Archbishop Marcel Damphousse announces the following pastoral appointments which become effective on August 1, 2025, 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. Robert Arsenault, CC, is reappointed Episcopal Vicar for Mission and Pastoral Service of the English Sector while continuing as Pastor of Annunciation of the Lord Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Michael El-Nachef is appointed Vice-Rector (Associate Pastor) of Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica.
Fr. Gerard Monaghan is reappointed Episcopal Vicar for Clergy for English Sector and is also reappointed Pastor of St. Faustina Parish in Cumberland.
FOR THE ENGLISH SECTOR
Fr. Yosief Temnewo Awate is reappointed Chaplain of Ge’ez Rite Eritrean Catholic Community.
Fr. Jonathan Blake is appointed Pastor of St. Columban and St. Francis de Sales Parishes in Cornwall.
Fr. Kevin Burgess is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Monica Parish and St. Andrew Catholic Community in Ottawa
Fr. Adolphus Chukwuka is appointed Administrator of St. Basil Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Kipling Cooper is appointed half-time chaplain at the Queensway Carleton Hospital.
Fr. Carlos Encinas is appointed Administrator of Sagrada Familia Parish in Ottawa effective June 23, 2025.
Fr. Steven Gaudet is appointed Pastor of St. Finnan’s Basilica Parish in Alexandria which includes the churches of St. James in Maxville and St. Anthony in Apple Hill.
Fr. Louis Groetelaars is reappointed Pastor of St. Andrew’s Parish in St. Andrews West.
Fr. Jonathan Kelly is appointed Chaplain at the Civic Campus of the Ottawa Hospital.
Fr. Frank Kuczera, OMI, is appointed Pastor of Holy Canadian Martyrs Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Robert Laroche, OMI, is reappointed Pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. John Likozar, CC, is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Maurice Parish in Ottawa effective July 1, 2025
Fr. Jonathan Ndubueze Madueke is reappointed Administrator of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Metcalfe.
Fr. Yves Marchildon, CC, is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Ottawa effective July 1, 2025.
Fr. Sebastien Muggeridge, CC, is appointed Associate Pastor of Annunciation of the Lord Parish in Ottawa effective July 1, 2025.
Fr. Francis Ndey is appointed as half-time Administrator of Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Theodore Tochukwu Nnorom, SMMM, is appointed Pastor of St. Peter Parish in Cornwall.
Fr. Anthony Nwaohiri is reappointed Administrator of St. Michael Parish in Fitzroy Harbour and St. Gabriel Parish in Constance Bay.
Fr. Ikedi Charles Obikaonu is reappointed Administrator of St. Jude Parish in Hawkesbury and Our Lady of Divine Love Parish in Pendleton.
Fr. John Onmeje Ogbaje is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Columban and St. Francis de Sales Parishes in Cornwall.
Fr. Martin Okwukwe Okwudiba is appointed Associate Pastor of Divine Infant Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Antonio Pannunzi, OMI, is reappointed Pastor of Madonna Della Risurrezione Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Robert Poole is appointed Administrator of St. Philip Parish in Richmond and St. Clare Mission in Dwyer Hill.
Fr. Daniel Ramos, CC, is appointed Associate Pastor of Annunciation of the Lord Parish in Ottawa effective July 1, 2025.
Fr. Jinkao Zhou, CJSB, is appointed Administrator of Sheng Shen Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Daniel Van Delst is continuing as Chancellor and returning to assisting at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Stephen Donohue is reappointed to Divine Infant Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Peter Fan is appointed to Sheng Shen Parish in Ottawa but has finished his term as the Deacon Pastoral Coordinator.
Deacon Mathew Mathew is reappointed to Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Richard Murphy is reappointed to his diaconal ministry but is retiring from assisting at a parish.
Deacon Gerardo Panes is reappointed to Divine Infant Parish in Ottawa.
FOR THE FRENCH SECTOR
Fr. William Serge Bationo is appointed Sunday Assistant at Saint-Paul Parish in Plantagenet, Saint-Victor Parish in Alfred, Saint-Luc Parish in Curran, Saint-Thomas Parish in Lefaivre, Saint-Léon-le-Grand Parish in Treadwell and Saint-Benoît-Labre Parish in Wendover.
