Sister Evelyn Margaret Klemmer, CSJ
Author: Christine
Diocesan Assignments – July 12, 2025
PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Saint Martin Estiverne, from parochial vicar of Holy Cross, Flatbush, to parochial vicar of St. Paul and St. Agnes, Cobble Hill, effective June 30, 2025.
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