The Phoenix bishop-elect was also known in San Diego for his support of refugees, in particular the Lost Boys of Sudan, a group of more than 20,000 boys from the Nuer and Dinka ethnic groups who were orphaned or left home during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Tempe is embracing its history as a Valley music hot spot by making it cheaper for businesses to host live performances for the next year. To Parochial Vicar, St. Catherine of Siena Church, Laguna Beach, REV. Arangos error was in saying, We baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, when he should have begun the sentence by saying, I baptize you. The difference is theologically crucial, the Vatican ruled in 2020, because its not the we of the congregation doing the baptizing but the I of Jesus Christ, working through the priest. With the holidays approaching, it's important to know when your home is in need of heating and plumbing updates before more guests start to come around. OCB DARTS Dining Arts and Entertainment, Subscribe: Orange County Breeze by email (DONS), Hotel industry facing historic wave of foreclosures. From Parochial Vicar, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim To Parochial Vicar, Holy Spirit Church, Fountain Valley, REV. MANUEL LPEZ GONZLEZ The diocese declined to say whether Arango resigned as pastor, as the priest said in a note posted on the diocese's site. Fr. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix cut jobs, reduced priest pay and discontinuedthe print production of its newspaper on May 1in anticipation of the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Your monthly donation will help our team continue reporting the truth, with fairness, integrity, and fidelity to Jesus Christ and his Church. He learned that the new pastor is wise to get to know the people and the parish first and listen to them before making any sudden or sweeping changes. Saint Barbara Province of the Order of Friars Minor Fr. Reductions affect the Diocesan Pastoral Center in downtown Phoenix, which oversees the areas more than 100 parishes, missions,schools and the dioceses charities. To Pastor Renewed, St. Joachim Church, Costa Mesa, REV. DeFrancesco said the diocese is closely monitoring state and federal guidelines and the pastoral center is working with parishes on a plan to reopen to the public. To Chaplain, Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana, REV. After all of this and many more positive things that he has done, launched and created how does the diocese pay him for pronouncing an inclusive word? parishioner Maria Moran said. From Parochial Administrator, St. Albans Catholic Church, Rochester, New York (Priest of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter) Fr. The baptisms were performed by the Rev. Editors note: This story has been updated to reflect the additional pastoral appointments announced May 8. Subscribe to azcentral.com today. Rev. Like others, she then again received Communion and was confirmed this time as valid sacraments in the eyes of the church, which require recipients first to be baptized. LEONEL VARGAS Augustinian Recollects Religious Order Priest of the Phoenix diocese when it was when established in 1969. Fr. From Mt. From Hospital Chaplaincy, South County MICHAEL ST. PAUL Support local journalism. Muir., Mother, wife, leader: Chaviras personal and professional life reflect her witness of Christ. DUY LE Angel Seminary, St Benedict, Oregon Richard Smith as Pastor of Holy Spirit, Naperville, Very Rev. From Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente From Parochial Vicar, Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster Dolan, a strong Spanish-speaker, has been an auxiliary bishop in San Diego, a diocese of almost 1.4 million Catholics, since 2017, serving under Cardinal-designate Robert McElroy. Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange announces priest assignment changes. Bishop Dolan has been the pastor of six very diverse parishes within the Diocese of San Diego, and to each he has brought leadership, prayerfulness, collaboration, creativity and unity, McElroy added. May God bless them and those they will serve. Before serving at St. Gregory, Arango was pastor at Saint Jerome Catholic Church in Phoenix and the St. Anne Roman Catholic Parish in nearby Gilbert. From Transitional Deacon, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim "Rebaptism doesnt exist because baptism creates an ontological change (a change in being) in a person," said Jay Conzemius, moderator of the Diocese of Pittsburghs tribunal and past president of the Canon Law Society of America. Assigned at the time to St. Mary's in Phoenix, AZ. From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, La Habra "This is a travesty to be crucified for the use of WE instead of I," they added. From Parochial Vicar, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine From Parochial Vicar, Mission Basilica, San Juan Capistrano After his appointment as an auxiliary bishop in 2017, Dolan was hailed as an LGBT-positive priest by New Ways Ministry, a Catholic LGBT outreach group without approval or recognition from the Catholic