PASTOR
Very Rev. Kevin F. McBrien, from pastor of Our Lady of the Snows, Floral Park, and from Dean of Queens 5 Deanery, to pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Glendale, effective June 30.
Very Rev. Patrick J. West, to pastor of Corpus Christi, Woodside, while remaining pastor of St. Sebastian, Woodside, and dean of Queens 2 Deanery, effective June 10.
Rev. Fred Marano, from pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Glendale, to pastor of Our Lady of the Snows, Floral Park, effective June 30.
Rev. Jose C. daSilva, from pastor of St. Rita, Long Island City, and from coordinator of ministry to Brazilian Immigrants, to pastor of St. Pius V, Jamaica.
Rev. Feliz Sanchez, from pastor of St. Pius V, Jamaica, to pastor of St. Rita, Long Island City, and to coordinator of ministry to Brazilian Immigrants, effective June 30.
Rev. Peter Y. Okajima, from parochial vicar of Our Lady of the Snows, Floral Park, to pastor of St. Margaret, Middle Village, effective June 30.
TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR
Very Rev. William F. Sweeney, to temporary administrator of St. Camillus – St. Virgilius, Rockaway Beach, while remaining pastor of St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, and dean of Queens 10 Deanery.
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Rev. Rony Mendes, to parochial vicar of Corpus Christi, Woodside, while remaining parochial vicar of St. Sebastian, Woodside, effective June 10.
Rev. Elvin Torres, to parochial vicar of Corpus Christi, Woodside, while remaining parochial vicar of St. Sebastian, Woodside, effective June 10.
Rev. Mintu Rozario, to parochial vicar of St. Sebastian, Woodside, while remaining parochial vicar of Corpus Christi, and coordinator of ministry to Bangladeshi Immigrants, and limited ministry at Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, effective June 10.
NON-INCARDINATED
Rev. Lionel Espinoza Vasquez, to parochial vicar of St. Michael, Flushing, effective March 9.
Rev. Diego Villegas, from temporary ministry at St. Michael, Flushing, to return to his home diocese in Colombia, effective March 31.
RELIGIOUS ORDER
Rev. Jesus Arellano, C.M., from residence and ministry at St. John the Baptist, Bedford Stuyvesant, to return to ministry with his religious order, effective September 1, 2023.
Rev. Russell Governale, O.F.M. Conv., from residence, and ministry as vocations director, to ministry in Jonesboro, Georgia, effective June 1.
RELEASED FROM DIOCESAN ASSIGNMENT TO MINISTRY OUTSIDE BROOKLYN
Rev. Msgr. Jonas Achacoso, from pastor of Corpus Christi, Woodside, and from part-time ministry at The Tribunal, and from liaison for Ecclesial Movements, to released from diocesan assignment to ministry outside the diocese with the Holy See, Rome, effective June 10.
DEACON
Deacon Marcial A. Cordon, to deacon of Corpus Christi, Woodside, while remaining deacon of St. Sebastian, Woodside, effective June 20.
Deacon Roberto Cruz, to deacon of Corpus Christi, Woodside, while remaining deacon of St. Sebastian, Woodside, effective June 20.
Deacon Juan J. Zhagnay, to deacon of St. Sebastian, Woodside, while remaining deacon of Corpus Christi, Woodside, effective June 10.
