Westminster Diocese Clergy Moves - September 2023

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Source: Archdiocese of Westminster

Mgr Martin Hayes, Vicar General of the Diocese of Westminster has issued the following information about priests' retirements, sabbaticals, the appointment of Parish Priests and some other appointments, effective from the beginning of September 2023 unless otherwise stated.

RETIREMENTS - PARISH PRIESTS

Canon Pat Browne - from Pimlico

Canon Colin Davies - from Burnt Oak

Canon Terry Phipps - from Hertford

Fr Nigel Griffin - from Whitton

Fr Michael Johnston - from Marylebone

Fr Gladstone Liddle - from Whetstone from 31 September 2023

Fr Richard Parsons - from Headstone Lane

Fr Joe Ryan - from West Green

Fr Michael Doyle - from Allen Hall Seminary from 30 June 2023

Fr Dermot Power - from Chaplain, St Mary's School, Ascot from the end of the summer term 2023

SABBATICALS - PARISH PRIESTS

Fr Saviour Grech - from Queensway

Fr James Neal - from Harrow South and Northolt

Fr Willie Skehan - from Commercial Road

PARISH PRIESTS' APPOINTMENTS

Mgr Seamus O'Boyle - The Immaculate Conception and St Joseph, Hertford

Fr Andrew Bowden - SS Mary and Joseph, Poplar and Our Lady Immaculate and St Frederick, Limehouse

Fr Kevin Jordan - Our Lady of the Rosary, Marylebone in addition to Parish Priest at St John's Wood

Fr Rajiv Michael - St John the Evangelist, Islington and The Blessed Sacrament, Copenhagen Street

Fr Antonio Pineda - St Theresa of the Child Jesus, Headstone Lane

Fr Carlos Quito - Our Lady Queen of Creation, Queensway and Sacramental Support for the Chaplaincy, St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College in addition to responsibilities as diocesan Director of Missio

Fr Keith Stoakes - St Mary and St Michael, Commercial Road

Fr Jonathan Stogdon - St Edmund of Canterbury, Whitton

Fr Ben Woodley - St Mary Magdalen, Whetstone from 1 October 2023

Fr Chinedu Udo - Holy Apostles, Pimlico

Fr Antigon Bahati AA - Our Lady of the Assumption, Bethnal Green

Fr Jerome Dukiya CSSp - St John Vianney, West Green

Fr Justin Kesereka AA - Our Lady Immaculate and St Andrew, Hitchin

Fr Moses Enehizena CSSp - St Mellitus, Tollington Park in addition to Parish Priest at Archway

ASSISTANT PRIESTS' APPOINTMENTS

Fr Alexander Balzanella - Our Lady of the Rosary, Marylebone in addition to Assistant Priest at St John's Wood

Fr Remigius Ndubuisi CSSp - St Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Archway and St Mellitus, Tollington Park

Fr Vincent Nnatuanya CSSp - St John Vianney, West Green

Fr Rionelle Hinampas SDV - Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Heston from 16 June 2023 in succession to Fr Ritche Podador SDV

PARISH PRIESTS AND ASSISTANT PRIESTS - APPOINTMENTS PENDING

The Annunciation, Burnt Oak

St Gabriel, Harrow South and St Bernard, Northolt

OTHER APPOINTMENTS

Fr Mark Vickers - Diocesan Censor from 1 June, in succession to Fr Terry Tastard, in addition to Parish Priest, Shepherds Bush

LEAVING THE DIOCESE

Fr Carlos Gabriel - Portuguese Chaplain, 31 July 2023

Fr Gary Walsh - Albanian Chaplain, 7 June 2023

Fr Paul Zhao SVD - from Palmers Green

The Cardinal thanks the priests who are retiring for their years of ministry in the Diocese and assures them of his prayers as they prepare for the next stage of their priestly life and ministry. To all who are taking up new appointments the Cardinal expresses his gratitude for their acceptance of these and, with him, we assure them of our prayers and best wishes. Gratitude, too, for the ministry of those who are leaving the Diocese for pastures new. We are grateful to the Religious Orders who share in the ministry and mission of the Church in the Diocese of Westminster. Their partnership with us is of benefit to the people we serve and enriches parish life with the charisms the Religious share with us.