stoneham (effective April 7, 2024).
Father Dwight C. Hoeberechts, OMI, St. Michael, North Andover (effective June 15, 2024).
Father Reinaldo A. Machado Ramos [Diocese of Itapetininga], St. James and St. John the Baptist, Haverhill (effective April 16, 2024), which becomes St. Gabriel the Archangel, Haverhill (effective July 1, 2024).
Father Gabino O. Macias, St. Mary of the Sacred Heart, Lynn (effective Feb. 1, 2024).
Father Valdir Mesquita Ferreira Lima [Archdiocese of Niteroi], St. Mary, Plymouth and St. Joseph, Kingston.
Father Benito S. Moreno, St. Patrick, Lowell.
Father Gerald O. Nebo [Diocese of Abakaliki], Holy Ghost, Whitman and St. Bridget, Abington.
Father Lambert K. Nieme, Divine Mercy, Quincy.
Father Tinh V. Nguyen, St. Patrick, Lowell (effective July 1, 2024).
Father Mark T. Olejnik, St. Stephen, Framingham.
Father Modestus C. Onwumelu [Diocese of Enugu], St. Denis and St. Margaret Mary, Westwood (effective Feb. 15, 2024), which becomes St. Joan of Arc, Westwood (effective July 1, 2024).
Father Marcos Tulio Pena Portillo, Temporary Parochial Vicar, St. Peter, Cambridge.
Father Steven Restrepo, St. Columbkille, Brighton (effective Nov. 1, 2023).
Father Nathaniel A. Sanders, St. Paul, Cambridge (effective April 7, 2024).
Father Guy C. Snyder, PIME, Holy Family, Rockland.
Father Michael D. Ssenfuma [Diocese of Masaka], St. Joseph, Needham (effective July 1, 2024).
Father Paul I. Ugwu [Diocese of Nsukka], St. Anthony of Padua, Revere (effective July 1, 2024)
Father Eric J. Velasquez, St. Patrick, Brockton.
Father Victor L. Vitug, Immaculate Conception, Marlborough (effective May 29, 2024).
Father Agustin Vondou [Archdiocese of Garoua], Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, Waltham (effective Aug. 16, 2024).
Father Alphonsus Hien Q. Vu, St. Ambrose, Dorchester (effective June 17, 2024).
Father Maria Antony H. Washington [Diocese of Tuticorin], Our Lady of the Visitation, Milton (effective July 1, 2024).
Senior Priest
Father James G. Burke
Father Joseph Diem (effective May 1, 2024)
Father Richard M. Erikson (effective Nov. 1, 2023)
Father Joseph M. Hennessey (effective Sept. 1, 2023)
Father James F. Hickey
Father Stephen J. Linehan
Father Linus B. Mendis
Father Stephen B. Rock
Father Frank J. Silva
Father John L. Sullivan
Religious Order Parish Assignment
Father Philip A. Dabney, CSsR, Pastor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Roxbury (effective Aug. 16, 2023).
Father Jairo F. Guidini, CS, Pastor, St. Tarcisius [Italian], Framingham (effective Sept. 20, 2023).
Father Elvis Mwamba, OMI, Temporary Administrator, St. Mary, Georgetown-Rowley (effective Nov. 1, 2023).
Father John C. Wronski, SJ, Pastor, St. Ignatius of Loyola, Newton (effective Aug. 1, 2024).
Newly Ordained Priests
(Cardinal SeaLn P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. Ordained eleven new priests for the Archdiocese of Boston on May 25, 2024. The cardinal has made their first assignments as follows. All were effective June 1, 2024.)
Father Giovanni F. Argote Infante, St. Joseph, Lynn.
Father Marcelo G. Ferrari Melo, Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Hingham and St. Paul, Hingham.
Father Gabriel M. Hanley, Immaculate Conception, Marlborough.
Father Matthew J. Harrington, St. Edward the Confessor, Medfield and St. Jude, Norfolk.
Father David W. Joanis, St. Mary of the Assumption, Brookline.
Father Christopher J. Letizia, St. Catherine of Siena, Norwood.
Father Barry T. Mongeon, St. John the Evangelist, St. Mary Star of the Sea and St. Margaret, Beverly.
Father David G. Pineda Landaverde, All Saints, Haverhill.
Father John Tanyi Nquah Lebui, St. Mary, Franklin.
Father Hung V. Tran, St. Anthony of Padua, Cohasset and St. Mary of the Assumption, Hull.
Father Jeremy R. Wagner, St. Oscar Romero, Canton.
Outside Parish Assignments
Most Reverend Cristiano G. Borro Barbosa, Regional Bishop of the Central Region. Bishop Borro Barbosa remains as Secretary for Evangelization and Discipleship. (effective February 3, 2024).
Father Patrick S. Armano, Chaplain for the Congregation of St. Athanasius. Father Armano remains as Chaplain at Austin Preparatory School, Reading. (effective January 1, 2024).
Father Derek J. Borek, Member of the Faculty at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary, Weston.
Father David A. Campo, Lend Lease -- Archdiocese for the Military Services United States of America. (effective June 9, 2024).
Father Federico Cinocca [Archdiocese of Milan], Chaplain at Emmanuel College, Boston (effective March 1, 2024).
Father Kevin J. Deeley, Member of the Faculty at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary, Weston.
Father Daniel P. Moloney, Lend Lease to the Diocese of Columbus, (effective July 1, 2024).
Father Denis N. Nakkeeran, Member of the Faculty at St. John Seminary, Brighton.
Deacon John D. Nicholson, Member of the Faculty at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary, Weston. Deacon Nicholson remains as Permanent Deacon at St. Mary of the Assumption, Brookline.
Father Frank J. Silva, Member of the Faculty at St. John Seminary, Brighton. Father Silva remains a Senior Priest.
Father Paul R. Soper, Secretary for Ministerial Personnel.
Father Paul V. Sullivan, Member of the Faculty at St. John Seminary, Brighton.
Father Bijo Thomas, CMI, Assistant to the Director at St. Therese of Lisieux, Chapel, Peabody (effective December 16, 2023).
Incardinated into the Archdiocese
Father Karunaya Xavier Arulraj (effective May 10, 2024)
Father Luiz Fernando De Franca Lopes (effective May 10, 2024)
Father Marcos Tulio Pena Portillo (effective April 5, 2024)
Deacons
(Cardinal SeaLn P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. Ordained six transitional deacons for the Archdiocese of Boston on May 4, 2024. The cardinal has made their assignments as follows. All were effective May 4, 2024.)
Reverend Mister Vincenzo Caruso, Immaculate Conception, Revere. (effective May 4, 2024)
Reverend Mister Brian Daley, Sacred Hearts, Haverhill.
Reverend Mister Brian T. Delaney, St. Veronica, Burlington.
Reverend Mister Mateus de Oliviera Martin, Immaculate Conception, Marlborough.
Reverend Mister Thuy Nguyen, Holy Ghost, Whitman and St. Bridget, Abington.
Reverend Mister Dong Pham, Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Hingham and St. Paul, Hingham.
