Archbishop Marcel Damphousse announces the following pastoral appointments which become effective on August 1, 2026, 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. Alain Guèvremont was reappointed Executive Assistant to the office of the Archbishop effective January 24, 2026.
Fr. François Kibwenge is reappointed Episcopal Vicar for Parish Life and Clergy of the French Sector.
Fr. Daniel Van Delst was reappointed as Chancellor effective May 1, 2026.
Fr. John Whyte was appointed Episcopal Vicar for Parish Life of the English Sector effective January 5, 2026
FOR THE ENGLISH SECTOR
Fr. Gilbert Fuka Akoni is appointed half-time Administrator of Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Yosief Temnewo Awate is reappointed Chaplain of Ge’ez Rite Eritrean Catholic Community.
Fr. Anthony Atanisi is appointed half-time Vice-rector of St. Patrick Basilica Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Kevin Burgess is appointed half-time Associate Pastor of St. Philip Parish in Richmond and St. Clare Mission in Dwyer Hill and half-time Associate Pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish in Kanata.
Fr. Adolphus Chukwuka is reappointed Administrator of St. Basil Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Kevin Darwent, CC, is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Ottawa effective July 1, 2026.
Fr. Carlos Encinas is reappointed Administrator of Sagrada Familia Parish in Ottawa effective July 1, 2026.
Fr. Marc Gaudet is appointed Pastor of St. Ignatius the Martyr Parish in Ottawa.
Father-elect Manas Khurana, CC, is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Maurice Parish in Ottawa effective July 1, 2026.
Fr. Eliaster Ramagashanaya Ledwaba is appointed half-time Vice-rector of St. Patrick Basilica Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Roméo Lefebvre will assist at St. Finnan’s Basilica Parish in Alexandria.
Fr. Jonathan Ndubueze Madueke is reappointed Administrator of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Metcalfe.
Fr. Yves Marchildon, CC, is appointed Administrator of St. Mary Parish in Ottawa effective July 1, 2026.
Fr. Francis Victor Mateo, OFM Conv., is appointed Administrator of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Anthony Nwaohiri is reappointed Administrator of St. Michael Parish in Fitzroy Harbour and St. Gabriel Parish in Constance Bay.
Fr. Connor O’Hara is reappointed halftime Administrator of Holy Name of Mary Parish in Almonte and continues as halftime Vocations Director.
Fr. Ikedi Charles Obikaonu is appointed Pastor of St. Jude Parish in Hawkesbury and Our Lady of Divine Love Parish in Pendleton.
Fr. Primus Chika Orih is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Monica Parish and St. Andrew Community in Ottawa.
Fr. Robert Poole is reappointed half-time Administrator of St. Philip Parish in Richmond and St. Clare Mission in Dwyer Hill.
Fr. Guy Rivard, o.p., is appointed half-time Vice-rector of St. Patrick Basilica Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Alexis Ruzibiza is reappointed Chaplain at Bruyère.
Fr. Kenneth Thorson, OMI, is appointed Pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Ottawa effective June 1, 2026.
Fr. Jinkao Zhou, CJSB, is reappointed Administrator of Sheng Shen Parish in Ottawa.
An Associate Pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish in Kanata will be named at a later date.
An Associate Pastor of St. Leonard Parish in Manotick, St. Brigid Mission in Manotick and St. John the Evangelist Parish in Osgoode will be named at a later date.
Deacon Ronald Bishop is reappointed to Holy Redeemer Parish in Kanata.
Deacon Allan Carpen is reappointed to Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Parish in Russell.
Deacon Guy Côté is reappointed to Blessed Sacrament Parish in Cornwall.
Deacon Thomas Donohue is reappointed to St. Faustina Parish in Cumberland.
Deacon Allan Dunham is reappointed to Good Shepherd Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Charles Fink is reappointed to St. Mary Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Fred Jardine is reappointed to St. Elizabeth Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon David Lauzon is reappointed to St. Isidore Parish in Kanata.
Deacon Philippe Lukusa is appointed to Holy Cross Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Kevin O’Shea is reappointed to St. Maurice Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Philip Richards is reappointed to Divine Infant Parish in Orleans.
Deacon Alvaro Sanchez is reappointed to St. Maurice Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Michel Seguin is reappointed to St. Faustina Parish in Cumberland.
Deacon Thomas Stephenson is reappointed to Resurrection of the Lord Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon John Villeneuve is reappointed to St. Leonard Parish in Manotick.
FOR THE FRENCH SECTOR
Fr. William Serge Bationo, csv, is appointed Administrator of 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.
Msgr. Daniel Berniquez, C.S.S., is appointed Pastor of Très-Sainte-Trinité Parish in Rockland.
Fr. Yvelt Célestin Mondor is appointed Pastor 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. Albert Kaumba-Mufwata is reappointed as Pastor of Saint-Bernard Parish in Fournier, Notre-Dame-des-Anges Parish in Moose Creek and Saint-Isidore
Parish in St. Isidore.
Fr. Galbert Kougoum will assist on weekends 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. Pascal Nizigiyimana is reappointed Pastor of Saint-Louis-de-Montfort Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Marc Piché is reappointed Pastor of Nativité-de-la-bienheureuse-vierge-Marie Parish, Saint-Félix-de-Valois Parish and Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux Parish in Cornwall.
Fr. Éric Robichaud is reappointed as Pastor of Saint-Pierre-Apôtre Parish in Hawkesbury.
Fr. Louis-Paul St-Laurent, s.m.m., is reappointed Pastor of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Parish in Ottawa.
Fr. Gimsly Valbrun, o.m.i., is appointed Pastor of Sacré-Coeur Parish in Bourget, Sainte-Félicité Parish in Clarence Creek, Saint-Mathieu Parish in Hammond, and Saint-Pascal-Baylon Parish in Saint-Pascal-Baylon.
Deacon René Alain is reappointed to Saint-Joseph Parish in Orleans.
Deacon Marcel Givogue is reappointed to Saint-Jacques Parish in Embrun and Sainte-Thérèse-d’Avila Parish in Marionville.
Deacon Jacques Mayer is reappointed to Saint-Gabriel Parish in Ottawa.
Deacon Michel Miner is reappointed to Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze Parish in Vankleek Hill, Saint-Eugène Parish in St-Eugène, Saint-Bernardin Parish in St-Bernardin, Saint-Joachim Parish in Chute-à-Blondeau, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Parish in L’Orignal and Sainte-Anne Parish in Ste-Anne-de-Prescott.
The Archdiocese thanks the following for their service in the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall:
Deacon Christopher Joseph Barrett retired in March 2026.
Fr. Pierre Domerson is returning to his diocese of origin in Haiti.
Fr. Joseph Lin Éveillard is taking a one-year sabbatical.
Fr. Mark Goring, CC, is appointed outside the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall effective July 1, 2026.
Fr. Robert Laroche, OMI, has received a new appointment outside the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall effective June 1, 2026.
Fr. Allan MacDonald, CC, is appointed outside the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall effective July 1, 2026.
Fr. Gilles Marcil is retiring.
Fr. Francis Ndey is appointed outside the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall effective July 1, 2026.
Fr. Nnadoziem Michael Nwadinobi, smmm, is appointed outside the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
Deacon Michel Pilon is retiring on May 31, 2026.
Fr. Maurice Richard, OFM Conv., is appointed outside the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
Fr. Marcus Schonnop, CC, will take a second one-year leave of absence effective July 1, 2026
Fr. Michael Wright is retiring.
Fr. Daryold Winkler is discerning the place of his future ministry