Church. To Pastor Extended, St. Hedwig Church, Los Alamitos, REV. parishioner Maria Moran said. SCOTT ALLEN I learned a lot about evangelization, Fr. I ask you to please pray for Fr. To Pastor Extended, St. Timothy Church, Laguna Niguel, REV. He still owns a condo in that part of the Valley, so he said the move to St. Joseph takes him closer to the property. To Pastor Extended, Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente, REV. The changes are part of a regular cycle and do not necessarily indicate any sort of special, unusual, or otherwise notable event. Bishop Dolan is pleased to announce he has made the following priestly appointments. By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, 13280 Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove, CA, 92840, https://www.rcbo.org. Jason Stone as Pastor of Immaculate Conception, Morris, Rev. ENRIQUE SERA From Parochial Vicar, La Pursima Church, Orange PHOENIX (AP) Families came one by one to the baptismal font in a Phoenix church where the Rev. In a petition to the diocese, parishioners requested a town hall meeting at the church to hear their views and demand answers to the dioceses decision to invalidate thousands of sacraments. Winkler said. From Parochial Vicar, Ss. Base salaries for priests wasreduced by 25%. John R. Muir as moderator of the curia and vicar general and Dr. Maria Chavira to serve as vice-moderator of the curia, in addition to her current role as chancellor. TONY PARK From Pastor, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, La Habra To Parochial Vicar, St. Hedwig Church, Los Alamitos, REV. Matthew Pratscheras Pastor of St. John Paul II, Kankakee, Rev. Church officials estimate Arango performed thousands of baptisms that are now presumed invalid and said those affected need to valid baptisms now. Orange County Catholic Newspaper, E-updates and alerts from Orange County Catholic, 2022 orange county catholic-allrightsreserved orange county catholic is the officialnewssource of the romancatholicdioceseoforange, VALENTINE FUN AT ST. COLUMBANS WINTER FORMAL, CLERGY HONORED AT ANNUAL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DINNER. PRIEST ASSIGNMENTS Bishop Vann is pleased to announce the following appointments, effective July 1, 2018 It is hard, he acknowledged, but we didnt get into [the priesthood] for permanence, we got into it to do whats best for the Church and to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit who works through the personnel board and the bishop as much as He works through me, he said. DAVID R. KLUNK The Vicar for Clergy assists the bishop by providing support to the priests in the Diocese of Phoenix. DANIEL BARICA, O.F.M. "Fr. They include: Rebaptism doesnt exist because baptism creates an ontological change (a change in being) in a person, said Jay Conzemius, moderator of the Diocese of Pittsburghs tribunal and past president of the Canon Law Society of America. His task now: Healing and helping those he invalidly baptized. Another parishioner, 17-year-old Brisa Lomas, wrote a letter to Thomas Olmstead, the bishop of Phoenix, asking him to reinstate Arango at St. Gregory. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix cut jobs, reduced priest pay and discontinued the print production of its newspaper on May 1 in anticipation of the financial fallout from the . MSGR. John Honiotes at St. Francis H.S. The new appointments include Fr. He played an instrumental role in the liturgical planning of Bishop Dolans Installation Mass in August. To Pastor, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton and part-time Judge, Office of Canonical Services, REV. Pope Francis on Friday named San Diego Auxiliary Bishop John P. Dolan to lead the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona. JOSEPH NGU TRUONG To Parochial Vicar, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch, REV. From Pastor, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton Assignment outside of Diocese of Orange, REV. "If Jesus was in charge of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, I know in my heart that he would forgive Father Andres for this honest mistake." Scott Allen has been assigned as a Parochial Vicar to St. Hedwig; and Rev. Jose Menemil Cerna at Saints Peter and Paul, Naperville, Rev. Ramon Sida III at St. Raphael, Naperville, Fr James Dvorscak St Daniel the Prophet, Wheaton, Fr Marek Jurzyk Corpus Christi, Carol Stream, Fr Mark Rosenbaum St John the Apostle, Villa Park, Fr Jeffery Stoneberg Christ the King, Lombard. The ceremony Thursday evening represented a new assignment for Arango, pastor of St. Gregory Parish for nearly five years until news broke that he had repeatedly flubbed the phrasing on the initiation rite. After attending Regis University and St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, and Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, Fr. AZ International Auto Show & New Car Buyer's Guide 2020 Model Year, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. . She praised him for his work over the years and questioned why the Diocese of Phoenix didnt gather input from the community before his resignation as pastor. Saint Barbara