Priest Assignments Effective July 1, 2020
Father Daniel Barnett appointed pastoral administrator of St. Catherine, Oakesdale and Sared Heart, Tekoa.
Fr. Victor Blazovich appointed Vicar of Finance
Father David Gaines from priest administrator to pastor of St. Francis Xavier, Spokane and St. Patrick, Spokane
Father David Kruse from administrator of St. Catherine, Oakesdale and Sacred Heart, Tekoa to parochial vicar St. Augustine, Spokane and chaplain at Immaculate Heart Retreat Center
Father Dale Tuckerman from priest administrator to pastor of St. Anne, Medical Lake; St. Michael, Rearden; and Mary Queen of Heaven, Sprague.
Fr. Eugene Tracy appointed Diocesan Controller
Priest Assignments Effective July 1, 2020
Fr. Steven Booth, MM from Pastor of St. Mary of the Rosary, Chewelah; Sacred Heart, Springdale; Holy Ghost, Valley; and St. Joseph, Jump off Joe to return to ministry with Maryknoll Fathers.
Fr. Thomas Connolly remains pastor of St. Mary Presentation, Deer Park, and adds St. Joseph, Colbert to his assignment.
Fr. Jeff Core from Director/Pastor of St. Thomas More Newman Center, Pullman to Pastor of Holy Family, Clarkston.
Fr. W. Roy Floch from Pastor of Immaculate Conception Davenport; St. Francis, Harrington; St. Phillip Benizi, Ford; Our Lady of Lourdes, West End; and Sacred Heart, Wellpinit to retired status.
Fr. Paul Heric from Pastor of St. Rose of Lima, Cheney and Director of the EWU Newman Center to Pastor/Director of St. Thomas More Catholic Student Center at WSU; Pastor of St. Gall, Colton; and St. Boniface, Uniontown.
Fr. Michael Ishida from Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Rockford to Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Conception, Colville; Pure Heart of Mary, Northport; Sacred Heart, Kettle Falls; Immaculate Conception, Republic; St. Patrick, Curlew; St. Mary of the Rosary, Chewelah; Holy Ghost, Valley; St. Joseph, Jump off Joe; and Sacred Heart, Springdale.
Fr. David Kuttner from Parochial Vicar of St. Mary, Spokane Valley to Pastor of St. Rose of Lima, Cheney and Director of the EWU Newman Center.
Fr. Michael Kwiatkowski from Pastor of St. Joseph, Otis Orchards to retired status.
Fr. Robert McNeese from retired status to Pastor of St. Joseph, Rockford.
Fr. Jose Luis Milan from Pastor of St. Joseph and St. Anthony, Spokane to Pastor of St. Joseph, Otis Orchards.
Fr. Richard Root from Pastor of Holy Family Clarkston to retired status.
Fr. Brian Sattler from Pastor of St. Joseph, Colbert to St. Joseph and St. Anthony, Spokane.
Fr. Richard Semple from Pastor of Immaculate Conception, Republic; St. Patrick, Curlew to Immaculate Conception Davenport; St. Francis, Harrington; St. Phillip Benizi, Ford; Our Lady of Lourdes, West End; and Sacred Heart, Wellpinit.
Fr. Kenneth St. Hilaire remains pastor of Immaculate Conception, Colville; Pure Heart of Mary, Northport; Sacred Heart, Kettle Falls; and adds to his assignment Immaculate Conception, Republic; St. Patrick, Curlew; St. Mary of the Rosary, Chewelah; Holy Ghost, Valley; St. Joseph, Jump off Joe; and Sacred Heart Springdale.
Fr. Joseph Sullivan from Pastor of St. Gall, Colton and St. Boniface, Uniontown to retired status.
Let us continue to pray for an increase in vocations to priesthood and consecrated life in eastern Washington.
In Christ,
Bishop Daly