From the Jul. 31 2026 edition of The Pilot
His Excellency Archbishop Richard G. Henning has announced the following appointments. Unless otherwise noted, the effective date was June 24, 2026.
Pastor (first time)
Father Fernando E. Ayala Rosales, All Saints Parish, Haverhill
Father Eric F. Cadin, Sacred Heart Parish and St. Patrick Parish, Watertown. Father Cadin remains as Director of Vocations and Director of University Ministry.
Father Kevin P. Leaver, St. Joseph Parish, Malden (effective Sept. 15, 2026)
Father Godfrey Musabe, St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Tyngsborough, St. Rita Parish, Lowell and St. Marguerite D'Youville Parish, Dracut
Father Andrea Povero, St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Lawrence
Father Jose Nicanor Vivas Vivas, OSA, St. Patrick Parish, Roxbury, Holy Family Parish, Dorchester, St. Peter Parish, Dorchester
Father Jiwon Yoon, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish and St. Ann by the Sea Parish, Marshfield
Pastor (second or third appointment, etc.)
Father Paul J. Aveni, St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Winthrop
Father John S. Chen, St. Bridget Parish, Framingham
Father Richard F. Clancy, St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Hull and St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Cohasset
Father John A. Currie, St. Martin de Porres Parish, Dorchester
Father Scott A. Euvrard, St. Julia Parish, Weston. Father Euvrard is also Episcopal Vicar of the West Region.
Father Michael B. Medas, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Sharon
Rector
Father Christopher K. O'Connor, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston
Administrator
Father Robert J. Cullen, St. Joseph Parish, Holbrook and St. Michael Parish, Avon (effective July 1, 2026)
Father Edinardo de Oliveira Junior, St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish and St. Francis de Sales Parish, Charlestown
Father Jose Eduardo Marques, St. George Parish, Framingham
Father Guy F. Sciacca, Temporary, St. Anne (French) Parish, Salem (effective June 15, 2026)
Parochial vicar
Father Ishmael Ixon Chateau, Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Hanover (effective July 1, 2026)
Father Joseph J. D'Onofrio, Transfiguration of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Parish, Wilmington (effective Jan. 1, 2026)
Father Jiangtao Jeremiah Li, St. Oscar Romero Parish, Canton
Father Rodrigo A. Martinez, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston
Father Lambert K. Nieme, St. Edward the Confessor Parish, Medfield and St. Jude Parish, Norfolk
Father Hal N. Obayashi, St. Mark Parish, Dorchester
Father Eric J. Velasquez, St. Lucy Parish and St. Monica Parish, Methuen
Father Christopher W. Wallace, St. Mary Parish and St. John the Evangelist Parish, Chelmsford and St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, Lowell
Senior priest
Father David P. Callahan (effective June 1, 2026)
Father Sean M. Connor
Father Mark J. DeAngelis
Father Albert M. Faretra (effective Oct. 11, 2026)
Father Charles J. Higgins (effective Feb. 1, 2026)
Monsignor Kevin J. O'Leary (effective May 1, 2026)
Monsignor Stephen E. Salocks
Father John E. Sheridan. Father Sheridan is also Chaplain at Regina Cleri.
Father Richard W. Visbisky (effective October 1, 2025)
Senior deacon
Deacon Richard J. Brennan (effective April 13, 2026)
Religious order parish assignment
Father John J. Braithwaite, SJ, Parochial Vicar, St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish, Chestnut Hill (effective July 1, 2026)
Father Lazzaro Eissa, OFM, Temporary Administrator, St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish, Boston (effective July 1, 2026)
Father Tuan N. Pham, OMI, Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Parish, Georgetown (effective July 1, 2026)
Newly ordained
Father Giris Y. Azize, St. Julia Parish, Weston
Father Stephen L. Baruffi, Holy Ghost Parish, Whitman, and St. Bridget Parish, Abington
Father Javier A. Padilla, St. Joseph Parish, Lynn
Father Diego Alejandro Pena Rincon, St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Lawrence
Father Johnathan Saniuk, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Bridgewater
Outside parish assignments
Bishop Robert P. Reed, Rector, St. John Seminary, Brighton. Bishop Reed remains as Director of CatholicTV.
Monsignor Robert W. Oliver, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia (effective Dec. 1, 2025)
Father Wellington Oliveira, Judicial Vicar (effective December 1, 2025)
Father Paul R. Soper, Episcopal Vicar for Clergy (effective Jan. 1, 2026)
Father Scott A. Euvrard, Episcopal Vicar of the West Region. Father Euvrard is also the Pastor of St. Julia, Weston.
Father Michael K. Harvey, Emergency Response Team
Father Godfrey Kyeyune, Chaplain, Office for Chaplaincy Programs (in service to Boston Medical Center, Brighton) (effective July 1, 2026)
Father Gerald Nebo, Chaplain, Office for Chaplaincy Programs (in service to Lahey Clinic, Burlington) (effective Feb. 1, 2026)
Father William Christopher Palladino, Released for service to the Archdiocese of Military Services (to serve as Judicial Vicar) (effective July 1, 2026)
Father Israel J. Rodriguez, Released for service to the Archdiocese of Atlanta (effective July 1, 2026)
Father Peter J. Schirripa, Chaplain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge and Assistant Director for Vocations.
Father Jeremy R. Wagner, Released for service to the Archdiocese of Hartford (effective July 1, 2026)
Father Michael L. Zimmerman, Released for service at the Pontifical North American College, Rome (effective July 1, 2026)
Transitional deacons (newly ordained)
Reverend Mister Alexander J. Charow, Sacred Hearts Parish, Haverhill (effective May 2, 2026)
Reverend Mister Joseph P. Jasinski, Holy Ghost Parish, Whitman, and St. Bridget Parish, Abington (effective May 2, 2026)
Reverend Mister Maximillian Muenke, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston (effective May 2, 2026)
Reverend Mister Timothy J. Walsh, Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish, Waltham (effective May 2, 2026)
Incardination
Father Alejandro Lopez Cardinale, to the Archdiocese of Boston from the Archdiocese of Caracas (effective June 1, 2026)


