Province of the Order of Friars Minor He has served in various roles at St. Joan of Arc Parish in Phoenix (2008-2010), Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix (2008-2011), All Saints Newman Center in Tempe (2010-2013), St. Rose Philippine Duchesne in Anthem (2013-2015), Good Shepherd Mission in New River, and St. Michael Mission in Gila Bend. From Licentiate studies in Philosophy and residence at the Pontifical North American College, Rome Assignment outside of Diocese of Orange, REV VINCENT NGUYEN, O.F.M. When you subscribe to the CNA UPDATE, we'll send you a daily email with links to the news you need and, occasionally, breaking news. Clive Otieno as Pastor of St. Irene, Warrenville, Rev. To Parochial Vicar, La PursimaChurch, Orange, REV. To Administrator Extended, St. Angela Merici Church, Brea, REV. To Pastor Renewed, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, La Habra, REV. THOMAS DE NGUYEN-DANG I am grateful to Bishop Dolan for his invitation to serve in these new roles and delighted to say yes to him, said Fr. To Parochial Vicar, St. Anne Church, Seal Beach, REV. I cannot begin to express my thanks to God for his goodness to me throughout my life and I enter this new chapter with a renewed commitment to love and serve the Lord and His Church with my whole heart, soul, and strength, Bishop Dolan said in a June 10 press release. Arango is a priest in good standing and has led many people to a deeper relationship with Christ in his pastoral work at Saint Gregory Parish, but now he is committing himself to this vital and important pastoral outreach to the people of God helping and healing, the diocese said. Arangos error was in saying, We baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, when he should have begun the sentence by saying, I baptize you. The difference is theologically crucial, the Vatican ruled in 2020, because its not the we of the congregation doing the baptizing but the I of Jesus Christ, working through the priest. Father Jason Barone, parochial administrator of St. Jude Catholic Church in Sapphire, is assigned as pastor as of July 5 to coincide with St. Jude . To me, he didnt do it intentionally, Najera said. From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Santa Ana From Pastor, St. Joachim Church, Costa Mesa Mathew Abraham, ALCP - Priest of the Holy Spirit Fathers of Southern India/Kerala; previously serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Zephyrhills, Florida - Diocese of St. Petersburg assigned as Temporary Administrator of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port St. Joe, Florida - effective July 1, 2020 Rev. Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency's senior Rome correspondent. She praised him for his work over the years and questioned why the Diocese of Phoenix didnt gather input from the community before his resignation as pastor. Fred Adamson, departs DPC for parish life, Pope Francis will travel to Hungary at end of April, Dialogue, not revenge, must prevail in the Holy Land, pope says. Robert Noesen as Pastor of St. Peter, Itasca, Rev. It also included a spreadsheet with hundreds of examples of how Arango positively impacted their lives. KTARs Community Spotlight focuses on the Boys & Girls Club of the Valley and the work to incorporate esports into children's lives. For the latest local news, download the FOX 10 News app. Phoenix is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. and the diocese serves 1.2 million Catholics. To Pastor Renewed, St. Mary Church, Fullerton, REV. Church officials estimate Arango performed thousands of baptisms that are now presumed invalid and said those affected need valid baptisms now. In a petition to the diocese, parishioners requested a town hall meeting at the church to hear their views and demand answers to the dioceses decision to invalidate thousands of sacraments. He was ordained a priest of the diocese in 1989. Fr. Muir has been the pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Avondale since 2015 and has also led the Diocese of Phoenixs Office of Worship for the past two years. Andrs Arango, whose baptisms up until last summer are presumed to be invalid, poured holy water over the heads of a dozen people in a do-over of the Catholic ritual. This story was updated at 9:40 am MDT with information from a Diocese of Phoenix press release. To Parochial Vicar, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine, REV. Christopher Lankford as Pastor of St. John the Baptist, Winfield, Rev. That represents about 25% to 30% of the staff at the pastoral center, DeFrancesco said. 0:04. Arango told the families in the church Thursday that the do-over was a chance for the faithful to renew their commitment to God. The diocese declined to say whether Arango resigned as pastor, as the priest said in a note posted on the dioceses site. ALFREDO DE DIOS, O.A.R. Another parishioner, 17-year-old Brisa Lomas, wrote a letter to Thomas Olmstead, the bishop of Phoenix, asking him to reinstate Arango at St. Gregory. Priests in Phoenix, AZ Here is a complete list of most professional Priests in your town. 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