PAROCHIAL VICAR

Rev. Michael J. McGee, from parochial vicar of Holy Family – St. Laurence, Canarsie, to parochial vicar of St. Mary Gate of Heaven, Ozone Park, effective Jan. 31.

Rev. Szymon A. Galazyn, from parochial vicar of St. Mary Gate of Heaven, Ozone Park, to parochial vicar of Holy Family – St. Laurence, Canarsie, effective Jan. 31.

RESIDENCE

Rev. John J. Amann, from parochial vicar, and active senior priest of Holy Family – St. Laurence, Canarsie, to residence at the Bishop Mugavero Residence for Senior Priests, Douglaston, while remaining in senior priest status, effective Jan. 31.

RELIGIOUS ORDER

Rev. Aneesh Mathew, C.M., to residence at the Rev. John B. Murray House, while attending classes at St. John’s University, Jamaica, effective Jan. 25.

Rev. Thomas G. Benz, S.J. to ministry and residence at the Carroll Street Jesuit Community Residence, Crown Heights, effective Jan 1. 

Rev. Gazena D. Haile, M.Afr., to parochial vicar of Our Lady of Light, St. Albans, effective November 30, 2020.

Rev. William J. Bracken, C.P., to ministry and residence at the Immaculate Conception Monastery, Jamaica, effective September 1, 2020.

Rev. Gabriel M. Scasino, O.F.M. Conv., from parochial of Most Holy Trinity – St. Mary, Williamsburg, to ministry with his order, effective December 15, 2020.

NON-INCARDINATED

Rev. Apollinaris Anyomi, from parochial vicar of St. Matthew, Crown Heights, to return to ministry to his home diocese in Ghana, effective August 31, 2020.

Rev. Lianjiang Peter Bai, from parochial vicar of St. Michael, Flushing, to parochial vicar of St. Agatha, Sunset Park, effective Jan. 31.

Rev. Shengjiao Joseph Lin, from parochial vicar of St. Agatha, Sunset Park, to parochial vicar of St. Rosalia – Regina Pacis, Dyker Heights, effective Jan. 31.

Rev. Cletus M.K. Forson, to parochial vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus & Mary & St. Stephen, Carroll Gardens, effective September 27, 2020.

Rev. Peter J. Mawusi, from parochial vicar of St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands, to parochial vicar of St. Catherine of Genoa, Flatbush, effective Jan. 15.

Rev. Sasa Ilijic, to parochial vicar of Most Precious Blood, Long Island City, effective December 16, 2020.

Rev. Cesar E. Peña, from parochial vicar of Blessed Sacrament, Jackson Heights, to parochial vicar of St. Bartholomew, Elmhurst, effective Jan. 1.

Rev. Augustine Emeh, from hospital chaplain, and from residence at Holy Name of Jesus, Park Slope, to ministry in Massachusetts, effective November 30, 2020.

DEACON

Deacon Manuel Zelaya, from deacon of Guardian Angel, Brighton Beach, to retired status, effective Jan. 31.

Deacon Lamont A. Blake, from deacon of Christ the King, Springfield Gardens, to retired status, effective December 31, 2020.

Deacon Gregory D. Dixon, from deacon of St. Andrew the Apostle, Bay Ridge, to retired status, effective December 31, 2020.