Fr. Yvelt Célestin Mondor is appointed Administrator of Saint-Joachim Parish in Chute-à-Blondeau, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Parish in L’Orignal, Sainte-Anne Parish in Ste-Anne-de-Prescott, Saint-Bernardin Parish in St-Bernardin, Sainte-Eugène Parish in St-Eugène and Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze Parish in Vankleek Hill.
Fr. Pierre Dalin Domerson is appointed Administrator of Très-Sainte-Trinité Parish in Rockland.
Fr. Shibu George Sipriyanose, OFM Cap., is reappointed Pastor of Saint-François-d’Assise et Saint-Bonaventure Parishes in Ottawa.
Fr. Polux Jean Baptiste is appointed Associate Pastor of Nativité-de-la-bienheureuse-vierge-Marie Parish, Saint-Félix-de-Valois Parish and Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux Parish in Cornwall.
Fr. Jacques Kabasu-Bamba is reappointed Pastor of Saint-Gabriel Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Albert Kazadi Nkashama is appointed Pastor of Sainte-Marie Parish in Ottawa, Saint-Hugues Parish in Sarsfield and Notre-Dame-des-Champs Parish in Navan.
Fr. Kizito Lututu Mukanda is appointed parttime Associate Pastor of Sainte-Marie Parish in Ottawa, Saint-Hugues Parish in Sarsfield and Notre-Dame-des-Champs Parish in Navan.
Fr. Marc Piché is appointed Pastor of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux Parish in Cornwall and continues as Pastor of Nativité-de-la-bienheureuse-vierge-Marie Parish and Saint-Félix-de-Valois Parish in Cornwall.
Fr. Gimsly Valbrun, OMI, is appointed Administrator of Saint-Victor Parish in Alfred and Saint-Thomas Parish in Lefaivre and continues as Pastor of Saint-Paul Parish in Plantagenet, Saint-Luc Parish in Curran, Saint-Léon-le-Grand Parish in Treadwell and Saint-Benoît-Labre Parish in Wendover.
Msgr. Léo Villeneuve is appointed Pastor of Saint-Sébastien Parish in Ottawa. Fr. Abeli Damien Dewornu is appointed interim Administrator of Saint- Sébastien Parish between June 2, 2025 and July 31, 2025.
Deacon Pierre Kénel Bercy is reappointed to Saint-Remi Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Guy Dacquay is reappointed to Saint-Joseph Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Max-André Dorcéus is reappointed to Marie-Médiatrice Parish (Saint-Frère-André Catholic Community) in Ottawa.
Deacon Claude Jacques is reappointed to Saint-Hugues Parish in Sarsfield, Notre-Dame-des-Champs Parish in Navan and Sainte-Marie Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Luc Ouédraogo is reappointed to Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa.
Deacon Gilles Ouellette is reappointed to Saint-Hugues Parish in Sarsfield, Notre-Dame-des-Champs Parish in Navan and Sainte-Marie Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Wilner Predelus is reappointed to Nativité de Notre-Seigneur-Jésus-Christ and Sainte-Geneviève Parishes in Ottawa.
Deacon Wilner Semé is reappointed to Saint-Joseph Parish in Ottawa.
The Archdiocese thanks the following for their service in the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall:
Msgr. Daniel Berniquez, C.S.S., is taking a one-year sabbatical.
Fr. Dieudonné Bigirimana, O.P., is receiving a new appointment from his religious community effective June 2, 2025.
Fr. Timothy Coonen, OMI, is retiring.
Fr. Kevin Darwent, CC, is appointed outside the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall effective July 1, 2025.
Fr. Jacques Frédérique has returned to studies.
Fr. Paul Hubert, LC, does not have an appointment in the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
Fr. Kenneth Lao, CC, is appointed outside the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall effective July 1, 2025.
Fr. Stephen Liang is retiring.
Fr. Ricardo Quinones Sanchez is receiving a new nomination outside of the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall effective June 22, 2025.
Fr. Marcus Schonnop, CC, will take a one-year leave of absence effective July 1, 2025.
Fr. Daryold Winkler is taking a one-year sabbatical.
