Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall

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Archbishop Marcel Damphousse announces the following pastoral appointments which become effective on August 1, 2024, unless otherwise indicated.

To all the priests and deacons serving our archdiocesan Church, may God bless you abundantly as you continue your ministry with dedication, generosity, and joy.

We express our gratitude to all who will be assuming new responsibilities. They have responded to the needs of the Archdiocese with generous spirits.

We also extend profound gratitude for the faithful ministry of the priests and deacons who are retiring or leaving the Archdiocese. We are grateful to them for their generosity in serving here.

 

FOR THE ARCHDIOCESAN LEVEL

 

Fr. Akeli Akuetévi (Damien) Dewornu is appointed Vice-Chancellor.

Fr. Jacques Kabangu is appointed Rector (Pastor) of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Basilica.

 

FOR THE ENGLISH SECTOR

 

Fr. Emeka Cyprian Adibe is reappointed Administrator of Holy Name of Mary in Almonte and administrator of St. Declan Mission in Brightside.

Fr. Virgil Amirthakumar is reappointed Pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Manuel de Pinho Sousa, FSSP, is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Clement Parish in Ottawa effective August 15, 2024.

Fr. Marc Gaudet is appointed Associate Pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Steven Gaudet is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Columban Parish and St. Francis de Sales Parish in Cornwall.

Fr. Jonathan Kelly is appointed one-quarter-time Associate Pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish and three-quarter-time completing his CPE while working as the Chaplain at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital.

Fr. Geoffrey Kerslake is appointed Pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Stittsville.

Fr. Gregori Hyun Chul Kim is reappointed as Pastor of Holy Korean Martyrs Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Stephen Liang re-appointed as Priest-Moderator of Sheng Shen (Holy Spirit) Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Richard Lorenz is appointed Pastor of St. Bernard Parish in Ottawa.

Msgr. Kevin Maloney is appointed Pastor of St. Columban Parish in Cornwall and continues as Pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Cornwall.

Msgr. Joseph Muldoon is appointed Pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Francis Ndey is appointed half-time as Administrator of Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish and half-time Associate Pastor of St. George Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Jonathan Ndubueze Madueke is appointed Administrator of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Metcalfe.

Fr. Theodore Tochukwu Nnorom, SMMM, is reappointed Administrator of St. Peter Parish in Cornwall.

Fr. Anthony Nwaohiri is appointed Administrator of St. Michael Parish in Fitzroy Harbour and St. Gabriel Parish in Constance Bay.

Fr. Ikedi Charles Obikaonu is appointed Administrator of St. Jude Parish in Hawkesbury and Our Lady of Divine Love in Pendleton.

Fr. Connor O’Hara is appointed half-time Associate Pastor of St. Monica Parish and St. Andrew Catholic Community in Ottawa and continues half-time as Vocations Director.

Fr. John Onmeje Ogbaje is appointed Associate Pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Stittsville.

Fr. John Orban is appointed Pastor of St. Brigid Parish, St. Leonard Parish, and St. John the Evangelist Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Vincent Pereira is reappointed Pastor of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Gerard Plant is appointed Pastor of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Parish in Russell.

Fr. Robert Poole is reappointed Pastor of St. Philip Parish in Richmond and St. Clare Mission in Dwyer Hill.

Fr. Hezuk Shroff is appointed Pastor of St. Peter Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Daniel Van Delst is reappointed to assist at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Sean Wenger, CC, is reappointed Administrator of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Daryold Winkler is reappointed as Pastor of St. Basil Parish in Ottawa.

 

Deacon Ronald Bishop is appointed to Holy Redeemer Parish in Ottawa.

Deacon Thomas Cuddihy is reappointed to St. Monica Parish and St. Andrew Catholic Community in Ottawa.

Deacon Michael Tien Do is reappointed to Our Lady of La Vang Parish in Ottawa.

Deacon Peter Fan is reappointed Deacon Pastoral Coordinator of Sheng Shen Parish in Ottawa.

Deacon James Kubina is appointed to St. Gabriel Parish in Constance Bay, St. Isidore Parish in Ottawa and St. Michael Parish in Fitzroy Harbour.

Deacon Mark Masson is reappointed to St. Patrick’s in Fallowfield.

Deacon Mathew Mathew is reappointed to Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Ottawa.

Deacon Victor Mesta is reappointed to St. John the Apostle Parish in Ottawa.

Deacon William Read is reappointed to St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish in Ottawa.

Deacon James Schultz is reappointed to Divine Infant in Ottawa.

 

FOR THE FRENCH SECTOR

 

Fr. Cyriaque Balla is appointed Pastor of Saint-Remi Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Dieudonné Bigirimana, o.p., is reappointed Parochial Administrator of Saint-Sébastien Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Jacques Frédérique is reappointed Parochial Administrator of Saint-Victor Parish in Alfred and Saint-Thomas Parish in Lefaivre.

Fr. Paul Hubert is reappointed Administrator of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux Parish in Cornwall.

Fr. Andrzej Jastrzebski, O.M.I., is appointed Pastor of Sacré-Coeur Parish in Ottawa.

Fr. Polux Jean Baptiste is appointed part-time Associate Pastor of Sainte-Marie in Orléans, Saint-Hugues in Sarsfield, and Notre-Dames-des-Champs in Navan and part-time with Archdiocesan Youth Ministry (French).

Fr. Callixte Kabalisa is appointed Pastor of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire Parish in Crysler and continues as Pastor of Sainte-Euphémie in Casselman and SaintAlbert in St-Albert.

Fr. Albert Kaumba-Mufwata is appointed Pastor of Notre-Dame-des-Anges in Moose Creek and continues as Pastor of Saint-Bernard in Fournier and Saint-Isidore in St. Isidore.

Fr. Michel Pommainville is reappointed Pastor of Saint-Jacques Parish in Embrun and Sainte-Thérèse-d’Avila Parish in Marionville.

Fr. Claude Thibault is appointed Associate Pastor of Saint-Joseph Parish in Orléans.

 

Deacon-elect Flambert Cousseillant is appointed to Saint-Gabriel Parish in Ottawa.

Deacon Joseph Elivert is reappointed to Sacré-Coeur Parish in Ottawa.

Deacon Arnel Guillemette is reappointed to Sacré-Coeur Parish in Ottawa.

Deacon-elect Joseph Philippeaux is appointed to Très-Sainte-Trinité in Rockland.

Deacon Luc Richer is reappointed to Sainte-Thérèse-d’Avila Parish in Marionville and Saint-Jacques Parish in Embrun.

 

The Archdiocese thanks the following for their service in the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall:

 

Fr. David Bergeron, CC, is receiving a new appointment with the Companions of the Cross.

Fr. Grzegorz Doneic, FSSP, is receiving a new appointment from his religious community effective July 1, 2024.

Fr. Rénald Doyon, O.M.I., is receiving a new appointment from his religious community.

Fr. Louis Fohssié is retiring.

Fr. Lukose Kochupurackal, CMF, is receiving a new appointment from his religious community.

Fr. Jean-François Morin is retiring.

Fr. Eslin Pereira, CMF, is receiving a new appointment from his religious community.

Fr. Thomas Riopelle is retiring.

Deacon Michel D’Aoust is retiring.

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