PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENT
June 6, 2024

Retirement

Rev. Robert Dielissen, currently Pastor of St. Paul’s Parish, Airdrie, has been granted early retirement for health reasons effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Julian Studden, currently Associate Pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Calgary, will retire effective August 1, 2024. Fr. Julian will continue in his appointment as the Vicar for the Permanent Diaconate.

The Diocese of Calgary is grateful for their many years of dedicated priestly service, and I wish them our prayers and best wishes.
Yours in Christ,
✠William T. McGrattan
Bishop of Calgary

Priests arriving in the Diocese

Rev. Lawrence Manolache, currently on leave from the Diocese and serving in the Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy, will be returning to the Diocese and has been appointed Associate Pastor of St. Bonaventure Parish, Calgary, effective October 1, 2024.
Rev. Tadeusz Jordan, SDS, currently Pastor of St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Coquitlam, BC, has been appointed Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Calgary, effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Kevin Gillis, LC, currently at the Legionaries of Christ Novitiate & College of Humanities, Cheshire, Connecticut, has been appointed Associate Pastor of Ascension Parish, Calgary, effective July 31, 2024.
Rev. Kelvin Chukwurah, on loan from the Diocese of Aba, Nigeria, and who has been providing Mass coverage to a few parishes in Calgary since April 2024, has been appointed Associate Pastor of St. Michael’s Parish, Calgary, effective August 1, 2024.

Priest Pastoral Assignments

Rev. Vijaya Bathineni, currently Administrator of St. James Parish, Okotoks, has been appointed Pastor of the parish effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Cristino Bouvette, currently Administrator of Sacred Heart Parish, Strathmore, has been appointed Pastor of the parish effective August 1, 2024. Fr. Cristino will continue to be Vocations Director for the priesthood.
Rev. Troy Nguyen, currently Associate Pastor of St. Bonaventure Parish, Calgary, has been appointed Vicar for Young Adults and Chaplain to the St. Francis Xavier Chaplaincy effective August 1, 2024. Fr. Troy will reside at the rectory of St. Bonaventure Parish and will continue in his capacity as the Chaplain to St. Mary’s University.
Rev. Thomas Vadassery, currently Associate Pastor of St. Paul’s Parish, Airdrie, has been appointed Administrator of the Parish effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Pawel Andrasz, currently Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Standoff, has been appointed Pastor of St. Peter’s Parish, Milk River, effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Jose Bustalino, currently Associate Pastor of St. Michael’s Parish, Calgary, has been appointed Administrator of Immaculate Conception Parish, Standoff, effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Valentine Suum, currently Associate Pastor of St. Patrick’s Parish, Calgary, has been appointed Associate Pastor of St. James Parish, Okotoks, effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Vincent Ha Tuan, currently in the Medicine Hat Hospital Chaplaincy, has been appointed Associate Pastor of St. Patrick’s Parish, Calgary, effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Myles Gaffney currently Pastor of St. Michael’s Parish, Pincher Creek, has been appointed to the Medicine Hat Hospital Chaplaincy effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Marino Infante, currently Pastor of St. Mary’s Parish, Brooks, has been appointed Pastor of St. Michael’s Parish, Pincher Creek, effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Eligio Canete, currently Pastor of St. James Parish, Calgary, has been appointed Pastor of St. Mary’s Parish, Brooks, effective August 1, 2024.
Rev. Domingo Bongalos, currently Associate Pastor of St. James Parish, Okotoks, has been appointed Pastor of St. James Parish, Calgary, effective August 1, 202

Seminarians

Bennet Chacko, having completed his second year of theology at St. Joseph Seminary, has been assigned to Holy Spirit Parish, Calgary, for his pastoral year of internship under the supervision of Rev. David Meadows effective August 1, 2024.
Peter An, having completed his theological studies at St. Joseph Seminary, has been assigned to St. Mary’s Cathedral, Calgary, for his vocational synthesis phase of formation under the supervision of Rev. Avinash Colaco effective August 1, 2024

Please pray for them in their new assignments and chapters of life!

Prayers for Priests (when there, tap the blue titles for the full prayer)